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IAF inducts its American Chinook heavy-lift choppers in Assam for operatio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 28 (ANI): In a bid to bolster its capability to deploy troops and machines rapidly at remote places including the borders with China, the Indian Air Force has inducted the Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at the Mohanbari airbase in Assam.
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IAF chief RKS Bhadauria flies LCA Tejas, operationalises No. 18 Squadron '
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sulur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC operationalise No. 18 Squadron 'Flying Bullets' of the Indian Air Force on May 27, 2020.
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IAF to get second indigenous LCA Tejas fighter plane squadron today
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sulur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 27 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will operationalise No. 18 Squadron, 'Flying Bullets', of the air force at the Sulur airbase on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Airforce trying to cover up PIA crash probe
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Representatives of pilots' association and aviation experts have expressed concern over the handling of the air force-led investigation into the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) plane crash in Karachi that claimed 97 lives last week.
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11 test pilots, 2 test engineers graduate from AFTPS in Bengaluru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Eleven Test Pilots and two Flight Test Engineers of the 42nd Flight Test Course graduated from the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS), here on Friday.
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PIA suffers under management of serving Pakistan Air Force officials
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): The tragic crash of PIA flight PK8303 onboard 91 passengers and 8 crew members in Karachi on Friday was caused due to serious 'technical difficulties' as reported by the pilot.
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Cyclone Amphan: IAF continues to be in high state of preparedness for reli
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to be on a high state of preparedness for undertaking relief operations in the eastern parts of the country in the wake of cyclone Amphan.
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Cyclone Amphan: 2 teams of NDRF Pune airlifted by IAF aircraft to Kolkata
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): In view of the evolving situation due to cyclone Amphan in Odisha and West Bengal, 2 teams of 5th Battalion of National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF), Pune were airlifted by Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to Kolkata, on Thursday at 7:24 pm from Lohegaon, Ai
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Loud 'boom' heard in Bengaluru turns out to be sonic boom of test IAF flig
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): A loud mysterious booming sound heard across parts of Bengaluru on Wednesday leaving locals puzzled was, in fact, the sonic boom of a routine test flight of the Indian Air Force, officials said.
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IAF shelves 3 major acquisition projects for Make in India, other reasons
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid PM Modi's government push for indigenisation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has shelved three major acquisition projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore.
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Naval fighter aircraft can fly with Air Force when not deployed at sea: IA
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 18 (ANI): Naval fighter jets such as the MiG-29K can fly with the Indian Air Force in different sectors when they are not deployed at sea, Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Monday.
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IAF to acquire 450 fighter aircraft in future: Air Force Chief
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New Delhi (India), May 18 (ANI) In future, the Indian Air Force is planning to acquire 450 fighter aircraft for deployment on the northern and western frontiers of the country, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Monday.
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