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IAF carries out major readiness exercise along Pakistan border
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Mar 15 (ANI): The Indian Air Force carried out a major readiness exercise last night over Punjab and Jammu in which a large number of fighter aircraft participated.
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Court of inquiry ordered on MiG-21 crash near Bikaner: Defence Ministry
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan), [India], Mar 8 (ANI): A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 aircraft crash that took place in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Friday, Defence Ministry said.
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IAF MiG-21 crashes near Bikaner, pilot ejects safely
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan), [India], Mar 8 (ANI): An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 aircraft crashed on Friday here. The fighter jet reportedly was crashed due to bird hit.
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Pak F-16 pilots fired 4-5 AMRAAMs at Indian planes from 40-50 km
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Pakistani fighter pilots flying their F-16 combat aircraft had fired four to five American AMRAAMs (AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile) from a distance of 40-50 km at the Indian aircraft including the Su-30 and the MiG-21 Bison.
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IAF chief says MiG-21 Bison capable enough to take on enemy jets
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Monday sought to downplay questions over the use of MiG-21 Bison fighters to take on F-16 jets of the Pakistan Air Force after the latter’s transgression into the Indian air sp
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United States ascertaining if Pak used US-built F-16 to target India
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 3 (ANI): The United States is trying to ascertain if Pakistan used US-built F-16 fighter aircraft in its attempt to target military establishments in India recently.
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No bugs found in Wing Commander Varthaman: Source
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): No bugs have been found implanted in Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman during an MRI scan, a source said on Sunday.
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Armed Forces belong to India, not to Modi-Shah-BJP: Derek O'Brien
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), [India], March 3 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on BJP and its president Amit Shah, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O Brien on Sunday called them "the nastiest proponents of divisive and hatred politics" and said the Armed Forces belongs to India and not t
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Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan returns home from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Attari-Wagah (Punjab) [India] March 1 (ANI): Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned home from Pakistan on Friday, two days after he was taken into custody by Pakistan Army when his MiG 21 fell in PoK.
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Wreckage of downed Pak F-16 seen in PoK
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 28 (ANI): Wreckage of the F-16 Pakistan Air Force jet, which was shot down by the Indian Air Force on Wednesday, was seen being inspected by Pakistan military officers in PoK, sources said on Thursday.
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Indian pilot shot in leg in PoK while swallowing documents, maps
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 28 (ANI): After the 'missing in action' Indian Air Force pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army after his MiG-21 Bison jet crashed on Pakistani soil, Pakistan-based newspaper Dawn claimed that a boy shot at the Indian pilot identified as Wing Commander Abhinand
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Bollywood celebrities pray for safe release of Wing Commander Abhinandan f
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Indian government recently confirmed that an Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander piloting a MiG-21 fighter jet has not returned, after Pakistan claimed that it had arrested IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan.
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