Tag: IAF
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Theni forest fire: 9 dead; IAF completes rescue mission; Palaniswami orders probe
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed the rescue operation for the trapped trekkers in the Kurangani hills of Theni district of Tamil Nadu where a fire has been raging since Saturday. Nine people have lost their lives in the fire. While there were at least 39 trekkers trapped at the popular tourist spot due …
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March 12, 2018 -
Theni forest fire: Nine dead, IAF continues rescue mission
Nine trekkers have died in a forest fire on the Kurangani Hills in Tamil Nadu, the District Collector said on Monday. A rescue operation with the help of the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters has been underway since Sunday. A total of 27 trekkers were rescued from the fire in picturesque Theni district, some 520 …
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March 12, 2018 -
IAF rescues 27 trekkers trapped in Theni forest fire
The Indian Air Force has been able to rescue 27 of the around 40 trekkers trapped in the Theni forest fire by Monday morning. During the ongoing operations, the IAF has pressed four helicopters and 16 elite Garud commandoes to search and rescue the remaining trekkers trapped in the Kurangani forest as the fire rages on. Seven …
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March 12, 2018 -
IAF to rescue students caught in forest fire in Tamil Nadu
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be pressed to rescue students caught in a forest fire in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday. She said the Southern Command was in touch with the Theni District Collector. Sitharaman also announced this through a tweet. Responding to the request from the Hon @CMOTamilNadu …
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March 11, 2018 -
Mamata congratulates IAF fighter jet pilot Avani Chaturvedi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated Indian Air Force (IAF) Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi, who became the first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft solo, and said “you are an inspiration for many young girls in our country”. The Chief Minister congratulated Chaturvedi on Twitter saying, “heartiest congratulations to Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi. …
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February 22, 2018 -
Sunjuwan attack: 2 soldiers killed; para commandos airlifted to Jammu
Two Indian Army soldiers lost their lives in the terror attack on the Sunjuwan military camp in Jammu even as IAF para commandos from Udhampur have been called in to flush out the holed up terrorists. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is closely monitoring the situation. The two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) succumbed to injuries sustained …
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February 10, 2018 -
Sunjuwan terror attack: IAF para commandos airlifted to Jammu
Para commandos of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been airlifted to from Udhampur to flush out the group of four-to-five heavily armed militants, who stormed an army camp in Jammu early Saturday, officials said. According to reports, the IAF para commandos have been airlifted to Jammu while another aircraft will bring in more commandos …
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February 10, 2018 -
Award of President’s Standard to IAF’s 51 Squadron and Colours 230 Signal Unit
The President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, Ram Nath Kovind, has given consent for the prestigious award of President’s Standard to 51 Squadron and Colours 230 Signal Unit of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 22 March 2018. The ceremony will be conducted at Air Force Station Halwara in Punjab, …
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February 9, 2018 -
Honey-trapped by ISI to send classified info, IAF officer arrested
An Air Force officer Group Captain Arun Marwaha was arrested on Thursday by the Delhi police on charges of sharing details of secret Indian Air Force documents with Pakistani spy agency ISI. According to media reports, an FIR has been filed under the relevant sections of Officials Secrets Act. The official has now been sent …
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February 9, 2018 -
IAF officer arrested for allegedly leaking classified details to ISI
An Air Force officer Group Captain Arun Marwaha was arrested on Thursday by the Delhi police on charges of sharing details of secret Indian Air Force documents with Pakistani spy agency ISI. According to media reports, an FIR has been filed under the relevant sections of Officials Secrets Act. The official has now been sent …
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February 9, 2018 -
‘Peanuts’ for defence
The armed forces would be tempted to ask the government to put its money where its mouth is. For the proposed outlay of Rs 2,95,511 crore on defence in 2018-19 does not quite match the tough posture the NDA government takes on national security, its near-belligerence when dealing with the much-hyped hostility from Pakistan, and …
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February 3, 2018 -
May lose Air Force job if tattoo engraved on body: HC
Tattoo-sporting candidates cannot be guaranteed a job in the Indian Air Force (IAF). This stipulation has now got judicial stamp with the Delhi High Court upholding the decision of the Air Force cancelling a man’s appointment for the post of airman as he had carved a permanent tattoo on the external side of his forearm. …
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January 28, 2018 -
IAF chief BS Dhanoa undertakes two sorties in MiG-21 in Rajasthan
The Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Saturday undertook two sorties in a MiG-21 aircraft during his three-day visit to the Jaisalmer Air Force station in Rajasthan. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, while on an official visit to AFS Jaisalmer flew a sortie in MiG21 type 96 Aircraft, Today. …
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January 20, 2018 -
Embraer aircraft carries out mid-air refuelling
An Embraer transport aircraft with Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system successfully carried out air-to-air refuelling (AAR). This capability would give the aircraft capacity to fly for longer duration, beyond the aircraft’s stated endurance. It is also the first time that air-to-air refuelling has been carried out on the Embraer platform. The “Probe and …
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November 30, 2017 -
Singapore Defence Minister flies in LCA at Kalaikunda
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday flew a sortie in the trainer version of the Light Combat Aircraft at the Indian Air Force base at Kalaikunda in West Bengal, and called it a “very good plane”. “Privileged to be flown on the Tejas, India’s own designed and manufactured fighter aircraft. A very good …
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November 28, 2017 -
Fishing for kudos
Some 18 years ago an IAF chief invited ridicule when, to impress the media, he flew a sortie in a MiG-21 to disprove the contention that the ageing fighter was a “flying coffin”. In much the same manner a senior officer’s recently flying the Tejas LCA is being projected as a “certificate” by its manufacturers …
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November 22, 2017 -
Stay aloof, Chief
Unless deliberate, or “directed”, the Chief of the Air Staff has deviated from the apolitical flight path of his military peers and entered a murky, turbulent, zone that is the dogfight between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress over the Rafale deal. While Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa was fully entitled to …
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November 20, 2017