Chopper with ‘bambi bucket’ to arrive from Coimbatore Air Base within 30 minutes Mysuru/Mysore: The Forest Department that has geared up to tackle forest fires this summer has received a shot in the arm with the Indian Air Force (IAF) agreeing to assist the Department by deploying a chopper to douse fires at Bandipur Tiger…
Apache, Chinook helicopters to debut at Delhi R-Day Parade
January 25, 2020New Delhi: On 71st Republic Day, newly-inducted stealth attack helicopter ‘Apache’ and transport helicopter ‘Chinook’ will take part in the Republic Day flypast for the first time at the Republic Day Parade flypast to be held at the nation’s capital. A model of Rafale jet will be showcased as part of the Indian Air Force…
Doctor promoted as Flight Lieutenant
August 2, 2019Madikeri: Dr. Inanda B. Kaveramma has been promoted as Flight Lieutenant in the Indian Air Force (IAF), probably becoming the only Kodava lady who is serving in the IAF as a doctor. She had undergone the training as part of her internship in medical education and cleared the Short Service Commission exams while continuing her…
IAF Trainee Pilot feted
July 6, 2019Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysuru Local Centre Chairman Dr. R. Suresh (extreme left) seen felicitating Punya Nanjappa of city, who has been selected as a Trainee Pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), at a programme organised at IEI premises on JLB Road here on Wednesday evening as IEI Hon. Secretary D.K. Dinesh and Punya…
Mysuru girl selected as Trainee Pilot of IAF Flying Branch
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Coluvanda Punya Nanjappa, a resident of Vijayanagar in city, has been selected as a Trainee Pilot of Indian Air Force (IAF) Flying Branch. The only girl from Karnataka to be part of the current course in Flying Branch of the Air Force Academy, she will be joining the Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, on July…
PM holds high-level meeting
February 26, 2019New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top Ministers in his Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) at his home in Delhi amid reports that India had carried out pre-dawn air-strikes on terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC) early today. Twelve Mirage 2000 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crossed the LoC…
IAF destroys Jaish terror camps in a ’20-minute pre-dawn strike’
February 26, 2019New Delhi: Avenging the Pulwama attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel and armed with ‘free hand’ green signal from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Air Force (IAF) early this morning struck the terror bases in Pakistan and destroyed at least three terror camps run by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Sources said 12 Mirage jets carrying…
IAF on highest alert, all ‘Air Defence System’ activated along IB & LoC
February 26, 2019New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) air defence system is fully activated along the International Border (IB) and Line of Actual Control (LoC) to thwart any retaliation from Pakistan, sources in Defence Ministry confirmed here. IAF has conducted air-strikes at multiple targets in PoK and dropped 1,000 kg bombs destroying several terror camps by…
2 Air Force Aircraft crash during rehearsal today
February 19, 2019Bengaluru: Two aircraft of Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team crashed in Bengaluru today, a day before the opening of the Aero India show, a top Police official said. The accident took place at around 11.50 am during a rehearsal session at the Yelahanka airbase in North Bengaluru. Two out of the three pilots of…
IAF Recruitment Rally at Chitradurga
March 7, 2018Chitradurga: Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting a recruitment rally for Group ‘Y’ (Medical Assistant) trade at Veeravanite Onake Obavva District Sports Stadium, Chitradurga on Mar.18 and Mar.19. Those unmarried youths, born between Jan. 12, 1998 and Jan. 2, 2002, with a height measuring 152.5 cms and are domiciles of Karnataka can take part in…
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