Indian Air Force – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

13 May

India Trials Indigenous Glide Bomb Kit for Precision Air Strikes

India has conducted the maiden trial of a range-extension kit designed to convert unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions.

11 May

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Pakistan Signs Deal for Chinese Stealth Jets, Pressuring India’s Fifth-Gen Plans

The Pakistan Air Force has signed an “initial collaborative agreement” to acquire the Chinese Shenyang J-35 stealth fighter.

7 May

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

MBDA to Create Local MRO Facility for MICA Missiles in India

MBDA is set to develop a maintenance, repair, and mid-life overhaul facility for MICA missiles in India.

Apr- 2026 -

30 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Shield AI Expands Presence in India, Opens New Delhi Office

V-BAT drone manufacturer Shield AI has expanded its presence in India with the opening of a New Delhi office, part of a wholly owned subsidiary that will operate across two locations in the country.

15 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

GE Aerospace to Open Depot for India’s Tejas Jet Engines

The Indian Air Force has contracted GE Aerospace to establish a staging facility for the F404-IN20 propulsion systems that power the Tejas light combat aircraft.

Mar- 2026 -

26 March

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India's indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters

Inder Singh Bisht

India Begins Helicopter-Launched Drone Program

The Indian Air Force has begun a helicopter-launched drone project to extend the operational reach and survivability of its rotary-wing platforms.

12 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Unveils Delta-Wing Combat Drone With 1,000‑Km Strike Range

India is advancing its long-range strike capabilities with Project KAL, a new one-way attack drone designed for precision engagements into adversary territory.

6 March

Air

An Ilyushin Il-76 prepares to land at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo providing the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

Rojoef Manuel

India Greenlights Massive Buy of 60 Military Airlifters

India has moved forward with a major effort to modernize its tactical airlift fleet after the Defence Procurement Board approved a proposal to acquire 60 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

4 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Claims S-400 Missile Made ‘Longest Ever Air Kill’ in Military History

The Indian Air Force just dropped its first public video of the S-400 air defense system in action, showcasing what it calls the “longest ever air kill recorded in military history.”

Feb- 2026 -

20 February

Air