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China building new helicopter base facing Taiwan Strait: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 15 (ANI): China is building a new helicopter base in Fujian province that could threaten Taiwan, a Taiwanese military expert said citing satellite imagery.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 8 terrorists in southern Helmand province
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of eight terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district of the southern Helmand province on Monday, said an army statement released here on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 impact: Lesser foreign presence at Aero India 2021, Made in India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 2 (ANI): As the COVID-19 has disrupted all events across the globe, the impact of the pandemic is also explicitly visible in the 2021 edition of the biennial Aero India-2021 air show as very few foreign planes or equipment were part of both static and
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Afghan forces kill 6 Taliban terrorists, arrest 5 in northern Kunduz provi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan security forces backed by fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout outside Kunduz city in the capital of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, killing six terrorists and arresting five others on Monday, provincial government spokesm
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IAF will focus on Rs 1.3 lakh crore deal for 114 fighter jets
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): With the deal for 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1A aircraft set to be signed during upcoming Aero India, the Indian Air Force is now looking to focus on the multirole fighter aircraft project under which it is planning to acquire 114 combat aircraft expected to co
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US CDC makes wearing masks mandatory in public transport from February 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US citizens will be required to wear masks in public transport, including planes and trains, starting from February 1, according to the new order by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) aimed at preventing further spread of the coronavirus.
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Biden 'temporarily pauses' sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to UAE
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday 'temporarily paused' the sale of F-35 stealth fighter planes to the UAE in order to re-evaluate the decision made by the previous administration under ex-President Donald Trump.
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UP becomes first state to have 2 airstrips on expressways for landing, tak
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): With the completion of the construction of the 3,300-metre-long airstrip near Kurebhar on Purvanchal Expressway, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country with two airstrips on expressways to facilitate emergency landing and ta
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US urges China to cease its 'military, diplomatic, and economic pressure'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): Hours after several Chinese warplanes intruded into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, the United States noted with concern the pattern of ongoing Chinese attempts to intimidate its neighbours and urged Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and
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Defence Ministry clears 11 advance warships for Navy, 6 surveillance plane
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): After scrapping orders given to the Pipavav shipyard, the Indian Navy has got the approval now to issue a tender worth over Rs 9,000 crore for acquiring 11 next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for its surface fleet.
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Six new 'eyes in the sky' for IAF to be built by DRDO on Air India planes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): In a major boost for the indigenous defence industry, India is going to make six new Airborne Early Warning and Control planes to be developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on aircraft from Air India to further improve Air Force
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Tsai Ing-wen stresses improved relations with the US
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 1 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday stressed improved relations with the US amid an increasing number of incursions by Chinese military planes.
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