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IAF Chief, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman fly MiG-21 together
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who emerged as a hero after he shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight in February earlier this year, flew a sortie with IAF Chief BS Dhanoa in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft here on Monday.
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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman keeps it simple!
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): As Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a sortie in MiG-21 fighter aircraft along with Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa from the Pathankot airbase, Twitter users were missing the officer's iconic gun-slinger moustache which became a fad among men ac
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IAF Chief Dhanoa, Abhinandan fly MiG-21 together
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday flew a sortie in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft from the Pathankot Airbase.
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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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IAF flying operations in J-K part of 'normal activity': Sources
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) flying operations in Jammu and Kashmir are part of "normal activity", sources said on Friday.
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US approves sale of F-16 program support to Pak following Trump-Khan talks
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The US State Department approved the sale of F-16 fighter jet program technical support to Pakistan, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
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Turkey slams USA's decision to remove it from F-35 program
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 18 (ANI): Turkey on Thursday slammed the United States' decision to remove it from the F-35 program, highlighting that the move would "irreparably" damage relations.
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Russia scrambles fighter jet to intercept US surveillance plane over Black
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 5 (ANI): The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday said that it scrambled a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft to intercept a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance jet heading towards the Russian airspace over the Black Sea.
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IAF aircraft suffers engine failure mid-air, lands safely in Ambala
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 27 (ANI): Prompt action by an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot saved his Jaguar fighter aircraft after it suffered a bird hit soon after taking off from the Ambala air base and landed back safely on Thursday morning.
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'Operation Bandar' was IAF's code name for Balakot airstrike
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 21 (ANI) When the Air Force sent its package of 12 Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to attack the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Balakot on February 26, it code-named it 'Operation Bandar (Monkey)', to maintain secrecy.
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Govt working towards modernisation of armed forces: President Ram Nath Kov
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind said Centre is taking all requisite steps towards modernization of armed forces and announced that the delivery of first Rafale fighter aircraft and Apache helicopters in the offing in the "near future".
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Indian Sukhois to fly with French Rafales in war games
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 5 (ANI): Sukhoi fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will head to France this month-end to participate in Garuda-series aerial war games with the French Rafale fighter aircraft.
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