Air Force

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Trump rules out US troop withdrawal from Iraq, threatens ‘very big’ sanctions

10:49 pm January 6, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose “very big” sanctions on Iraq after its Parliament called on the US military to leave the country for assassinating top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a drone attack in Baghdad. The Iraqi Parliament on Sunday voted to expel the US troops from its territory which have […]

Indo-Russian military exercise concludes in Pune

8:06 pm December 19, 2019

Pune: The Air Force component of ‘Ex INDRA 19’, a joint exercise between India and Russia, successfully ended on Thursday at the Air Force station in Lohegaon here. As a part of the exercise, the Indian Armed Forces and their Russian counterparts undertook joint air, land and sea operations. The tri-service exercise was conducted simultaneously […]

PM Modi asks people to remember IAF valour on its raising day

9:11 pm October 8, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the valour of the Indian Air Force and asked people to especially remember it on its raising day like they pay respect to Lord Hanuman on Vijayadashami. Addressing a Dussehra celebration here, the prime minister said it’s a coincidence that this year the two events are […]

Shooting down chopper on Feb 27 was ‘big mistake’, action against officers: IAF chief

8:24 pm October 4, 2019

New Delhi: Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday described as a “big mistake” the IAF shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, when Indian and Pakistani forces were engaged in a dogfight, and said disciplinary action is being taken against officers held responsible for the incident. A surface-to-air missile of the […]

Air Force disputes Alaska crew favored Trump Scottish hotel

4:19 am September 9, 2019

Alaska: Military officials are disputing a report that claims a joint Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard unit on a routine mission to Kuwait went miles out of their way to spend the night at a resort in Scotland owned by President Donald Trump. Politico first reported that the military transport that took off […]