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MiG-27 Ejection, Then Gun In Mouth: Kargil War Hero Recounts Capture In Pak
During the Kargil War 25 years back, K Nachiketa Rao, then a flight lieutenant with Indian Air Force, survived a tryst with death. Forced to eject from a MiG-27 fighter jet after its engine failed, he found himself in Pakistani territory and was capt
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Exclusive: 1st Videos Of IAF Night-Time Laser-Guided Bomb Attacks On Tiger Hill During Kargil War
Three days after the Indian Air Force launched its initial strike on a Pakistani post atop Tiger Hill during the Kargil War, a series of subsequent air assaults were carried out on the feature.
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"I Locked Onto A Pakistani F-16 For 30 Seconds": Kargil Hero's Account
At the height of the Kargil war, 25 years ago, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 jets, which were used to hit Pakistani posts, locked onto Pakistan Air Force F-16s and could have launched air to air missiles if they were threatened.
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Revisiting Kargil At 25: Air Power That Turned The Tide At 18,000 Feet
The enemy had fortified its position at 18,000 feet on the icy heights of Kargil. A mass mobilization of troops began to evict the soldiers of Pakistan's Northern Light Infantry (NLI) disguised as militants.
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Explained: What Makes Air Force's C-130J's Kargil Night Landing Significant
The Indian Air Force successfully conducted a night landing of the C130-J transport aircraft at the Kargil airstrip. This marks the first time a night landing has been carried out at the airstrip, situated near the Line of Control in Ladakh.
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Video: Lights Out And In Stealth Mode, Air Force's C-130J Lands In Kargil
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday announced a significant milestone as an IAF C-130 J aircraft executed a night landing at the Kargil airstrip.
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438 People Stuck Between Ladakh, Jammu And Kashmir Airlifted By Air Force
The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, an official said.
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Made-In-India Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Inducted By Air Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted the first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), which has been developed primarily for mountain warfare after a requirement for it was felt during the Kargil war in 1999.
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Delhi High Court Asks Gunjan Saxena Her Take On IAF's Portrayal In Movie
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked former Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena to file an affidavit mentioning her take on the depiction of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and assessment on the content shown in the movie "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl" streaming on Netflix.
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Court Won't Stop "Gunjan Saxena" Streaming For Now, Refuses Centre's Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the streaming of Netflix movie " Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl" after the centre claimed it depicted the Indian Air Force in a negative light
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IAF Writes To Censor Board Over "Negative Portrayal" In "Gunjan Saxena"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has written to the Central Board of Film Certification complaining against its "undue negative portrayal" in the movie "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl", which is scheduled for a release on Netflix today.
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Air Force's MiG-27 To Take To Skies One Last Time Today
The MiG-27 fighter, which proved to be an "ace attacker" during the 1999 Kargil War, will roar through the skies for one last time today after serving the Indian Air Force or IAF for over three decades.
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Last Squadron Of MiG 27 To Be Decommissioned In Jodhpur On December 27
IAF's "lethal" fighter aircraft MiG 27, which proved to be "ace attacker" during the 1999 Kargil war and earned nickname of "Bahadur" from pilots, are all set to pass into the glorious history of country's air force on Friday when their last squadron of seven planes will have its last sortie from Jodhpur air base.
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Gunjan Saxena: "The Kargil Girl" Who Became First Indian Woman In Combat
Long before the first women fighter pilots were commissioned into the Indian Air Force, Flight Lieutenants Gunjan Saxena and Srividya Rajan scripted history when they ventured into a war zone, becoming the first Indian women in combat.
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Blog: When Pakistani Forces Fired Missile At IAF Helicopter I Was On
Pakistani forces had fired a shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missile at our helicopter, possibly a US-made Stinger or Swedish RBS-70, widely considered some of the most potent weapons of its class in the world.
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MiG-27 Ejection, Then Gun In Mouth: Kargil War Hero Recounts Capture In Pak
During the Kargil War 25 years back, K Nachiketa Rao, then a flight lieutenant with Indian Air Force, survived a tryst with death. Forced to eject from a MiG-27 fighter jet after its engine failed, he found himself in Pakistani territory and was capt
-
Exclusive: 1st Videos Of IAF Night-Time Laser-Guided Bomb Attacks On Tiger Hill During Kargil War
Three days after the Indian Air Force launched its initial strike on a Pakistani post atop Tiger Hill during the Kargil War, a series of subsequent air assaults were carried out on the feature.
-
"I Locked Onto A Pakistani F-16 For 30 Seconds": Kargil Hero's Account
At the height of the Kargil war, 25 years ago, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 jets, which were used to hit Pakistani posts, locked onto Pakistan Air Force F-16s and could have launched air to air missiles if they were threatened.
-
Revisiting Kargil At 25: Air Power That Turned The Tide At 18,000 Feet
The enemy had fortified its position at 18,000 feet on the icy heights of Kargil. A mass mobilization of troops began to evict the soldiers of Pakistan's Northern Light Infantry (NLI) disguised as militants.
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Explained: What Makes Air Force's C-130J's Kargil Night Landing Significant
The Indian Air Force successfully conducted a night landing of the C130-J transport aircraft at the Kargil airstrip. This marks the first time a night landing has been carried out at the airstrip, situated near the Line of Control in Ladakh.
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Video: Lights Out And In Stealth Mode, Air Force's C-130J Lands In Kargil
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday announced a significant milestone as an IAF C-130 J aircraft executed a night landing at the Kargil airstrip.
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438 People Stuck Between Ladakh, Jammu And Kashmir Airlifted By Air Force
The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, an official said.
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Made-In-India Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Inducted By Air Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday inducted the first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), which has been developed primarily for mountain warfare after a requirement for it was felt during the Kargil war in 1999.
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Delhi High Court Asks Gunjan Saxena Her Take On IAF's Portrayal In Movie
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked former Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena to file an affidavit mentioning her take on the depiction of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and assessment on the content shown in the movie "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl" streaming on Netflix.
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Court Won't Stop "Gunjan Saxena" Streaming For Now, Refuses Centre's Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the streaming of Netflix movie " Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl" after the centre claimed it depicted the Indian Air Force in a negative light
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IAF Writes To Censor Board Over "Negative Portrayal" In "Gunjan Saxena"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has written to the Central Board of Film Certification complaining against its "undue negative portrayal" in the movie "Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl", which is scheduled for a release on Netflix today.
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Air Force's MiG-27 To Take To Skies One Last Time Today
The MiG-27 fighter, which proved to be an "ace attacker" during the 1999 Kargil War, will roar through the skies for one last time today after serving the Indian Air Force or IAF for over three decades.
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Last Squadron Of MiG 27 To Be Decommissioned In Jodhpur On December 27
IAF's "lethal" fighter aircraft MiG 27, which proved to be "ace attacker" during the 1999 Kargil war and earned nickname of "Bahadur" from pilots, are all set to pass into the glorious history of country's air force on Friday when their last squadron of seven planes will have its last sortie from Jodhpur air base.
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Gunjan Saxena: "The Kargil Girl" Who Became First Indian Woman In Combat
Long before the first women fighter pilots were commissioned into the Indian Air Force, Flight Lieutenants Gunjan Saxena and Srividya Rajan scripted history when they ventured into a war zone, becoming the first Indian women in combat.
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Blog: When Pakistani Forces Fired Missile At IAF Helicopter I Was On
Pakistani forces had fired a shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missile at our helicopter, possibly a US-made Stinger or Swedish RBS-70, widely considered some of the most potent weapons of its class in the world.
