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  Pakistan Air Force inducts indigenously-built JF-17 Thunder fighter jets

  World | January 27, 2015 10:07 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's Air Force yesterday formally inducted indigenously-built JF-17 Thunder fighter jets into its combat school.The PAF said that a special ceremony was held at the Combat Commanders' School at PAF Base Mushaf to include

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  Fighter jets escort two US planes after bomb threat

  World | January 25, 2015 7:16 IST

  Washington: Fighter jets escorted two US domestic airliners to land at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after receiving "credible" threats of bombs on board, local media reported.The affected airliners were the Delta flight 1156 from Portland,

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  IAF scrambles fighter jets as Turkish plane sparks alert

  India | July 13, 2014 19:46 IST

  Jodhpur: The Indian Air Force today scrambled fighter planes from air base here after two commercial passenger aircraft sought to enter Indian territory from Pakistan side using similar identification codes, sparking a security alert.Two MiG-21

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  Pak completes induction of 13 F-16 fighter jets into air force

  World | May 21, 2014 17:55 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today completed the induction of 13 frontline F-16 fighter jets into its air force, augmenting its aerial defence capability.  The new jets were bought from Jordon and have been made part of the

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  Know more about India's first light combat aircraft Tejas

  India | November 29, 2014 21:09 IST

  New Delhi: Tejas is India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). It is all set to replace the MiG-21 series. Tejas  is a the outcome  of several years of design and development work from the

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  A look at the Indian Air Force Fighter Jets

  India | October 08, 2013 9:31 IST

  New  Delhi: The Indian Air Force has aircraft and equipment of Russia, British, French, Israeli, U.S. and Indian origins with Russian aircraft dominating its inventory. The primary role of the fighter aircraft in the Indian

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  Pak military conducting 'Saffron Bandit' exercise

  World | January 25, 2013 17:34 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 25 :  Against the backdrop of a spike in tensions with India, the Pakistani military is conducting a combat exercise involving fighter jets and ground troops with a top General saying the armed

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  Israel grounds fighter jets after midair near-collision

  World | October 14, 2012 23:46 IST

  Jerusalem, Oct 14: The Israel Air Force (IAF) Sunday grounded all fighter jet squadrons after a midair near collision last week capped a series of serious accidents over the last year.IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amir

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  India Approves $2.4-Billion Deal For Upgrading French Mirage Jets

  India | July 14, 2011 23:18 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 14: India has approved a $2.4-billion deal for French defence groups to upgrade 51 ageing Mirage fighter jets, officials said Thursday. The long-delayed deal is part of a major modernisation programme being

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  India, Russia To Launch Fifth Generation Fighter Jets

  India | October 15, 2009 16:41 IST

  India and Russia will launch the joint fifth generation fighters by year end and have agreed to collaborate to develop heavy lift cargo helicopters and futuristic infantry combat vehicles.  The path for more hi-tech defence