US military commander’s plane damaged in Afghan attack
August 21st, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 21 (IANS) Rockets fired by insurgents from outside a heavily fortified airfield in Afghanistan damaged the transport plane of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the US ... Read more...
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Britain returns stolen artefacts to Afghanistan
July 19th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Historical artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age (3500 to 1200 BC) that were stolen from Afghanistan and smuggled to Britain have been returned by ... Read more...
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India returns Bangladeshi Air Force cadet to Dhaka (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A Bangladeshi Air Force cadet, who force-landed his trainer plane on the Indian side of the border in West Bengal due to bad weather, was ... Read more...
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Russian military cadet dies in skydive
April 5th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian cadet paratrooper died Wednesday in a training skydive, the defence ministry said.According to ministry spokesman Col. Alexander Kucherenko, the cadet from the Military ... Read more...
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Britain draws up battle plan against Iran
February 26th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain is reportedly drawing up a battle plan for a war with Iran as top defence officials believe London will be "sucked into" any new conflict ... Read more...
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Agni-IV, C-130J, IAF woman officer among firsts at R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The latest nuclear capable Agni-IV missile, its C-130J special operations plane, and a woman officer leading the IAF unit on Rajpath were among the firsts ... Read more...
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IAF’s women skydivers jump to fame
October 8th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (IANS) It was a plummeting debut... the all-woman skydivers team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) announced their arrival with a 8,000-foot parajump from a ... Read more...
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Regional security extremely fragile, says IAF chief
October 8th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (IANS) Pointing out that the present security scenario in India's immediate neighbourhood seems extremely fragile, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar ... Read more...
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Transport plane crash in Russia’s Far East kills 11
August 9th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 11 people died after a Russian cargo plane crashed on Tuesday, officials said.An Antonov-12 transport plane was en route from Magadan to Chukotka in Russia's ... Read more...
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Russia to develop new AWACS plane
August 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia hopes to develop a new airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane by 2016, Air Force chief Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said Tuesday."We are ... Read more...
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NASA’s next Mars rover arrives in Florida
June 24th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS) NASA's next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall, the US space agency said in ... Read more...
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Upgraded AN-32 transport plane inducted into IAF
June 8th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India Wednesday took delivery of four upgraded Soviet-era AN-32 military transport aircraft following an overhaul and re-equipment in Ukraine that will enhance the life of ... Read more...
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Ukraine expels two Czech diplomats for spying
May 14th, 2011 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Czech diplomats have been expelled from Ukraine on suspicion of spying, Ukraine's security service said Friday.Col. Zdenek Kubicek and Maj. Petra Novotna were accused ... Read more...
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Over 1000 Indians evacuated from Libya today
March 3rd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3(ANI): About 1050 Indians were evacuated from Libya today, raising the total number of rescued Indians to over 7000, about 20 percent of the total Indian population stranded there."Three ... Read more...
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Over 1000 Indians to be evacuated from Libya today
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.3 (ANI): About 1188 Indians are estimated to be evacuated from Libya today, raising the total number of rescued Indians to over 7000, about 20 percent of the total Indian ... Read more...
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Over 7,000 Indians to be back from Libya by Thursday (Roundup)
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Nearly 7,000 of the 18,000 Indians stranded in strife-tron Libya will have been evacuated by Thursday after four special Air India flights bring 1,188 Indians ... Read more...
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IAF to fly Indians out of Libya
March 2nd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will Thursday fly out a transport plane to airlift Indians stranded in strife-torn Libya to Cairo in Egypt, from where ... Read more...
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Libyan officers urge troops to oust Gaddafi
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Libyan army officers has urged the military to "join the people" and march on the capital Tripoli to oust long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Al ... Read more...
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Libyan leader Gaddafi risked nuclear disaster: Wikileaks
December 4th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Secret cables released by whistleblower website 'WikiLeaks' have revealed that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was prepared to leave highly enriched uranium potentially unprotected and at risk of hijack ... Read more...
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Large cargo plane carrying nine crashes in the mountains near Kabul
October 13th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A large cargo plane carrying nine people crashed in the mountains near Kabul on early Tuesday evening, officials said. A search-and-rescue operation is underway.The L-100 Hercules aircraft, which ... Read more...
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Large cargo plane carrying 9 crashes in the mountains near Kabul
October 12th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A large cargo plane carrying nine people crashed in the mountains near Kabul on early Tuesday evening, officials said.The L-100 Hercules aircraft, which is the civilian equivalent of ... Read more...
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‘Parachute buggies’, Brit Army’s latest surprise weapon against Taliban in Afghanistan
September 28th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 28(ANI): The British Army's special forces regiment, the Special Air Service (SAS), has plans to launch surprise attacks on militants in Afghanistan by parachuting behind enemy lines on buggies.The ... Read more...
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British commandos to use buggy to fight Taliban
September 28th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Britain's elite Special Air Service commandos, who are considered one of the word's toughest, will soon be undertaking operations in Afghanistan in which they would parachute down ... Read more...
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Small plane carrying five people crashes in Lake Michigan
July 24th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by BNO News
LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) -- A small plane carrying five people crashed in Lake Michigan on Friday morning, federal and local officials said.The Cessna 206 aircraft crashed about eight miles (12.8 kilometers) ... Read more...
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China recruits new astronauts
May 7th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) China has recruited five new astronauts, Xinhua reported Friday.
The recruits, five males and two females, are pilots between 35 and 30 years old. The male recruits were ... Read more...
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Navy to induct MiG-29K naval fighter jets
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): The Navy has decided to formally induct the Russian-made MiG-29K naval fighter jets for deployment on the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov in Goa on February19.The first four ... Read more...
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Defence ministry approves purchase of Boeing transport plane
November 20th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The defence ministry has in principle approved the purchase of US firm Boeing's C-17 heavy lift aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which is hoping ... Read more...
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Taiwan rules out foul play in presidential plane incident
November 2nd, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Nov 2 (DPA) Taiwan's air force Monday ruled out an act of sabotage or human error for an incident in which a presidential plane carrying President Ma Ying-jeou had braking trouble ... Read more...
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Released UAE aircraft leaves for China (Lead)
September 10th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force transport plane headed for China following its release Thursday, four days after it was detained at the Kolkata airport for carrying ... Read more...
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Detained and released: UAE aircraft leaves Kolkata
September 10th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force transport plane, which was detained at the Kolkata airport four days ago for carrying weapons and explosives without declaring them, was ... Read more...
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Wing commander from Chadigarh among IAF plane crash victims
June 11th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) Wing Commander G.S. Butalia, the 36-year-old son of a fighter pilot, from Chandigarh was among the 13 defence personnel who were killed in the crash of an Indian ... Read more...
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Search for missing IAF plane intensifies
June 10th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, June 10 (ANI): The Indian Air Force today began an aerial survey to trace the transport plane with 14 on board that went missing over the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh and ... Read more...
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IAF transport plane feared to have crashed (Second Lead)
June 10th, 2009 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 9 (IANS) A twin-engine Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 cargo aircraft with 12 defence personnel on board went missing Tuesday afternoon soon after it took off from a forward air ... Read more...
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Air Force plane crashes in Arunachal Pradesh
June 9th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, June 9 (ANI): An Air Force transport plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh.Two helicopters have been sent to find out the debris ... Read more...
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Polish military plane crash tied to budget cuts
April 1st, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, April 1 (DPA) A military plane crash in northern Poland was linked to budget cuts that forced pilots to cut back on flight time, reported the daily Rzeczpospolita Wednesday.
Four people died ... Read more...
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