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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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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman resumes flying operations on MiG-21
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Vir Chakra awardee Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet post-Balakot operations, has resumed flying operations.
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US military drone shot down over Yemen
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): A US MQ-9 drone was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in the south of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday, according to a US official.
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Israel shoots down 2 out of 3 rockets fired from Gaza
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Aug 18 (ANI): Israel on Saturday said that it has shot down two out of three rockets fired from the Gaza strip.
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Syrian Air Force warplane drowned by militants
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], August 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Militants operating in the Idlib province shot down a Syrian air force plane on Wednesday, Syria's state television reported.
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Prez approves 132 gallantry awards, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinand
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved 132 gallantry awards to armed forces personnel and members of paramilitary forces including third highest gallantry award, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during the dogfight
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan awarded Vir Chakra for shooting down Pakistani F-16
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 14 (ANI): Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during the February 27 aerial conflict with Pakistan, has been awarded the third-highest wartime gallantry award, Vir Chakra.
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan to undergo fitness test for resuming flying operations
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during a dogfight in February this year, will soon undergo a medical fitness test for resuming his flying operations, sources in the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Thursday.
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Proud, dependable and fearless: Abhinandan inspired character features in
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who famously shot down a PAF F-16 fighter jet while piloting a vintage MiG-21 Bison during a dogfight in February this year features in the mobile gaming application launched by Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Iran airspace safe, says embassy amid escalating situation in Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Dismissing as "baseless" news, the Embassy of Iran here said that all international flight corridors through Iran's airspace are safe and secure amid the escalating situation in the Persian Gulf.
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LNA claims to have shot down rival GNA warplane
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 5 (ANI): Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army (LNA) on Thursday claimed to have shot down a warplane belonging to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) shortly after it took off from Misrata airport in capital Tripoli.
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Moscow has information downed US drone violated Iranian airspace
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 25 (ANI): Moscow has information that the US military drone, which was shot down by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last week, was flying within Iranian airspace, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on Tuesday.
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