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Dassault Sets Up Rafale, Mirage Jets' Maintenance Facility In Noida: Report
In a significant development, French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is to set up a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida to provide support to the French-origin fighter jets in the Indian Air Force, ANI reported.
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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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Sukhoi, Mirage Fighter Jets Crash Near Gwalior, 1 Pilot Dead
Two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - have crashed in Madhya Pradesh during a training exercise, reports said on Saturday.
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Cops On Recovery Of Air Force Plane Tyre That Was "Stolen" In UP
The tyre of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage fighter jet that was allegedly stolen from a moving truck in Lucknow on November 27 has been "recovered", the Lucknow police said.
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Air Force's Mirage-2000 Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed this morning near Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, officials said. The pilot ejected safely, the Indian Air Force or IAF tweeted.
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Air Force To Deploy Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 Jets In Exercise With France
The Indian Air Force will deploy its Rafale, Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 combat jets besides other key assets in a five-day mega air exercise with French air and space force that begins near Jodhpur on Wednesday.
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Blog: How I Bombed Tiger Hill From A Mirage 2000
On the 24 of June 1999 the Indian Air Force dropped its first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in anger. The release was from a Mirage 2000 and I was privileged to have been the pilot in command. In the days that followed, I was honoured to drop four more LGBs, thus dropping 5 out of the total of 8 LGBs delivered by the Mirage 2000 in the Kargil Conflict. T...
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Wife Of Pilot Killed In Bengaluru's Mirage 2000 Crash To Join Air Force
Garima Abrol, wife of Squadron Leader Samir Abrol who was killed earlier this year while test flying a Mirage 2000 fighter jet in Bengaluru, has cleared the Services Selection Board, paving the way for her to join the Indian Air Force.
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IAF's French Mirages Fly With Russian Missiles, Thanks To Israeli 'Jugaad'
In Air Force circles, its been referred to as the ultimate 'jugaad' or innovative fix - mating a Russian air-to-air missile to an Israeli helmet mounted display to be worn by an Indian pilot flying a French-built Mirage 2000 fighter.
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Exclusive: Why Air Force Has Not Shown Video Proof Of Balakot Strike
An Indian Air Force review of the February 26 air strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Balakot confirms that while its bombs struck their targets accurately, the key Israeli air-to-surface missiles called the Crystal Maze, which would have provided a live video feed of the weapons hitting their targets, was not launched.
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Air Force Tweets Hindi Poem, Taunts Pakistan Over Air Strike
The Indian Air Force on Friday tweeted a Hindi poem from its official Twitter handle in which it sent out a message to Pakistan that India had to send its Mirage 2000 jets across the Line of Control as Pakistan had crossed all limits
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How India's Legacy Fighter Downed Pak F-16: 10 Things About MiG-21 Bison
The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...
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Terror Camp Bombed By Indian Jets Only 60 Km From Where Bin Laden Hid
The biggest training camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot that Indian fighter jets bombed in a pre-dawn attack today was just 60 km from Abbottabad, where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found hiding in a discreet bungalow before he was shot dead by US Navy Seal commandos in 2011. The Pakistani Military Academy or PMA Kakul, whic...
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"It Was Dark": Pakistan Minister Trolled On Twitter After Explaining Air Force Role
Pakistan defence minister Pervez Khatak was relentlessly trolled on Twitter to on Tuesday after he apparently told reporters that their forces were ready to repel the Indian attack but "it was dark". In a pre-dawn air strike, 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force targeted a sprawling Jaish-e Mohammed terror training camp at Balakot in Pak...
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Opposition Backs Air Strike At All-Party Meet, But Warns Against Anti-Kashmiri "Jingoism"
Politicians cutting across ideological lines praised the Indian Air Force at an all-party meeting held hours after its fighter planes hit terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot early this morning, but maintained that the operation should not be used to fan "jingoistic" sentiments that could spur further attacks on Kashmiris.
