IAF chief to review aircraft projects in Russia
August 9th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, will be in Russia for three days beginning Friday to review the joint projects ... Read more...
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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the sound barrier
February 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It can be regarded as one of the most daring adventures in the world but what Felix Baumgartner is planning to do will take skydiving to ... Read more...
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Atlantis docks for last time with International Space Station
July 11th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 11 (IANS/EFE) The space shuttle Atlantis, on its final journey in orbit with four US astronauts aboard, successfully docked Sunday with the International Space Station on the 12-day ... Read more...
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Small plane crash in Eglin, Florida kills 2
June 24th, 2011 - 6:00 am ICT by BNO News
VALPARAISO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- A small civilian airplane crashed in Eglin, Florida on Thursday killing two people, officials said.The accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. local time, when a small BE-C24R ... Read more...
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NATO soldier, five civilians killed in Afghan violence
August 19th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 19 (DPA) A suicide car bomb struck a police vehicle in southern Afghanistan, killing a district police chief and four other people, and a NATO soldier died in a separate ... Read more...
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International military leaders to gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss air defense strategies
May 4th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by BNO News
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (BNO NEWS) – International military leaders will gather at the 2nd Annual Air and Missile Defense Summit, which will focus on the development of an integrated air defense ... Read more...
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US determined to encircle China with its anti-missile systems: Chinese experts
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 22 (ANI): With its proposed weapon deal with Taiwan, the US appears determined to encircle China with American-built anti-missile systems, Chinese military experts have observed.Taiwan became the fifth global ... Read more...
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Mystery behind Yuri Gagarin’s death solved?
January 8th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): The death of Yuri Gagarin, world's first man in the space, was an outcome of the panicked reaction after learning that an air vent in his cockpit was ... Read more...
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More Air France AF447 bodies recovered
June 8th, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Brazilian authorities have recovered three more bodies from crashed Air France flight AF447 and more bodies have been seen but not yet retrieved.
Brazilian Navy Captain Giucemar Tabosa Cardoso said pilots searching ... Read more...
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Downed Air France AF447 debris found
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Brazilian military aircraft have sighted debris from missing Air France flight AF447 650 km (400 miles) north of the islands of Fernando de Noronha off Brazil's northern coast.
The debris, comprising metal ... Read more...
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Obama Visits Tomb Of Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day
May 25th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by GD
President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, to the surprise of 30 of the 98 living recipients ... Read more...
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Iraq’s ragtag guardians of security
April 24th, 2008 - 10:26 am ICT by admin
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Muqdadiya (Iraq), April 24 (DPA) The concept of spit-and-polish just doesn't apply, but what the Sons of Iraq (SOI) lack in appearance they make up for in their contribution to Iraq's improved ... Read more...
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