China is delaying permission to India’s request to send an Indian Air Force transport plane to carry relief material for people affected by coronavirus in the neighbouring country and bring back Indians from Hubei province’s Wuhan – the worst affected city in the country.
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The Indian Air Force’s pet project for 56 medium transport aircraft by the Tata-Airbus consortium is in the pipeline to get started this year, TOI has reported. Another long-pending “Make in India” plane project worth ₹1.5 lakh crore that involves 114 fighter jets is awaiting the final nod.
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The CBI has registered a case against unknown officials of the Air Force, defence ministry, businessman Sanjay Bhandari, and Switzerland-based company Pilatus Aircraft Ltd over charges of irregularities and corruption in procurement of 75 basic trainer aircraft in 2009.
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The IAF announced that the mortal remains of 13 crew members of the ill-fated An-32 plane have been recovered from the crash site in Arunachal Pradesh.
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The Indian Air Force confirmed that the wreckage of an An-32 aircraft, which went missing with 13 on board, on June 3, has been found in Payum Circle of Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The IAF also said efforts to find survivors, if any, were now on.
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The Indian Air Force removed the air officer commanding of the Srinagar airbase in connection with the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam, on February 27, after it came under “friendly fire”, which killed six IAF personnel on board and one civilian on the ground.
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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s No. 51 Squadron of MiG-21 Bisons have received a special “Falcon Slayers” and “AMRAAM Dodgers” patches on their flying overalls to commemorate the February 27 dogfight, in which he shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter.
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Indian Air Force fighter jets, on Friday, forced an An-12 cargo aircraft of Georgia, flying from Karachi to Delhi, to land at the Jaipur airport over deviating from route and behaving suspiciously on air.
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The Pakistan army spun the fresh statement given by the external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, claiming that “no Pakistani civilian or soldier” was killed in the Balakot air strike, and used the statement to “propagate” their version of the attack.
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Prior to the Balakot air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force, the betting market had predicted 280 seats for NDA. Now, according to the bookies, the surgical strike will work in favour of the BJP as the “mood of the nation has changed”.
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