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Air India likely to get 2 custom-made B777 planes for VVIP travel by Sept
The two B777 aircraft will be operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force and not of Air India
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IAF gets second Tejas squadron; Air Chief shows the way with solo sortie
Air force chiefs, including Pakistan's recently, often go up for a spin to boost the morale of their fighter pilots.
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IAF inducts Tejas into no. 18 Squadron 'Flying Bullets': Watch video
Eighteen Squadron was formed on April 15, 1965 with the motto 'Teevra aur Nirbhaya' meaning 'Swift and Fearless'.
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Air Force's 18th squadron ready with fourth generation Tejas jets
The No.18 Squadron will be the second one to have the home-made Tejas, after the 45 Squadron based here
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After PLA-Indian troops scuffle, Chinese choppers spotted near Ladakh LAC
Government sources who requested anonymity due to knowledge of frontline operations, informed that the Chinese choppers did not cross the LAC into Indian territory in that particular area
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CDS, 3 service chiefs to hold joint press meet as India fights coronavirus
The military leaders' briefing, scheduled for 6 pm, comes at a time when India is under lockdown to control the coronavirus pandemic
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Ministry of Defence inks Rs 1,200 cr contract to boost electronics sector
The deal, Modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure Phase 2 (MAFI-2), follows from an earlier contract, called MAFI-1, which TPSED won in 2011 to upgrade 30 IAF airfields.
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Pakistan should be worried if there is a terror attack in India: IAF Chief
When asked if the Air Force is ready to take out any terrorist camp or launchpad across the Line of Control Bhadauria said, "If the situation demands so, of course, Indian Air Force is ready 24x7"
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Tata Power SED bags Rs 1,200 cr deal to modernise 37 military airfields
The new contract is a continuation of a previous order, must be executed over next four years
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15,000 Indians to be evacuated from 24 countries in 1st week starting May 7
Flights have been planned to Gulf, New York, London, Chicago, Dhaka, San Francisco and Singapore
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A salute from the sky: IAF copters shower petals to honour corona warriors
The IAF choppers and jets, including Mig-29, Sukhoi-30 and Jaguar, conducted flypasts and Army bands played patriotic tunes outside medical buildings in most districts across the country
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Flypasts to petal drops: How armed forces will thank Covid warriors today
From flypasts covering the length and breadth of the country, to showering petals on hospitals treating Covid-19 patients, to illuminating warships, the Indian armed forces have made elaborate plans
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Shekhar Gupta: Situation normal, but all locked up
India needed to get back to work in stages. But by not getting the country out of the induced coma of the lockdown, Modi govt has risked incapacitating it
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Armed forces told to take optimisation measures amid Covid-19 crisis
Officers, however, fear this will sharply impair the military's equipment and functioning
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Centre's dearness allowance move to save Rs 11,000 crore from military
The salary freeze will affect the military's 1,500,000 serving men and women - 1,265,000 in the Army, 83,500 in the Navy and 155,000 in the Air Force.
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Larsen & Toubro to now manage communication network of armed forces
The final step was taken when L&T secured a coveted order to create the software backbone that ill manage the AFN
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Armed forces readying 51 hospitals to treat coronavirus-affected patients
All armed forces units are coordinating with local civilian authorities to enhance Covid-19 preparedness levels
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After Rs 21,000-cr turnover in 2019-20, HAL eyes higher growth this year
Rs 19,000 crore remains outstanding from the three defence services
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Quarantine within units, extended leave mark Armed Forces' war on Covid-19
Fourteen-day isolation for those returning from leave, work from home for a third of officers in armed forces.
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Missing in Action: the unfinished stories of India's lost soldiers
This intensely researched book opens up a crucial and uncomfortable chapter of military, political and diplomatic history that few care to visit
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