Western Air Command

The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector, shattering the proverbial glass ceiling.

The IAF station houses 130 helicopter units known as 'The condors', which was formed in 1988. The new building is equipped with both modern and contemporary facilities developed with an aim to establish it as a “centre of excellence”.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Saturday took charge as commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command (WAC) which looks after the security of the country's air space in the sensitive Ladakh sector as well as various other parts of north India.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the new commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command (WAC) which looks after aerial defence of the sensitive Ladakh sector as well as various other parts of North India, officials said.

Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today. Before taking over as Vice Chief of the IAF, HS Arora was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar.

A Sukhoi fighter jet suffered major damage after being hit by a bird in Rajasthan's Jopdhpur last week, underlining the threat to the crucial Western Air Command base.

Amid concerns over his security, the Air Force has posted out Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Srinagar to another important air base in the western sector along the Pakistan border.

Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.

To evaluate its own 'Rapid Airlift Capability' and to enhance crew currency in the role, the Western Air Command of the IAF on Tuesday in a single wave airlifted a record 463 tonnes of load from its airbase at Chandigarh to airfields and drop zones in Ladakh, a statement said.

China's official military website has posted four high resolution images of Chinese military aircraft involved in military training activities over the Tibetan plateau. In an article, Global Times, a mouthpiece for the government in Beijing, said "China is upgrading its Western Theater Command in order to confront any threat from India."

China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after the security along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, to "confront any threat from India", an official media report quoted a military expert as saying

Around 25 bases -- mostly in Western Air Command - have been put on high alert, sources told NDTV. This would mean that any person trying to enter a base illegally could be shot.

The operation launched by the Indian Army to neutralise terrorists at the Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab is inching to a close. The operation, called Dhangu Suraksha, is named after the village Dhangu where the base is located.

Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a US-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said today, in an expansion of Russian attacks on insurgents backed by foreign enemies of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector, shattering the proverbial glass ceiling.

The IAF station houses 130 helicopter units known as 'The condors', which was formed in 1988. The new building is equipped with both modern and contemporary facilities developed with an aim to establish it as a “centre of excellence”.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Saturday took charge as commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command (WAC) which looks after the security of the country's air space in the sensitive Ladakh sector as well as various other parts of north India.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed as the new commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command (WAC) which looks after aerial defence of the sensitive Ladakh sector as well as various other parts of North India, officials said.

Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora took charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today. Before taking over as Vice Chief of the IAF, HS Arora was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar.

A Sukhoi fighter jet suffered major damage after being hit by a bird in Rajasthan's Jopdhpur last week, underlining the threat to the crucial Western Air Command base.

Amid concerns over his security, the Air Force has posted out Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Srinagar to another important air base in the western sector along the Pakistan border.

Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.

To evaluate its own 'Rapid Airlift Capability' and to enhance crew currency in the role, the Western Air Command of the IAF on Tuesday in a single wave airlifted a record 463 tonnes of load from its airbase at Chandigarh to airfields and drop zones in Ladakh, a statement said.

China's official military website has posted four high resolution images of Chinese military aircraft involved in military training activities over the Tibetan plateau. In an article, Global Times, a mouthpiece for the government in Beijing, said "China is upgrading its Western Theater Command in order to confront any threat from India."

China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after the security along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, to "confront any threat from India", an official media report quoted a military expert as saying

Around 25 bases -- mostly in Western Air Command - have been put on high alert, sources told NDTV. This would mean that any person trying to enter a base illegally could be shot.

The operation launched by the Indian Army to neutralise terrorists at the Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab is inching to a close. The operation, called Dhangu Suraksha, is named after the village Dhangu where the base is located.

Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a US-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said today, in an expansion of Russian attacks on insurgents backed by foreign enemies of President Bashar al-Assad.