The number of coronavirus infections in the country has crossed 42,000 with 2,806 new cases and the death toll is now approaching 1,400 with 58 new deaths. Meanwhile, the US said there was “enormous evidence” that showed Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab.
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An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III plane evacuated stranded Indians and some foreigners from coronavirus-hit Wuhan, while, an Air India flight repatriated Indian crew and passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess, which is docked at Yokohama.
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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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Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed that Islamabad has intelligence that India is going to attack his country again after the Indian Air Force carried out a raid on a terror camp in Balakot. He also said India would attack Pakistan “between April 16 and 20”.
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