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  Sukhoi cannot replace Rafale: IAF chief

  India | February 19, 2015 17:54 IST

  Bengaluru: Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha today ruled out buying of more Russian SU-30s in place of French Rafale jets saying the two aircraft complement each other but do not replace the other.Amid doubts

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  Indian Air Force got 81 Sukhoi planes against 112 due till 2012-13: CAG

  India | December 19, 2014 20:38 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian Air Force received 81 Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft as against 112 due till 2012-13 from state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) because of delay in receipt of technical documents from Russian manufacturer Rosoboronexport (ROE).Due

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  Top 10 future weapons of India

  India | June 10, 2015 13:04 IST

  India has two hostile neighbours, Pakistan and China, who are also nuclear powers.  Under these circumstances, India is forced to maintain a strong army and modern weaponry.To keep the armoury synced with the modern times,

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  IAF Day special: Jet fighters and bombers of Indian Air Force

  India | October 08, 2013 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Air Force was the first to induct jet fighters in Asia way back in 1948. Since then jet fighters has been at the forefront of our Air Force. These included legends

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  Russian Sukhoi T-50 completes first long-range flight

  World | January 18, 2013 9:18 IST

  Moscow, Jan 18 :  Russia's prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried out its first long-range flight.The flight was carried out during the transfer from a manufacturing plant in the far east to an

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  India, Russia sign Sukhoi, chopper deals worth around $ 3 billion

  India | December 24, 2012 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 24:  Boosting their military ties, India today inked deals worth around three billion US dollars with Russia to procure 42 new Su-30 MKI combat aircraft and 71 Mi-17V5 medium-lift helicopters.The contracts for

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  India in talks with Russia to upgrade Sukhoi combat jet fleet

  India | November 12, 2012 23:04 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 12: India has opened talks with Russia to upgrade its fleet of air superiority Sukhoi Su-30s with a new radar and avionics to make the fighters more lethal than what they already

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  IAF To Deploy Sukhois At Jodhpur Airbase

  India | September 30, 2011 21:49 IST

  Jaipur, Sep 30: Deploying its lethal combat arsenal near the Indo-Pak border, the Indian Air Force(IAF) is going to base a squadron of its Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Jodhpur airbase in the

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  Tendulkar, Dhoni To Fly Sukhoi Soon

  Cricket | June 30, 2011 15:00 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 30 : Star Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will soon don the flying suits, with the Defence Ministry clearing their flights in Indian Air Force's mighty Su-30 MKI fighter