IAF chief on four-day visit to France
May 21st, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ahead of finalising a multi-billion contract with French firm Dassault Aviation for 126 Rafale combat planes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal ... Read more...
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Asia’s largest defence exhibition kicks off Thursday
March 28th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Over 500 global defence firms from 32 countries will be displaying their land and naval warfare systems at Asia's largest military exhibition being hosted by ... Read more...
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Four years, 33 combat plane crashes, 27 MIGs lost
March 19th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) lost 33 combat jets in the last four years, 27 of them MiGs of various variants, parliament was informed Monday. ... Read more...
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India’s defence budget hike worrisome: Pakistani daily
March 19th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) The significant hike in India's defence budget gives a "wrong message to its neighbours and perpetuates tensions in South Asia", a leading Pakistani daily said ... Read more...
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17 percent hike in India’s defence spending (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) To give a further push to its rapid military modernization, India Friday hiked its military spending by over 17 percent to Rs.1,93,407 crore (over ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage jet crashes, fleet grounded temporarily (Third Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Mirage-2000 combat jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan Monday but the two pilots safely bailed out. As a result, the ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage combat jet crashes, pilots safely bail out (Second Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Mirage-2000 combat jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan Monday but the two pilots safely bailed out, an officer said.The trainer ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage-2000 crashes, pilots bail out (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Mirage-2000 combat jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan Monday, but the two pilots safely bailed out, an officer said.The ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage-2000 crashes, pilot safe
March 5th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF), Mirage-2000 combat jet crashed in Rajasthan Monday but the pilot ejected to safety, an officer said."The crash occurred around 12.45 ... Read more...
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India to induct Akash missiles, holds war game in northeast (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Conscious of threats from China from the northeastern borders, India is inducting its indigenous Akash missiles in the region, even as its air force ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force holds war games in northeast
March 1st, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Preparing to meet military threats from China, the Indian Air Force has been conducting a major war exercise in the northeast, in coordination ... Read more...
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Su-30 fighter crashes in Russia, crew safe
February 28th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a test flight in Russia Tuesday, but both the crew members ejected safely, officials said.The crash occurred around 10.20 ... Read more...
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Top officer survives IAF Mirage-2000 crash (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and another pilot ejected safely as an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage-2000 combat jet crashed in central India, ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage-2000 crashes, pilots eject safely (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 combat jet crashed in central India Friday afternoon but the two pilots ejected to safety, an IAF spokesman said.The aircraft, ... Read more...
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IAF Mirage-2000 crashes, both pilots safe
February 24th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage-2000 combat aircraft crashed Friday but both pilots ejected to safety, an officer said.The aircraft, which had taken off from ... Read more...
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Antony witnesses Indian Navy’s battle readiness exercise
February 8th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, Feb 8 (IANS) India's lone aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, may be over 50 years old, but the latest refit that it went through in 2009-10 has made it a ... Read more...
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New missiles for Mirage jets for $1.23 bn approved (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India's top security panel Wednesday cleared a $1.23-billion deal for purchasing 490 French air-to-air missiles for the air force's 51-plane Mirage-2000 fleet.The cabinet committee ... Read more...
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Mirage jets to get new missiles in $1.23 bn deal
January 4th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India Wednesday approved a $1.23 billion deal with a French weapons manufacturer to arm its 51 Mirage-2000 combat planes with new air-to-air missiles.The ... Read more...
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Defence modernisation: Critical deals materialised, others faced time overruns (2011 in retrospect)
December 27th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India's quest to modernise its armed forces into a lean, mean fighting machine continued in 2011, with a few critical deals materialising and several ... Read more...
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Defence modernisation in 2011: What’s done & what’s not (With Defence modernisation: Critical deals materialised, others faced time overruns)
December 27th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Here's the lowdown on what India accomplished in its defence modernisation and procurement plans in 2011 and what it could not complete.What Was Done:* Deal ... Read more...
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Facelift for two Mirage 2000 jets in French Riviera
December 5th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The first set of two Mirage 2000 combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have flown out for upgrade at the facilities of Thales, ... Read more...
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IAF to stage exercise in Gujarat, Rajasthan
November 9th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will Nov 20-Dec 13 conduct an aerial exercise spanning Gujarat and Rajasthan "to validate and test new concepts in order ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Vashisht becomes IAF maintenance chief
October 1st, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Air Marshal R.K. Vashisht, a Kargil conflict hero and the senior-most aeronautical engineer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Saturday took over as the air ... Read more...
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Varthaman IAF’s Eastern Air Command chief
August 1st, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) Air Marshal S. Varthaman Monday took over as chief of the Indian Air Force' Eastern Air Command Monday, a defence official here said.Varthaman took over the ... Read more...
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First India-France army war game in Sept-Oct
July 29th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India will for the first time hold a joint army war game with France when platoon-sized forces from each side undertake counter-terrorism operations at Chaubatia ... Read more...
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Mirage combat jet upgrade contract signed for $2.4 bn (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India Friday signed a $2.4 billion contract with two French defence firms for upgrading its 51 Mirage combat jets that were acquired in the 1980s."Thales ... Read more...
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Mirage upgrade contract signed for $2.4 bn
July 29th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India Friday signed a $2.4 billion contract with French defence firms Thales and Dassault Aviation for the upgrade of its 51 Mirage combat jets."Thales and ... Read more...
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Government okays $2.4 bn Mirage-2000 upgrade
July 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The government Wednesday cleared a $2.4 billion deal with France for upgrading India's Mirage-2000 combat planes, informed sources said.The deal was cleared at a ... Read more...
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Cabinet to take up Mirage upgrade deal this week
July 9th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The $2.4-billion deal with France for upgrade of India's Mirage-2000 combat planes is all set to come up for discussion at the Cabinet Committee on ... Read more...
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Defence brass split over French Mirage upgrade deal
June 19th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) With the $2.4 billion Mirage-2000 upgrade deal with France in its final stages, India's defence ministry and air force top brass seem to be split ... Read more...
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IAF to soon decide on bidder for Mirage upgrade
June 15th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon select the lowest bidder for upgrading its Mirage-2000 combat jet fleet as part of its modernisation programme, the air ... Read more...
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French warplanes destroy several Libyan aircraft
March 27th, 2011 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 27 (IANS) French warplanes involved in the coalition operation from Friday to Saturday have destroyed several fighter jets and helicopters belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's force, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Mirage upgrade deal by March-end: Air chief
February 10th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) India will finalise a deal with France by March-end to upgrade its 51 Mirage-2000 fighter jets, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, said ... Read more...
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New planes’ induction will reduce air crashes: Antony
February 5th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Feb 5 (IANS) With the Indian armed forces recording over a dozen air crashes every year, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said the induction of new aircraft and helicopters ... Read more...
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India, France sign agreements in education sector
December 6th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) India and France Monday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the field of education, focussing on academic collaboration and research.Under the first MoU, between France's Institute ... Read more...
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