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IAF chief's squadron to be first Rafale combat aircraft unit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 29 (ANI): The first Rafale combat aircraft would be inducted into the Indian Air Force's 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron which was commanded by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa during the Kargil war in 1999.
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IAF Chief leads 'Missing Man' formation to pay tributes to Kargil bravehea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sarsawa (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Kargil war veteran Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Tuesday paid homage to Indian Air Force (IAF) jawans who lost their lives when a Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by Pakistan during the 1999 battle.
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Air Chief Marshal to lead missing man formation to pay tribute to Kargil w
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Led by Air Chief Marshal (ACM) BS Dhanoa, the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters will fly in a missing man formation from Sarsawa base on Tuesday to pay homage to IAF jawans who lost their lives when an Indian Mi-17 helicopter was shot down b
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ACM BS Dhanoa leads Missing Man formation to pay tribute to 1999 Kargil wa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], May 27 (ANI): A squadron of MiG-21 aircraft led by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday flew in the Missing Man formation to pay tribute to Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja who was killed in action in Operation Safed Sadar during the Kargil war.
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IAF Chief to fly MiG-21 to honour Kargil martyrs tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 26 (ANI) On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa would fly the 'missing man' formation tomorrow at Bhatinda to honour Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja whose plane was shot down during the war.
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Shooting for 'Shershaah' to begin soon
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 2 (ANI): Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday announced his new project 'Shershaah'.
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20 years of Kargil: 'Beating the retreat' ceremony held at Leh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): As 2019 marks 20 years of Kargil war, the Indian Army on Saturday held 'beating the retreat' ceremony at the Hall of Fame in Leh as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in the war.
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Kargil War veteran with prosthetic leg performs first 'successful Skydive'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nasik (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Major DP Singh, a retired soldier of the Indian Army and a Kargil War veteran, performed a first-ever successful Skydive here on Thursday endorsing the "Spirit of Adventure" for all disabled soldiers who suffered physical or war injuries during peac
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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar to review operational preparedness of
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Kargil war hero Air Marshal R Nambiar, who has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC), will visit Srinagar on Saturday to review operational preparedness of the fighting formations.
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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar appointed as chief of Western Air Comm
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.
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A look at Indian Air Force's fighter jet Mirage-2000
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): In the wee hours of Tuesday, 12 Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 fighter entered Pakistani airspace and dropped 1,000-kg laser-guided bombs on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps across the Line of Control. The Mirage-2000 is the same aircraft that helped India win t
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India will crush Pakistan: Defence experts on IAF strikes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): India will crush Pakistan, claimed defence experts on Tuesday, after IAF carried out multiple air strikes across Line of Control in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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