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  IAF to organise 3rd edition of Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey tournament

  Hockey | April 17, 2022 19:55 IST

  The Indian Air Force Sports Control Board (AFSCB) is going to organise the Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey tournament from April 18-22, which will witness participation from 11 teams from across the country.

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  Rajnath Singh speaks to Vice Air Chief over twin explosions at Jammu IAF base

  India | June 27, 2021 11:14 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's office said he spoke to Vice Air Chief, Air Marshal HS Arora over the explosions.  

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  Eastern Ladakh tension: IAF chief pays quiet visit to Leh, Srinagar

  India | June 19, 2020 18:45 IST

  The Indian Air Force has put all its frontline bases along the 3,500-km de-facto border with China on high alert and moved in additional assets like fighter jets and attack helicopters as part of heightened state of preparedness following the clashes.

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  Balakot outcome would have been different if Abhinandan flew Rafale instead of MiG 21: Ex-IAF chief

  India | January 05, 2020 15:43 IST

  Referring to the row over the Rafale purchase deal, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Saturday that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces' capabilities.

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  Indian Air Force Day 2019: 11 interesting facts about IAF

  India | October 08, 2019 12:08 IST

  India will celebrate its 87th Air Force Day on October 8, 2019. On October 8, 1932, the Indian Air Force (IAF) was established by the British Empire, formed under the Indian Air Force Act. At present, the Indian Air Force is the fourth most powerful air force in the world after the United States, Russia and China.

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  Apaches will enhance operation capabilities of IAF and strike force: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

  India | September 03, 2019 12:43 IST

  "These attack helicopters will enhance the operation capabilities of the IAF and the strike force," Dhanoa said.

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  IAF always cautious and alert: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

  India | August 20, 2019 21:05 IST

  "We have seen their (Pakistan's) deployment. The Indian Air Force is always cautious. We are responsible for air defence and we are always alert," Dhanoa said when asked about the situation at the Indo-Pak border.

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  Balakot showed IAF's ability of precision bombing: IAF Chief

  India | July 16, 2019 23:03 IST

  The Balakot strike demonstrated the IAF's ability of precision bombing, Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said Tuesday, asserting that it is capable of taking part in a full spectrum of conflict, ranging from "sub-conventional to nuclear". He said in case "we have correct coordinates, the Air Force is capable of doing all-weather bombing through clouds". 

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  Will go into AN-32 aircraft crash, ensure it does not happen again: IAF chief BS Dhanoa

  India | June 15, 2019 14:20 IST

  The Russian-origin aircraft went missing in the afternoon of June 3, around 33 minutes after taking off from Jorhat in Assam for Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh.

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  VVIP chopper deal: ED questions ex-IAF Air Marshal

  India | March 19, 2015 22:45 IST

  New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned former IAF Air Marshal Gautam Nayyar in connection with its money laundering probe in the multi-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal.  Sources said Air Marshal (retd) Nayyar was questioned