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I witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan shooting down Pak's F-16 aircraft: S
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on Februa
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Prez approves 132 gallantry awards, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinand
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved 132 gallantry awards to armed forces personnel and members of paramilitary forces including third highest gallantry award, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during the dogfight
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan to undergo fitness test for resuming flying operations
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during a dogfight in February this year, will soon undergo a medical fitness test for resuming his flying operations, sources in the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Thursday.
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Proud, dependable and fearless: Abhinandan inspired character features in
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who famously shot down a PAF F-16 fighter jet while piloting a vintage MiG-21 Bison during a dogfight in February this year features in the mobile gaming application launched by Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Pak planes did not cross LoC during Feb 27 dogfight: Air Chief Dhanoa
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): Air Chief Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said Pakistan Air Force planes did not cross the Line of Control (LoC) during the February 27 dogfight in the aftermath of the Balakot air strike, a military objective which India achieved.
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If Pak closed airspace, that's their problem: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Pakistan closing its airspace was a problem for them and the Indian Air Force (IAF) never stopped the civil air traffic in the country.
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Twitter erupts after Pak channel's 'shameful' World Cup spoof on Wg Cdr Ab
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 11 (ANI): A Pakistani TV channel's "shameful" cricket World Cup advertisement using IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a prop is being widely slammed by the Twitterverse, who have outrightly dismissed the gimmick.
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Facebook under scanner for allowing dogfighting content on platform
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
California [USA], May 27 (ANI): Facebook has come under the scanner for allegedly allowing content related to dog fighting on its platform. Dog fighting is illegal in a number of nations around the world.
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Results skewed in our favour if we had Rafale: IAF Chief Dhanoa on Feb 27t
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Referring to the 27 February aerial fight with Pakistan following the Balakot air strikes, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said the results would have been further skewed in favour of India if it had inducted the Rafale combat aircraft in time.
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With radar images, IAF proves F-16 was shot down, exposes Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday released radar images to reiterate the fact that not just F-16 was used by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on February 27 but also that a MIG-21 Bison piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shot down the F-16 in the dogfight.
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Tensions escalate between Japan, China following near dogfight
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo, July 7 (ANI): Tensions have reportedly escalated between Japan and China following the former's decision to scramble its air force jets a record 199 times between the months of April and June this year to defend against Chinese aircraft coming close to its airspace.
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