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Indian Navy MiG-29K Trainer Aircraft Crashes Into Arabian Sea, One Pilot Rescued Another Missing

Indian Navy MiG-29K Crashes Off Goa Coast

MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya – Credits: An Indian Navy MiG-29K crashed under unknown circumstances in the Arabian Sea. One crew member ejected safely, another is missing. Search operations are being conducted. The incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, it said, adding that a high-level …

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Indian MoD Approves Navy’s Plan To Buy Six Boeing P-8I Anti-Submarine Warfare

Indian MoD Approves Navy’s Plan To Buy Six Boeing P-8I Anti-Submarine Warfare

The Indian Government has cleared a potential procurement of Boeing-built P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft as part of a wider spending plan to boost the country’s defence capabilities. The purchase of additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian navy has received government approval – but only six aircraft are …

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Indian Navy MiG-29KUB Fighter Jet Crashes Near Goa Airport

Indian Navy MiG-29KUB Fighter Jet Crashes Near Goa Airport

An Indian Navy Mig-29KUB fighter jet crashed under unknown circumstances shortly after it took off on a routine training mission from Goa’s Dabolim. https://twitter.com/GouravKholkar/status/1195599850739552256 The pilots – Captain M Sheokhand and Lieutenant Commander Deepak Yadav – managed to eject safely and have both been recovered. The aircraft involved in the …

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Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet Accidentally Dropped Fuel Tank During Take-Off at Goa Airport

Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet Accidentally Dropped Fuel Tank During Take-Off at Goa Airport

Goa Airport has been temporarily closed after an incident caused by a “drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off”, the Indian Navy spokesperson said on Twitter. Civilian flight operations resumed after one and a half hours at the airport. No one was injured in the incident. According to a spokesperson for the airport, …

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