Lanka seeks MI-26 helicopters

Sri Lanka has sought the lease of two heavy lift MI-26 transport helicopters from India.Sri Lankan Air force Chief Donal Perera said a government-to-government request had gone out to India for the......

Boeing wins IAF heavy-lift chopper deal

American defence major Boeing has won the deal to supply 15 heavy-lift helicopters to the Indian Air Force defeating its rival Russian Mi-26 in the tender expected to be worth around $1 billion.......

Landing a plane at the world's highest airfield

The sortie had to be executed in good weather and in sub-zero temperatures, which meant it was to be accomplished by mid or third week in May before the earth heated up and the monsoon clouds made......

IAF choppers fly 70 people to clean Kedarnath

The Indian Air Force on Thursday flew 70 civil administration personnel to the Kedarnath temple premises to clean the surroundings there after the area was ravaged by the recent flash floods in......