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Russia blames Israel for its Il-20 aircraft crash
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sep 18 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday held Israel "fully responsible" for the shooting down of an Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft, killing 14 Russian servicemen on board, in Syria on Monday.
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Air Force chief defends Rafale, S-400 missile deals
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal Birendra Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday defended the central government's decision to purchase Rafale fighter aircraft from France and the Russian S-400 missile defence system.
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Tejas clears maiden mid-air refuelling trial
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], Sept 10 (ANI): India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas (LSP8) on Monday passed its maiden mid-air refuelling trial. In its first Wet (actual) engagement, Tejas transferred 1900 kg fuel from Indian Air Force (IAF) IL78 mid-air refuelling tanker. The refuell
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Force needs Rafale for combat capabilities: Air Marshal Deo
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 5 (ANI): Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo on Wednesday asserted that Rafale is a capable aircraft and the force needs such combat capabilities.
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BJP's Soundararajan stands by her complaint against co-passenger
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president Tamilisai Soundararajan remained defiant about filing a complaint against co-passenger Sofia, who raised anti-BJP slogans inside and outside an aircraft on Monday.
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IAF MiG 27 crashes near Jodhpur
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Sep 04 (ANI): An Indian Air force MiG 27 aircraft crashed near Jodhpur in Rajasthan during a routine mission on Tuesday morning.
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France to organise Mission PEGASE in India
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 03 (ANI): Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the India-France strategic partnership, the French Air Force has organised Mission PEGASE in the Asia-Pacific region. The event, which began on Saturday, will end on September 4. The highlight is the detachment of thre
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Nepal: Airplane skids off runway, 5 injured
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sep 02 (ANI): A domestic aircraft of a private air service provider skidded off the runway of Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) here, injuring five passengers on board.
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Cong making truth a victim, compromising national security: Jaitley on Raf
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in an exclusive interview to ANI clarified confusions posed due to allegations on the Rafale aircraft deal saying the government has maintained complete transparency in the matter and the negotiations have helped
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Rafale is G-to-G deal, offset not related to contract: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Coming out strongly to defend his government over charges of crony capitalism and favouring a private company in the Rafale aircraft deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that it was a government to government deal and no third party was in
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NDA got Rafale jets 20% cheaper than UPA: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Clearing the air on the Rafale deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the present NDA government has negotiated hard to keep prices down by at least 20 per cent for each aircraft as per 2016 deal, compared to that of the UPA in 2007. Read More
Winds of Change Blow Watch the with Discovery's New Show - Women Fighter P
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Aug 21 (NewsVoir): Discovery, India's leading infotainment channel, will give an all-access pass to the viewers to delve deep into the lives of India's first generation of female combat aircraft pilots with its new series - Women Fighter Pilots. It is a fascinating
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