Here’s a look at the top 10 countries with the biggest air forces in 2025, and where India and Pakistan stand among them.
Indian Air Force
The IAF successfully shot down a few advanced Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets, according to a senior IAF officer who spoke on Sunday.
US Aerospace company Boeing has commenced the manufacturing process for the initial AH-64E Apache attack helicopter out of a total of six intended for deployment in the Indian army.
GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force.
According to defense sources, an Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed on Monday in the Hamumangarh district of Rajasthan, but the pilot has been reported as safe. Sources added that the army’s helicopter has arrived at the scene to conduct rescue operations.
Indian Air Force continues to fly Chinook helicopters as US grounds entire fleet amid fire concerns, seeks details from Boeing on the grounding of US Army’s Chinook chopper fleet, reports.
The first prototype of the TEJAS MK-1A, which is actually the intended mass-production version of the TEJAS and the base for all others, has made its first flight in secrecy, according to Indian authorities.
Mi-17V5 eggbeater with Chief of Defence employees info Bipin Rawat and thirteen others on board crashed
A tyre of the IAF Mirage Fighter jet has been stolen from a moving truck in Lucknow while being transported to Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan.