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IAF inducts 4 combat-ready Chinook helicopters

Chandigarh: Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Monday formally inducted four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at Air Force Station 12 Wing here. Two hangars and logistics facilities were created here for the Chinook helicopters. Each Chinook helicopter has a payload capacity of about 10 tonne which is a major boost to India’s strategic airlift capability. […]

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In high state of preparedness: IAF

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Thursday said it is in a high state of preparedness to proactively engage any perceived threat in the present security scenario. “A strict vigil in the skies to detect and thwart any act of aggression from Pakistan Air Force is being maintained,” it said in a statement. As […]

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‘Should I count how many mosquitoes were killed’: VK Singh over IAF airstrike in Balakot

New Delhi | Amid the conflicting claims on the number of terrorists killed in the Balakot airstrike, former Army chief Gen V.K. Singh on Wednesday drew parallels between terrorists and mosquitoes while responding to the opposition’s continuous hammering on the issue. In a tweet in Hindi, he said at 3.30 a.m., there were too many […]

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Don’t question IAF’s courage, but don’t politicize too: Sachin Pilot

Jaipur:  Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday termed it as wrong to question the IAF’s bravery but added that it was equally wrong to politicize the IAF bombing of the terrorist camp in Pakistan. Pilot told the media here: “Indian Army, Navy and Air Force reflect and symbolize the honour and esteem of […]

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IAF shoots down Pak UAV on Rajasthan border

New Delhi/Jaipur:  An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI on Monday shot down a Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Nal sector on the International Border in Rajasthan today morning, sources said. The Sukhoi-30MKI reportedly brought down the drone by using an air-to-air missile soon after it was detected by Indian radars, sources said. The […]