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Operations in South China Sea increase warfighting readiness of Reagan and
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 6 (ANI): As the two US aircraft carriers---USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Force are conducting operations in the South China Sea, Captain Michael Rovenolt, commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing said that our forces provide combatant commanders with
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IAF chief RKS Bhadauria flies LCA Tejas, operationalises No. 18 Squadron '
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sulur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC operationalise No. 18 Squadron 'Flying Bullets' of the Indian Air Force on May 27, 2020.
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IAF to get second indigenous LCA Tejas fighter plane squadron today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Sulur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 27 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will operationalise No. 18 Squadron, 'Flying Bullets', of the air force at the Sulur airbase on Wednesday.
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Rs 47,000 cr LCA fighter aircraft projects to be finalised in next few mon
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In a big boost for defence under the Make in India initiative, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria on Monday said that the second squadron of Light Combat Aircraft (LCAs) worth over Rs 8,000 crore would be operationalised by the end of May.
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1990 IAF personnel killing case:Khanna's wife says hopeful of getting ju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Nirmal Khanna, wife of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna who was allegedly killed by Yasin Malik and his other accomplices at Rawalpora in 1990 on Monday expressed hope that justice will be served and demanded daily hearings in the case.
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Special court frames charges against Yasin Malik, 6 others in IAF officer'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A special court in Jammu on Monday framed charges against Yasin Malik and six others in connection with a case related to the killing of Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna and three others in 1990.
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TADA court holds Yasin Malik prima facie responsible for IAF officer's kil
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): A Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court here has observed that there are "sufficient grounds for drawing presumption that the accused Yasin Malik" and others have "prima facie have committed" the offence of killing
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IAF felicitates Shikha Pandey for stellar performance in Women's T20 World
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Squadron Leader Shikha Pandey, a member of the Indian women's cricket team, was felicitated by Air Marshal MSG Menon, Air Officer-in-Charge Administration, for her performance in the ICC T20 Women's World Cup held in Australia this year.
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IAF men save woman's life by airlifting her from Kishtwar to Jammu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)[India], Feb 19 (ANI): Helicopter Unit at the Air Force Station, Udhampur, air evacuated a lady in critical condition with biliary malfunction from Kishtwar, on Tuesday.
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In major restructuring, IAF boosts fighter squadron strength by 20 per cen
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): In a major restructuring to boost its war-fighting units, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has enhanced the strength of its combat aircraft squadrons by 20 per cent to help them prepare better for operational tasks.
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17-day bicycle expedition to commemorate sacrifice of air warriors
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): To commemorate the sacrifice of air warriors in the TU-124 crash in 1977, Air Headquarters Communication Squadron is organising a bicycle expedition from the crash site at Jorhat in Assam to Palam in Delhi, symbolically retracing the path of the aircraft.
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Mi-17 chopper pilots killed in friendly fire awarded gallantry medals
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Two Indian Air Force pilots, Squadron Leaders Siddharth Vashisht and Ninad Mandavgan, who were killed in the Mi-17 chopper crash in Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) due to own missile fire on 27 February 2019, have been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry pos
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