Air Force
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India expanding its warfare operatives with unmanned tanks, robotic weaponry for future wars
India | May 20, 2018, 02:26 PM ISTThe move is part of a broader policy initiative to prepare the Army, Navy and the Air Force for next-generation warfare and comes amid rising Chinese investments in developing critical applications of AI for its military.
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Watch: PM Modi witnesses India's military might during DefExpo 2018
India | Apr 12, 2018, 05:31 PM ISTFrom the enormous strength of India's main battle tank - Arjun - to the superior agility of indigenous attack helicopter - Rudra - all was on display during the inaugural event of DefExpo 2018.
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Tamil Nadu forest fire: One student killed, 15 rescued; massive operation underway in Theni, IAF pressed into service
India | Mar 11, 2018, 11:53 PM ISTThe students, who are from Erode and Coimbatore, were trekking in the Kurangani Hills when they got caught in the fire.
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Terrorists flee after firing at Air Force station in Kashmir's Malangpora
India | Feb 20, 2018, 08:12 PM ISTThere was no loss of life or property in the attack. The forces have launched a search operation to trace the terrorists.
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Air Force rescues pregnant woman from a remote village in Ladakh
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Ashoka Chakra awarded to Late Air Force Commando JP Nirala martyred in Bandipora encounter
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20 Air Force planes to land on Lucknow-Agra Expressway today
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VIDEO: IAF's C-130J, Mirage 2000, Sukhoi 30 land on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in special drill
India | Oct 24, 2017, 01:52 PM ISTC-130J transport aircraft, Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, are taking part in IAF's exercise on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today.
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20 Air Force planes to touch down on Lucknow-Agra Expressway next week
India | Oct 19, 2017, 07:32 PM IST20 IAF aircrafts, including AN-32 transport, Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 MKI, will land on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in an exercise on October 24.
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SpaceX launches Air Force's super-secret mini-shuttle
World | Sep 07, 2017, 08:37 PM ISTIt's the fifth flight for one of these crewless mini-shuttles, known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The two Air Force space planes have already logged a combined 5 years in orbit.
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Centre approves pension benefits to 55 lakh civil and defence personnel
India | May 04, 2017, 07:24 AM ISTThe government decided to continue with an earlier system of disbursing disability pension and not to go ahead with a new regime recommended by the seventh pay commission.
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Air Force declines to share details on Rafale deal
India | Feb 05, 2017, 11:51 PM ISTDetails of the agreement signed between Indian and French authorities regarding supply of 36 Rafale aircraft cannot be disclosed as they are confidential in nature, the Air Force has said. An Inter-Governmental agreement was signed
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Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Chief, Birender Singh becomes Air Force Chief
India | Dec 31, 2016, 04:14 PM ISTNew Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and new Air Force Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Saturday took over as the chiefs of the two services, with outgoing General Dalbir Singh and Air Chief Marshal
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Meet Afghanistan’s second female pilot who was once a refugee
World | Dec 08, 2016, 09:22 PM ISTSetting an example for women who want to serve in the armed forces, Captain Safia Ferozi, Afghanistan’s second female pilot, is now flying a transport plane for country’s air force. Along the way, Ferozi (26),
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Pathankot attack: Govt stands-by four militants theory
India | Dec 08, 2016, 08:52 PM ISTThe Union Home Ministry won't change its statement given to the Parliament that there were four terrorists, who completed dread assault at the Pathankot airbase, and not six as was declared by the government. A
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Trump calls for cancelling Boeing contract for Air Force One, says its ‘too expensive’
World | Dec 07, 2016, 07:35 AM ISTUS President-elect Donald Trump today called for cancelling the order of Air Force One to Boeing, slamming the plane manufacturer for the "ridiculous" high cost of over USD 4 billion.
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Air Force can deal with any challenge in most befitting manner: IAF chief
India | Oct 08, 2016, 11:29 AM ISTIndian Air Force has been trained to take up any challenge and give it the most befitting reply, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said today. In his message on official Facebook page of the IAF
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1st July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Jul 01, 2016, 07:45 PM ISTImportant news stories
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IAF chief Arup Raha flies Tejas, calls it a ‘good aircraft’ for induction
India | May 17, 2016, 06:06 PM ISTBengaluru: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday flew the indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for over 30 minutes over at the HAL airport. Giving a thumbs up to the HAL’s Tejas,
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Indian Air Force is in crisis, says US think tank
World | Mar 28, 2016, 04:32 PM ISTIndian Air Force is in crisis, says US think tank