MiG-29 crashes in Siberia
September 7th, 2012 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Air Force MiG-29 fighter crashed Thursday near Chita in Siberia region, killing the pilot, the defence ministry said.The plane crashed near Domna airport, ... Read more...
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Russian ex-servicemen sentenced for stealing MiG parts
June 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two former servicemen from a Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for stealing navigation gears from MiG-29 ... Read more...
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MiG-29 crashes during Bulgarian-US drill
April 26th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sofia, April 26 (IANS) A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed Thursday near an airbase, 150 km from the Bulgarian capital, during a US-Bulgaria drill. However, its two pilots ejected successfully and ... Read more...
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Crashed MiG’s one engine found, no trace of pilot
October 27th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have recovered one engine of the MiG-29 fighter plane that crashed off a snow-bound peak of Himachal Pradesh Oct 18, ... Read more...
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Heartbreak of search and rescue at Himalayan heights
October 19th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 19 (IANS) Retrieving the fuselage of a crashed aircraft in the rugged, cold and inhospitable terrain of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district is quite challenging, government officials ... Read more...
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Russia tests upgraded MiG fighter jet for India
February 5th, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's MiG corporation Friday carried out the first test fight of a MiG-29 fighter modernized under a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF)."On Feb 4, a ... Read more...
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Tyre burst as MiG-29 develops snag
December 6th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) A MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy developed a technical snag and suffered a tyre burst after the pilot applied the emergency brakes, an officer said Monday. ... Read more...
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Antony dedicates Air Force Network to the nation
September 14th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday inaugurated the Indian Air Force's gigabyte digital information grid - AFNET (Air Force Network), dedicating it to the people of the ... Read more...
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Everybody knows about 42 terror camps in Pakistan: Antony
February 19th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 19 (IANS) Everybody knew that there were 42 terrorist camps "across the border", Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Friday and declared that it was too early to predict the ... Read more...
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Indian Navy to induct FOUR ‘lethal’ MiG-29K into its fleet
February 19th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by ANI
Vasco da Gama (Goa), Feb.19 (ANI): The Indian Navy is all set to receive a shot in the arm with the induction of four MiG-29 K combat aircraft into its fleet here ... Read more...
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IAF combat units to be conferred President’s Standard today
November 10th, 2009 - 10:57 am ICT by ANI
Gwalior, Nov 10 (ANI): In recognition of the distinguished service rendered to the nation, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will present the Presidential Standards to two premier combat units of the IAF, at ... Read more...
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Russia opens criminal case over ’substandard’ MiG fighter jets
September 18th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 18 (RIA Novosti) Russia has opened criminal cases against the top management of a company accused of providing low-quality equipment for MiG-29 fighter jets sold to Algeria, a media report ... Read more...
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MiG 29 intercepts Air France plane over Amritsar
August 27th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Aug 27(ANI): An Air France plane was intercepted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG 29 aircraft over Amritsar on Thursday morning as it crossed into Indian airspace. IAF radars picked ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force intercepts Air France passenger plane
August 27th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- An Indian Air Force fighter jet was scrambled to intercept an Air France passenger plane which entered Indian airspace on Thursday, officials said.
It happened at approximately 6.10 ... Read more...
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Airliner Flying without Squawking IFF code prompts swift AIR Defence reaction by IAF
August 27th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by admin
On 27 August 2009 at approximately 0610 hrs IST one aircraft was picked up by IAF radars, Southeast of Amritsar in the Northern Sector. The aircraft was flying at a flight level ... Read more...
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Navy to take ONGC’s help to salvage helicopter wreckage
April 6th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 6 (IANS) Unable to salvage the wreckage of a Naval helicopter, that had crashed off Goa last month, the Indian Navy has sought expertise from the Oil and Natural Gas ... Read more...
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HAL to deliver 350 combat jets, choppers by 2012
February 19th, 2009 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has sharply ramped up its manufacturing capacities and is set to deliver 350 combat jets, trainers and helicopters worth Rs.500 billion ... Read more...
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70 percent of Russia’s MiG-29 fighters unable to fly
February 6th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (RIA Novosti) At least 200 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters or 70 percent of the total in service with the Russian Air Force, are too old to fly, a Russian business ... Read more...
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Russia to donate 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to Lebanon
December 18th, 2008 - 4:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 18 (RIA Novosti) Russia will supply 10 used MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter planes to Lebanon free of charge, the head of the federal military cooperation service has said. The export price ... Read more...
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IAF jet crashes, pilot safe
September 1st, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday crashed into the Arabian Sea off Gujarat during a training sortie, but the pilot ejected and ... Read more...
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Former Bangladeshi army chief arrested on graft charges
May 26th, 2008 - 1:23 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Dhaka, May 25 (Xinhua) Former Bangladesh army chief Gen (retd) Mustafizur Rahman was arrested Sunday in a corruption case involving purchase of Mig-29 warplanes. The police arrested and detained Rahman at Apollo ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka nears purchase of MiG-29s
March 15th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by admin
By P.K. Balachandran
Colombo, March 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka is in advanced talks with Russia to buy five MiG-29 fighter-bomber aircraft, according to Jane's Defence Forecasts. In a report dated March 14, Jane's ... Read more...
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Ailing former Bangladeshi prime minister admitted to hospital
March 11th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Dhaka, March 11 (DPA) Ailing former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, detained under emergency laws, was admitted to a private hospital Tuesday, Dhaka central jail officials said. Hasina's personal physicians said her ... Read more...
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