On 10 August 1999, 20 years ago, an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch. The French-built Breguet Atlantic, c/n 33, flight Atlantic-91, of 29 Squadron, was one of the Pakistan Navy’s frontline aircraft, used primarily for patrol and reconnaissance. Atlantic-91 …
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Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction in Assam’s Tezpur. Both pilots managed to eject from the plane, but sustained injuries and were taken to hospital, local media have reported. The accident took place in the vicinity of the city of Tezpur, about 75 km …
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire an additional 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). The Indian Air Force intends to purchase 18 additional Su-30MKI ‘4+ generation’ heavyweight fighter jets from …
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Indian Air Force HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft External fuel tank accidentally dropped in a field in Tamil Nadu The fuel drop tank of a Tejas fell off mid-air during a routine sortie from the Sulur air base near Coimbatore on Tuesday morning. The aircraft landed safely after the incident. …
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A day after a jet was hit by several birds moments after take-off, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the video of the incident on Friday showing how the alert pilot averted a major tragedy and loss of life. Related Article: IAF’s Jaguar jet suffers bird hit: Pilot jettisons …
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An Indian Air Force Jaguar pilot jettisoned fuel tanks of his aircraft after one of the engines of the fighter jet failed after being hit by a bird. However, the pilot managed to land the plane safely at the Ambala Air Base. Small practice bombs jettisoned by the aircraft have …
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On May 2019, New Delhi Television Limited revealed that Indian Air Force is planning to equip its frontline Sukhoi-30 fighters jet with Israeli Derby air-to-air missiles after the Russian-made R-77 missiles were found wanting in air combat operations over the Line of Control on February 27 this year. See Details: …
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According to the Indian Air Force, the wreckage of IAF Antonov An-32 aircraft that went missing on June 3 has been spotted 16 kilometres north of Lipo in Arunachal Pradesh by Mi-17 helicopters – See Details of the crash: Indian Air Force AN-32 plane with 13 onboard goes missing after …
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The Indian Air Force has lost its fifth Antonov AN-32 military transport aircraft. The disappearance of an Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft on Monday brought back agonising memories of other two IAF AN-32 missing Aircraft. Here are the details of all three IAF missing An-32 Aircrafts 1986 Indian Air Force …
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed Sukhoi Su-30 fighters jets and C-130 Hercules Special Ops aircraft on a search mission to locate it’s missing IAF AN-32 transport aircraft An Indian Air Force transport aircraft that took off from Assam’s Jorhat earlier today with eight crew members and five passengers …
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