Iaf Pilots

Cop Keeps Gunslinger Moustache Inspired By IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Bhopal News | ANI | Saturday July 13, 2019

A Bhopal-based policeman has styled his moustache after taking inspiration from Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's classic gunslinger moustache.

Exclusive: 'We Didn't Miss' - Air Force Pilots Who Flew Balakot Mission

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday June 25, 2019

"We smoked a lot of cigarettes before the mission," says the young Squadron Leader who was one among the group of pilots who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February. "We kept pacing up and down once we knew what our mission was."

First All-Women IAF Crew Fly Mi-17 Helicopter In Battle Training Mission

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2019

Three women Indian Air Force officers from Punjab were part of the country's first all-women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5 on Monday.

IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman Poses For Selfies With Colleagues

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 5, 2019

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent some days in Pakistani custody when his MiG-21 was shot down in a dogfight with PAF jets a day after the February 26 Balakot strike, appeared in high spirits posing with colleagues and other servicemen.

PM Raises Pak "Nuke Button" During Campaign, Asks "Is Ours For Diwali?"

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday April 21, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Sunday said it was New Delhi's threats of consequences that led to Pakistan releasing captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, in Gujarat's Patan, raised the pitch at his next rally in Rajasthan's Barmer.

"Qatal Ki Raat": PM Speaks Of US Claims After Pak Capture Of IAF Pilot

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday April 22, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had warned Pakistan of "consequences" if it did not return Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured after an aerial dogfight with Pakistani F-16s that had violated Indian airspace and targeted military installations in February.

IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman To Move Out Of Srinagar In New Posting

India News | ANI | Sunday April 21, 2019

Amid concerns over his security, the Air Force has posted out Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Srinagar to another important air base in the western sector along the Pakistan border.

Amid Calls For Proof, Air Force Shows Radar Images Of Pak F-16 Encounter

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday April 8, 2019

Radar images of an air battle between Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman and a Pakistani jet during a February dogfight were shown by the air force today as "irrefutable proof" that a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet had been shot down by India.

IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman Returns To His Squadron In Srinagar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has gone back to his squadron in Srinagar though he is on a four-week sick leave, official sources said Tuesday.

12 IAF Pilots Took Special Training In US To Fly New Chinook Choppers

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force or IAF on Monday.

IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Debriefing Over, On Sick Leave: Report

India News | Edited By Swati Bhasin (with inputs from ANI) | Friday March 15, 2019

The debriefing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has been completed by the Indian Air Force and other agencies and he is going on sick leave for a few weeks now, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources in the Indian Air Force.

BJP Lawmaker Defends Photo With IAF Pilot After Poll Panel Notice

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From Agencies) | Wednesday March 13, 2019

BJP legislator Om Prakash Sharma had posted two posters featuring him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Facebook.

"Keep Armed Forces Out Of Political Campaigns": Election Body To Parties

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday March 10, 2019

Asserting that the armed forces are "apolitical and neutral stakeholders in a modern democracy", the Election Commission today asked political parties across the country to not use photographs of defence personnel on hoardings or posters in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.

"Warriors Don't Count People Killed In War": Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 8, 2019

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the IAF pilots were on a targeted mission to destroy terrorist facility in Pakistan and did not go on any pleasure trip or to shower petals.

Smriti Irani Shares #WednesdayWisdom On Abhinandan Varthaman

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Union Minister Smriti Irani this morning shared a meme on Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan and returned home to a hero's welcome last Friday.