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Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron to be awarded unit citation
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman' 51 Squadron will be awarded unit citation by Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria for thwarting Pakistani aerial attack and shooting down their F-16 fighter aircraft on Feb 27, earlier this year.
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Name of IAF officer killed by Yasin Malik to be on National War Memorial
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 5 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has approved the name of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, who was killed in 1990 by separatist Yasin Malik, to be included on the National War Memorial.
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Indian Navy's First Training Squadron ships hold events to commemorate Gan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Oct 3 (ANI): Indian Navy's First Training Squadron ships INS Tir, Sujata, Shardul and Indian Coast Guard ship Sarathi held several events here on Thursday to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Rajnath Singh interacts with 'Black Panthers' onboard INS Vikaramditya
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Onboard Vikramaditya [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday interacted with Indian Naval Air Squadron 303, also known as "Black Panthers", onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
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After 29 years' wait, Squadron Leader Khanna's wife hopes for justice
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 11 (ANI): Nirmal Khanna -- the widow of martyred Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna -- on Wednesday said that she had been waiting for justice for the last 30 years for the murder of her husband and hoped that she would get justice as the accused are to face
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IAF chief resurrects 17 Squadron in Ambala
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday resurrected the 17 Squadron, nicknamed Golden Arrows, which will be the first unit to operate French-origin Rafale fighter aircraft.
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IAF Chief resurrects 17th Squadron to operate Rafale aircraft
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Tuesday resurrected here the highly decorated 17 Squadron which will be the first unit to operate the newly-acquired Rafale aircraft.
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IAF Chief to 'resurrect' Rafale Squadron at Ambala tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 9 (ANI): Weeks before accepting the Rafale fighter jets, Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday will resurrect the 17 Squadron, which will be the first unit to operate the French-origin fighters in the force.
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Govt clears over Rs 5,000 crore Akash missile project for Air Force
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 5 (ANI) In a bid to boost to Air Force's capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and
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IAF plans to buy 33 MiG-29, Sukhoi 30 fighter jets
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In a move likely to boost its dwindling fighter squadron strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is pushing a proposal for acquiring 33 new combat aircraft including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s.
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Pak claim of downing Su-30 in Feb 27 combat a 'lie': IAF officer Minty Aga
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Pakistan's claim of downing an Indian Su-30 fighter jet engaged in air combat on February 27 was "nothing but a lie", says Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal who was watching the entire operations as the fighter controller on her computer.
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I witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan shooting down Pak's F-16 aircraft: S
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on Februa
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