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IAF chief resurrects 17 Squadron in Ambala
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday resurrected the 17 Squadron, nicknamed Golden Arrows, which will be the first unit to operate French-origin Rafale fighter aircraft.
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IAF Chief to 'resurrect' Rafale Squadron at Ambala tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 9 (ANI): Weeks before accepting the Rafale fighter jets, Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday will resurrect the 17 Squadron, which will be the first unit to operate the French-origin fighters in the force.
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Bengaluru: Narendra Modi lauds Vikram Sampath for his book 'Savarkar'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met author Vikram Sampath in Bengaluru and complimented him on his book on the life of freedom-fighter and Hindutva philosophy formulator Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
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HAL to receive Rs 45,000 crore orders for 83 LCA fighters
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 6 (ANI): In a major boost for the indigenous defence manufacturing capability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is expected to place orders worth around Rs 45,000 crore with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to acquire 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters.<
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Govt clears over Rs 5,000 crore Akash missile project for Air Force
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 5 (ANI) In a bid to boost to Air Force's capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and
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MPs skip Naoroji's birth anniversary at Parliament House Complex
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), September 4 (ANI): Freedom fighter Dababhai Naoroji's birth anniversary at Parliament House Complex remained a dull affair on Wednesday as none of the 780 Members of Parliament of both the houses turned up to pay homage to the leader, who is fondly referred as "grand old m
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Rajnath visits Hamamatsu Air Base, briefed on F-15 fighter jets
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sep 3 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited the Hamamatsu Air Base in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, where he was briefed on the functioning of F-15 fighter aircraft and Kawasaki Trainer plane.
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Assam: 19 family members of freedom fighter excluded from final NRC list
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The names of 19 members of the family of a freedom fighter were allegedly left out of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, according to his grandson.
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Netizens miss Wing Commander Abhinandan's gunslinger moustache
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): As visuals of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flying a sortie with IAF chief BS Dhanoa played out on TV screens, viewers were quick to spot the swashbuckling 'gunslinger' moustache was missing on the famed India pilot who shot down a PAF F-16 fig
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Moustache changed, Charisma remains same!
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Maybe the moustache has changed but his charisma and confidence remain same, yes we are talking about Wing Commander Abhinav Varthaman who took an aerial stroll today and flew a sortie in MiG-21 fighter aircraft.
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Air Force Chief flies joint sortie with Wing Commander Abhinandan in MiG-2
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who famously shot down a Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight in February earlier this year, flew a joint sortie with IAF Chief BS Dhanoa on Monday.
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IAF Chief, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman fly MiG-21 together
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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