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Indian Air Force to deploy Rafale jets in Ambala, Hashimara
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04 (ANI): With a view to positioning its most modern fighter jets on both the fronts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will deploy one each squadron of the Rafale combat aircraft at its airbases in Ambala in Haryana and Hashimara in West Bengal.
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Hopes of evacuating trapped miners raised as more resources are being depl
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Khliehriat (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Hopes of evacuating 15 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine for over two weeks were raised on Friday with the impending arrival a diving team of the Navy along with specialised equipment, including high-pressure pumps.
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Meghalaya: Navy deploying divers to assist mine rescue ops
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Indian Navy is deploying a 15-member diving team from Visakhapatnam to assist in the rescue operations for the missing miners in Meghalaya.
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Defence Ministry to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 cror
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to discuss acquisition proposals worth over Rs 5,000 crore at a high level meeting likely to be held in the next few days.
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Meghalaya miners' rescue: Air Force airlifts NDRF team to Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Air Force on Friday airlifted a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with equipment from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati for the rescue operation being undertaken by the Meghalaya government to free the miners trapped in a coal mine.
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Odisha Fire Services to assist rescue operation in Meghalaya mining traged
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): An Indian Air Force transport carrier 'C-130J Super Hercules' with 20 Odisha Fire Services personnel onboard have left for Shillong from Bhubaneswar on Friday morning to rescue the trapped miners in Meghalaya.
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Rafale project on schedule, 25 per cent payment made to France
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, 27 Dec 18 (ANI) Notwithstanding the controversy, the government is moving ahead with the Rafale programme, making 25 per cent of payment to the French government in the more than Rs 59,000 crore deal for procuring 36 fighter planes, top Air Force sources said here on Thursday.<
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Israeli firm bags electronic warfare suite deal for LCA Tejas
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Israeli firm Elisra has bagged Rs 178 crore deal for developing the electronic warfare suite for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A aircraft being built for the Indian Air Force.
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SpaceX ends year with launch of its first US military satellite
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
California [United States], December 24 (ANI): Elon Musk's SpaceX decided to end the year with the launch of its first US national security mission to date.
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Parliamentary Committee favours increased coordination between Army, IAF f
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI) A Parliamentary Committee has taken a dim view of the infrastructure on the border with China and favoured improved coordination between the Army and the Air Force for better defence preparedness.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Chidambaram requests Army, Air Force to stay out of Rafale debate
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India] Dec 21 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday requested the Indian Army and Air Force to refrain from indulging in the ongoing debate over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
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