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New Zealand Defence Force to assist Australia in tackling bushfire
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 5 (ANI): New Zealand will send its Defence Force personnel as well as three NH90 helicopters belonging to its Air Force to assist Australia in its efforts to fight the devastating bushfire raging across the country, New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark said
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Equation in air battle would have been different if Abhinandan was flying
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Former Air Force chief BS Dhanoa said that the outcome of the dogfight involving Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman could have been different had the IAF got the Rafale jets sooner.
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S-400 missile system game-changer, need to speed up defence acquisition: F
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Former Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Saturday termed S-400 missile system as a 'game-changer' and stressed the need to speed up the defence acquisition process.
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Taiwan military chief missing after chopper makes emergency landing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Jan 02 (ANI): Taiwanese military chief of the general staff is missing after the helicopter he was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in the northern part of the country, island nation's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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222 Squadron gets resurrected with Su-30 MKI aircraft
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): The 222 Squadron 'The Tigersharks' of Indian Air Force got resurrected on Wednesday with state of the art Su-30 MKI Multirole Fighter aircraft, Indian Air Force said.
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Air Chief formally inducts FIS Dornier aircraft into No 41 squadron
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Air Chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday formally inducted the Flight Information system (FIS) Dornier aircraft into No 41 Squadron at a ceremony at Air Force Station Palam.
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US embassy staff in Baghdad evacuated amid protests over American strikes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 31 (ANI): The staff of the US embassy here on Tuesday was evacuated from the building amid protests outside the embassy over American strikes in Iraq and Syria on Hezbollah targets, Sputnik reported.
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US informs key allies about 'defensive' strikes in Iraq, Syria
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) held telephonic calls with several world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and dis
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2019 saw major inductions including Chinook and Apache choppers, infantr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The past year was game-changer for Indian military in many ways as it saw some big inductions such as of Chinook and Apache choppers, testing of anti-satellite weapon commissioning of stealth submarines and modernisation of infantry.
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Passing out parade of IAF's 87 medical assistants held in Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): A passing out parade of 87 Medical Assistants of Indian Air Force (IAF) was conducted on Saturday at Medical Training Centre Air Force in Bengaluru.
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Govt rejected IAF's plan to hit terror camps in Pak post Parliament, 26/11
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Former Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Saturday said that the government had rejected the plan to hit terror camps in Pakistan after the 2001 Parliament and 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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IAF bids goodbye to MiG 27 swing-wing fighter fleet
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 27 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) finally bid goodbye to the formidable MiG 27 swing-wing fighter fleet on Friday.
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