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Exclusive - 6 Airbases, 1 Big Move: China's Play Against India
China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India's defences along the Himalayan frontier.
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Delhi Airport Sues Centre For Allowing Flights From Defence Airbase: Report
The Delhi airport is one of India's busiest, with about 73.6 million passengers using it last year.
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Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Mega Drone Show At Hindon Airbase In UP
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated a mega drone show being hosted at the Hindon airbase here.
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India, France Carry Out Joint 'Exercise Orion' Drills With Rafale Jets
Rafale jets of India and France have been jointly carrying out aerial drills as part of a multinational air exercise at the French airbase of Mont-de-Marsan, officials said on Tuesday.
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Air Defence Activated At Key Russia Airbase, Far From Ukraine Border
Air defence was activated on Thursday at Engels, a base for Russia's strategic aircraft located hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine's border, regional authorities said.
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New Airbase Near Indo-Pak Border In Gujarat: PM Modi At Defence Expo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new airbase coming up in north Gujarat near India-Pakistan border and said it will emerge as an effective centre for the country's security.
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5 Rafale Jets Join Indian Air Force's "Golden Arrows" Squadron: 10 Points
Five French-made multirole Rafales were inducted today into the Indian Air Force's "Golden Arrows" Squadron at the Ambala Air Force Station, the country's oldest Air Force base built in 1919. A Rafale fighter jet flew above the airbase as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly watched it from afar. Along with the R...
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"Beauty And The Beast": First Batch Of Rafales For India Stop Over In UAE
The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.
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PM Meets NSA, Chief Of Defence Staff Over India-China Face-Off In Ladakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting to discuss the ongoing stand-off with China, sources said. Those attending include the three service chiefs, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. A separate meeting was held earlier with the foreign secretary. Sources said prior to the meeting...
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Israel Missiles Hit Iran-Linked Airbase In Syria
The Syrian army said on Tuesday Israeli jets attacked the main T4 air base in Homs province and that its air defences downed several missiles in strikes that caused only material damage.
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Russian Military Jet Vanishes Off Syria During Israeli Missile Attack
A Russian military jet carrying 14 servicemen vanished from radar over the Mediterranean Sea late Monday as Syria came under attack by Israeli missiles, the defence ministry said.
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Bird Brings Down Russian Jet Off Syria, Both Pilots Killed
A Russian fighter jet crashed after taking off from an airbase in Syria on Thursday, killing both pilots, Moscow's defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies.
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32 Dead As Russian Plane Crashes In Syria: Reports
A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria, killing all 32 on board, the defence ministry said in a statement carried by RIA Novosti.
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Exclusive Details Of How Air Force Raided A Pak Air Base, Destroyed 5 Jets
On December 8, 1971, four young Indian fighter pilots scything their way through enemy airspace were greeted by a sight almost too good to be true - several Pakistan Air Force (PAF) transports and fighter jets were out in the open at Murid airbase which they had been tasked to attack. The PAF had been caught off-guard and Squadron Leader RN Bharad...
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Philippines To Protest To China Over Apparent Airbase On Manmade Island
The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which it described as reneging on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway, the southeast Asian nation's defence minister said on Monday.
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Exclusive - 6 Airbases, 1 Big Move: China's Play Against India
China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India's defences along the Himalayan frontier.
-
Delhi Airport Sues Centre For Allowing Flights From Defence Airbase: Report
The Delhi airport is one of India's busiest, with about 73.6 million passengers using it last year.
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Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Mega Drone Show At Hindon Airbase In UP
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated a mega drone show being hosted at the Hindon airbase here.
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India, France Carry Out Joint 'Exercise Orion' Drills With Rafale Jets
Rafale jets of India and France have been jointly carrying out aerial drills as part of a multinational air exercise at the French airbase of Mont-de-Marsan, officials said on Tuesday.
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Air Defence Activated At Key Russia Airbase, Far From Ukraine Border
Air defence was activated on Thursday at Engels, a base for Russia's strategic aircraft located hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine's border, regional authorities said.
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New Airbase Near Indo-Pak Border In Gujarat: PM Modi At Defence Expo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new airbase coming up in north Gujarat near India-Pakistan border and said it will emerge as an effective centre for the country's security.
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5 Rafale Jets Join Indian Air Force's "Golden Arrows" Squadron: 10 Points
Five French-made multirole Rafales were inducted today into the Indian Air Force's "Golden Arrows" Squadron at the Ambala Air Force Station, the country's oldest Air Force base built in 1919. A Rafale fighter jet flew above the airbase as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly watched it from afar. Along with the R...
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"Beauty And The Beast": First Batch Of Rafales For India Stop Over In UAE
The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France today and will arrive in India on Wednesday, July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana's Ambala. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac airbase in southern France's Bordeaux today.
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PM Meets NSA, Chief Of Defence Staff Over India-China Face-Off In Ladakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting to discuss the ongoing stand-off with China, sources said. Those attending include the three service chiefs, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. A separate meeting was held earlier with the foreign secretary. Sources said prior to the meeting...
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Israel Missiles Hit Iran-Linked Airbase In Syria
The Syrian army said on Tuesday Israeli jets attacked the main T4 air base in Homs province and that its air defences downed several missiles in strikes that caused only material damage.
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Russian Military Jet Vanishes Off Syria During Israeli Missile Attack
A Russian military jet carrying 14 servicemen vanished from radar over the Mediterranean Sea late Monday as Syria came under attack by Israeli missiles, the defence ministry said.
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Bird Brings Down Russian Jet Off Syria, Both Pilots Killed
A Russian fighter jet crashed after taking off from an airbase in Syria on Thursday, killing both pilots, Moscow's defence ministry said in a statement carried by news agencies.
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32 Dead As Russian Plane Crashes In Syria: Reports
A Russian transport plane crashed on landing at Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria, killing all 32 on board, the defence ministry said in a statement carried by RIA Novosti.
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Exclusive Details Of How Air Force Raided A Pak Air Base, Destroyed 5 Jets
On December 8, 1971, four young Indian fighter pilots scything their way through enemy airspace were greeted by a sight almost too good to be true - several Pakistan Air Force (PAF) transports and fighter jets were out in the open at Murid airbase which they had been tasked to attack. The PAF had been caught off-guard and Squadron Leader RN Bharad...
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Philippines To Protest To China Over Apparent Airbase On Manmade Island
The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which it described as reneging on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway, the southeast Asian nation's defence minister said on Monday.
