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  Russian fighter jets escort Putin's plane en route to Abu Dhabi I Watch ROBUST security video

  World | December 06, 2023 18:30 IST

  Notably, Putin is visiting the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a rare trip abroad and will hold talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss oil, OPEC+ and the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

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  Myanmar's junta sends stern message to Pakistan and China for 'unfit' JF-17 fighter jets delivery

  World | September 06, 2023 13:12 IST

  The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground the planes as malfunctions and structural flaws were detected.

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  Pentagon halts acceptance of new F-35 jets after aircraft maker discovers China-made engine part

  World | September 08, 2022 7:42 IST

  Pentagon said an alternative source for the made-in-China alloy will be used in future turbomachines.

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  27 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone, says Taipei after Nancy Pelosi's visit

  World | August 03, 2022 20:02 IST

  Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Tuesday night despite serious warnings from Beijing threatening the United Nations with serious consequences.

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  IAF to build 96 fighter jets in India under the 'Buy Global and Make in India' scheme

  India | June 12, 2022 16:54 IST

  The initial 18 aircraft will be imported while the next 36 aircraft would be manufactured within the country. The payments would be made partially in foreign as well as Indian currency. 

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  Pakistan inducts China-made J-10C multi-role fighter jets

  Elections | March 12, 2022 11:58 IST

  Pakistan PM Khan described it as a big movement for Pakistan after about 40 years when F-16 provided by the US were inducted into the PAF.

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  Around 20 highways in India will have emergency airstrips: Nitin Gadkari | Exclusive

  India | September 10, 2021 0:00 IST

  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said it was like a dream coming true watching Barmer emergency airstrip finally being inaugurated.

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  IAF displays 'Elephant Walk' with 75 fighter jets to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav | Pics

  India | August 31, 2021 18:19 IST

  The Indian Air Force (IAF) commemorated the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' by forming to what it called an 'Elephant Walk' formation with 75 aircrafts. The fighter jets included India;s might Rafale and Jaguars.

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  Chinese fighter jets exercising opposite Ladakh, India watching closely

  India | June 08, 2021 15:00 IST

  With India and China engaged in a military standoff for more than a year now, the Chinese Air Force recently carried out a big aerial exercise from its airbases opposite Eastern Ladakh

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  For peace, one needs to be war-ready: Defence expert on procurement of 33 fighter jets

  News | July 03, 2020 12:52 IST

  Defence Ministry on July 02 approved proposal to acquire 33 new fighter aircrafts from Russia including 12 Su-30 MKiS and 21 MiG-29s along with upgradations of 59 existing MiG-29s.

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  US reprimands Pak for misusing American-made F-16 jets post Balakot

  World | December 12, 2019 10:33 IST

  India has maintained that it shot down Pakistan's F-16 during the dogfight and that it shot down one of the fighters using a MiG-21 Bison, flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Islamabad, however, has always denied it.

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  Chinese navy trains more fighter pilots to command warships

  World | December 10, 2019 18:40 IST

  China has stepped up its programme to train fighter pilots for the newly developed fighter jet J-15 and sail and command warships, a move that aims to create more capable commanding officers for aircraft carriers.

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  Indian Air Force plans to procure 21 MiG-29, 12 Sukhoi-30 fighter jets

  India | August 29, 2019 23:38 IST

  To boost its dwindling fighter squadron strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire 33 new combat aircraft including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s. It has pushed a proposal in front of the government, after which the Defence Ministry has decided to hold a high-level meeting in the next few week, in this regard.

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  F-21 jets will not be sold to any other country if we get IAF contract: Lockheed Martin

  India | May 13, 2019 18:51 IST

  Vivek Lall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin, says if F-21 wins the contract, then India will also be integrated into the company's global fighter ecosystem, which is a USD 165 billion dollar market.

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  Setback To Pak, US says 'did not count' Pakistani F-16 fighter jets

  News | April 07, 2019 9:45 IST

  Setback To Pak, US says 'did not count' Pakistani F-16 fighter jets

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  US seeks information on potential misuse of F-16 by Pakistan against India

  World | March 02, 2019 13:30 IST

  The United States, which is the largest seller of high-tech defence equipment globally and has a strong end-user monitoring agreement, as a matter of practice takes all allegations of misuse of defense articles very seriously.

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  Situation was different in 2001, number of fighter jets needed by Air Force changes from time to time: Sitharaman

  India | February 24, 2019 8:45 IST

  "We have given the contract to HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) for 83 light combat fighter aircraft. Sukhois are being manufactured in India," she said.

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  In next two years, IAF will be left with only 26 squadrons of fighter aircraft against sanctioned strength of 42

  India | January 24, 2019 11:26 IST

  The number is projected to rise to 30 by 2027, with four more squadrons of LCA Tejas. The contract for these 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A is yet to be signed between the IAF and HAL, it further said.

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  China summons US envoys over sanctions linked to Russia deal

  World | September 23, 2018 8:35 IST

  The Defense Ministry said the US had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia.

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  China warns of 'consequences' after US sanctions over purchase of Russian jets, missiles

  World | September 21, 2018 15:43 IST

  Reacting to the US move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, "China is strongly outraged by this unreasonable action of the US and lodged stern representations".