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Defence Minister visits China border to review operational preparedness
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited the forward bases of the Indian Army and the Air Force along the China border to review the operational preparedness there.
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IAF lands An-32 aircraft at Pakyong airport in Sikkim
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shillong [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) landed its Antonov-32 transport aircraft at the Sikkim airport boosting the land-locked state's connectivity with rest of the country.
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Republic Day parade rehearsal to affect 1,000 flights over Delhi airspace
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 17 (ANI): The airspace over Delhi will be shut on January 18 and from January 20 to 26 for commercial flights due to Indian Air Force (IAF) rehearsals for the Republic Day.
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Rafale's range is 2.5 times more than a Sukhoi: Top IAF sources
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): At a time when critics are questioning the operational capabilities of the Rafale combat aircraft, top IAF sources said the range of the French-origin aircraft is 2.5 times more than that of the Russian Sukhoi-30.
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IAF preparing for fly-past to mark National War Memorial inauguration on J
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 16 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is gearing up to carry out a fly-past on the inauguration of the National War Memorial here on January 25, a day before the Republic Day celebration at the Rajpath on January 26.
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Biofuel powered An-32, home grown platforms to be IAF main attractions at
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The home grown Light Combat aircraft Tejas and the Akash air defence missile system would be the main attraction of the Indian Air Force (IAF) tableaux at the Republic Day parade along with the 'Sutlej' An-32 aircraft which will for the first time take part i
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IAF Siachen unit conducts a trekking expedition in Ladakh region
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): In the run-up to the 70th Republic Day, Indian Air Force's Siachen maintenance unit conducted a trekking expedition in the daunting terrain of Ladakh region.
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Israel carried out weekend's airstrike in Syria, says Netanyahu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 14 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (local time) boldly admitted that the country's air force carried out an airstrike at the Damascus International Airport in war-ravaged Syria.
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Defence Minister Sitharaman to witness major joint exercise, amphibious wa
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be witnessing a major joint exercise involving the Army, Navy and the Air Force along with the Coast Guard in the Andaman and Nicobar island territory involving the Marine Commandos (MARCOS) during her two-day trip to
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Defence forces lost 334 personnel to suicide cases since 2016
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): In the last three years, the Army, Navy and the Air Force have lost 334 soldiers to suicide related cases across the country since 2016, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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IAF's An-32 to fly with biofuel at Republic Day flypast
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 05 , 2019 (ANI): Going further green, Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to fly the An-32 aircraft using biofuel at this year's Republic Day parade flypast.
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Rafale a matter of national security which Cong neglected for 10 years: Ni
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Intensifying her attack on the Opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the discussion on Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha on Friday asked why the Congress did not add a single fighter jet during its 10 years governance. The Defence Minister added th
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