Wreckage of downed Turkish plane located
June 25th, 2012 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rescue teams have located the wreckage of a Turkish jet, shot down by Syrian forces two days ago, a media report said Sunday.According to TRT ... Read more...
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Foreign plane detained at Jaipur (Lead)
June 11th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India has detained a foreign-operated chartered plane, flying from Karachi to Dhaka, at Jaipur after it deviated from its flight path and flew over a ... Read more...
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India getting aircraft to track cyclones
February 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India is acquiring a weather reconnaissance aircraft in order to ensure better forecasting of cyclones, National Disaster Management Authority vice chairman Shashidhar Reddy said here ... Read more...
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Pakistan gets two surveillance planes from US
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan has inducted at its Karachi naval base two reconnaissance aircraft that it got from the US.Two modified P3C Orion long-range reconnaissance aircraft were inducted into ... Read more...
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India mediates in Maldivian political crisis (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India said Tuesday it was "closely" monitoring the situation in the Maldives, where president Mohamed Nasheed quit after four years in office after overnight protests ... Read more...
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Iran shoots down US drone: Report
December 4th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 4 (IANS) A US drone was shot down by the Iranian military in the eastern part of the country Sunday, a media report said.Xinhua quoting the Arabic-language al-Alam ... Read more...
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Boeing reconnaissance aircraft for Indian Navy completes first flight
September 29th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The first Boeing P-8I reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy has completed its initial test flight in the US ahead of its scheduled delivery in ... Read more...
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No airspace violation in eastern India: IAF
July 27th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 27 (IANS) There have been no incursions into India's eastern airspace in the recent past, an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said Wednesday.IAF vice chief-designate Air Marshal K.K. ... Read more...
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Obama was ready for military confrontation with Pakistan: NYT
May 10th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS) US President Obama was willing to risk a military confrontation with Pakistan in order to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the New York Times reported ... Read more...
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IAF combat planes set capital’s skies ablaze
January 26th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) front line fighter jets, including Russian-origin Sukhois and MiG-29s and Anglo-French Jaguars, Wednesday set the capital's skies ablaze with their flying display during ... Read more...
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Boeing receives $1.6 billion contract for initial production of P-8A Poseidon aircraft
January 26th, 2011 - 5:34 am ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) -- The Boeing Company on Tuesday announced that it received a $.16 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of P-8A Poseidon aircraft.The contract ... Read more...
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Boeing confirms P-8A Poseidon airframe’s structural integrity
January 21st, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Boeing has confirmed the structural integrity of the airframe of P-8A Poseidon, a variant of which the Indian Navy is buying in a $2.1 billion deal ... Read more...
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Japan says Chinese military aircraft more aggressive since September
December 31st, 2010 - 10:24 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (ANI): Chinese military aircraft have become more aggressive in confrontations with Japanese aircraft operating over the East China Sea, since a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese Coast ... Read more...
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Somali piracy, a threat to UK gas, oil supplies: Commanders
November 21st, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.21 (ANI): Senior British commanders and other sources in the Ministry of Defence have warned the David Cameron Government not to underestimate the threat posed by Somali pirates.According to Sky ... Read more...
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Boeing will demonstrate new, larger cockpit display at Ottawa defense tradeshow
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:41 am ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) – Boeing will demonstrate a new, larger cockpit display as part of its F/A-18 Super Hornet simulator at the CANSEC 2010 defense and security tradeshow, which will be held ... Read more...
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Roles of U.S. Air Force secret space plane
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): The speculations over the true mission of the US Air Force X-37B secret space plane may finally come to rest - the Secure World Foundation (SWF) has made ... Read more...
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Massive manhunt launched to catch ‘killer’ Afghan police officer
November 6th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 6 (ANI): The British Army has launched a massive search operation to catch the Afghan police officer who shot five UK soldiers dead in Afghanistan.M16 intelligence officers, special ... Read more...
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US, South Korean planes conducted spying missions: North Korea
September 1st, 2009 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Aug 31 (Xinhua) US and South Korean spy planes conducted over 170 reconnaissance missions over North Korea in August, the official media reported Monday citing a military source.
Some 90 flights were ... Read more...
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Just ‘Aurora’ Or Really Malicious U.F.O Encounters?
August 17th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
If you have been lucky enough not to be terrorized by U.F.O's do not overlook the probability of their existence. The government's "X-Files" has 14 files of such sightings and approximately 4000 ... Read more...
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Boeing shows off Poseidon, India is first global buyer
July 31st, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 31 (IANS) India will be the first international customer of the Boeing P-8I Poseidon, a variant of the P-8A Poseidon, US Navy's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft ... Read more...
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Blair urged Brown to hold Iraq war probe secretly
June 21st, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown decided to hold the independent inquiry into the Iraq war behind the closed doors because he was urged by his predecessor Tony ... Read more...
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French airliner missing over Atlantic, 228 on board (Third Lead)
June 1st, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Paris/Rio de Janeiro, June 1 (DPA) An Air France flight with 228 people on board has been lost over the Atlantic Monday morning, sparking a major search mission off the Brazilian coast.
The ... Read more...
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Indian Navy ship foils piracy bid near Seychelles, nine arrested (Lead, changing dateline)
April 28th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) After successfully combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and indicating its growing footprint in the Indian Ocean, the Indian Navy has foiled a piracy bid off ... Read more...
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US gives green light to Boeing-India arms deal
March 17th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (Xinhua) The US government has given the go-ahead to the $2.1-billion contract for Boeing Co. to supply eight P-8i long-range maritime surveillance planes to India, a media report said. ... Read more...
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Iraqi air force acquires new US aircraft
September 28th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 28 (Xinhua) Iraqi air force has acquired reconnaissance aircraft from the US to boost its capabilities to fight insurgents in the war-torn country, defence ministry said in a statement Sunday. ... Read more...
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Corrugated wings give dragonfly much greater lift than expected in gliding flight
June 25th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): Aerospace engineers have determined that the corrugated wings on a dragonfly have an aerodynamic function, which gave the insects a much greater lift than expected in a ... Read more...
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Pak seeks unmanned surveillance planes from Oz to patrol Afghan border
May 12th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin
Lahore , May 12 (ANI): During Australian Defence Minister Angus Houstons recent visit to Islamabad , the Pakistan government reportedly urged him to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft and train its defence ... Read more...
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