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A special Indian Air Force aircraft, C-130J, carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait’s Mangaf, took off for Kochi early Friday morning. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who…
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The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the proposed acquisition of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) to strengthen IAF’s capabilities at a time the force is grappling with a…
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The accidental firing of a BrahMos supersonic missile in March two years ago – the missile landed in Pakistan – was due to its combat connectors ‘staying connected to the junction box,’ leading to the BrahMos being misfired, the Indian Air…
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Efforts to rescue the 41 construction workers trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi entered its 15th day on Sunday. The workers have been trapped behind a huge mound of debris since…
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A woman officer, Group Captain Shaliza Dhami, will on Sunday command the Indian Air Force Day parade for the first time at air force station Bamrauli in Prayagraj to mark the service’s 91st anniversary, officials aware of the matter said.…
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) alone has brought back around 1,400 Indian citizens from war-hit Sudan over the past few days, ever since India began ‘Operation Kaveri’ last week. The IAF informed that two C-130 J aircraft have evacuated 260…
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A Sukhoi-30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force or IAF crashed in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, in an apparent mid-air collision, following an accident near Gwalior during a routine training mission on Saturday,…
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering the possibility of replacing its Antonov-32 (AN-32) planes with the C-295s to modernise its transport fleet when the Soviet-origin workhorse comes up for retirement sometime after 2030, senior…
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Enhancing bilateral ties and strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flew in an IAF’s Rafale fighter jet, while French Air chief Gen Stéphane Mille took off in an Indian…
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has revealed that the Indian Air Force is alert about the Chinese aerial activities near the de-facto border LAC and responds in kind to any provocation. He said whenever Chinese aircraft come too close to…
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