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Dassault Sets Up Rafale, Mirage Jets' Maintenance Facility In Noida: Report
In a significant development, French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation is to set up a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida to provide support to the French-origin fighter jets in the Indian Air Force, ANI reported.
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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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Sukhoi, Mirage Fighter Jets Crash Near Gwalior, 1 Pilot Dead
Two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - have crashed in Madhya Pradesh during a training exercise, reports said on Saturday.
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Cops On Recovery Of Air Force Plane Tyre That Was "Stolen" In UP
The tyre of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage fighter jet that was allegedly stolen from a moving truck in Lucknow on November 27 has been "recovered", the Lucknow police said.
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Air Force's Mirage-2000 Crashes In Madhya Pradesh, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed this morning near Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, officials said. The pilot ejected safely, the Indian Air Force or IAF tweeted.
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Air Force To Deploy Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 Jets In Exercise With France
The Indian Air Force will deploy its Rafale, Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 combat jets besides other key assets in a five-day mega air exercise with French air and space force that begins near Jodhpur on Wednesday.
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Blog: How I Bombed Tiger Hill From A Mirage 2000
On the 24 of June 1999 the Indian Air Force dropped its first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in anger. The release was from a Mirage 2000 and I was privileged to have been the pilot in command. In the days that followed, I was honoured to drop four more LGBs, thus dropping 5 out of the total of 8 LGBs delivered by the Mirage 2000 in the Kargil Conflict. T...
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Wife Of Pilot Killed In Bengaluru's Mirage 2000 Crash To Join Air Force
Garima Abrol, wife of Squadron Leader Samir Abrol who was killed earlier this year while test flying a Mirage 2000 fighter jet in Bengaluru, has cleared the Services Selection Board, paving the way for her to join the Indian Air Force.
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IAF's French Mirages Fly With Russian Missiles, Thanks To Israeli 'Jugaad'
In Air Force circles, its been referred to as the ultimate 'jugaad' or innovative fix - mating a Russian air-to-air missile to an Israeli helmet mounted display to be worn by an Indian pilot flying a French-built Mirage 2000 fighter.
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Exclusive: Why Air Force Has Not Shown Video Proof Of Balakot Strike
An Indian Air Force review of the February 26 air strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Balakot confirms that while its bombs struck their targets accurately, the key Israeli air-to-surface missiles called the Crystal Maze, which would have provided a live video feed of the weapons hitting their targets, was not launched.
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Air Force Tweets Hindi Poem, Taunts Pakistan Over Air Strike
The Indian Air Force on Friday tweeted a Hindi poem from its official Twitter handle in which it sent out a message to Pakistan that India had to send its Mirage 2000 jets across the Line of Control as Pakistan had crossed all limits
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How India's Legacy Fighter Downed Pak F-16: 10 Things About MiG-21 Bison
The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...
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Terror Camp Bombed By Indian Jets Only 60 Km From Where Bin Laden Hid
The biggest training camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot that Indian fighter jets bombed in a pre-dawn attack today was just 60 km from Abbottabad, where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found hiding in a discreet bungalow before he was shot dead by US Navy Seal commandos in 2011. The Pakistani Military Academy or PMA Kakul, whic...
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"It Was Dark": Pakistan Minister Trolled On Twitter After Explaining Air Force Role
Pakistan defence minister Pervez Khatak was relentlessly trolled on Twitter to on Tuesday after he apparently told reporters that their forces were ready to repel the Indian attack but "it was dark". In a pre-dawn air strike, 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force targeted a sprawling Jaish-e Mohammed terror training camp at Balakot in Pak...
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Opposition Backs Air Strike At All-Party Meet, But Warns Against Anti-Kashmiri "Jingoism"
Politicians cutting across ideological lines praised the Indian Air Force at an all-party meeting held hours after its fighter planes hit terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot early this morning, but maintained that the operation should not be used to fan "jingoistic" sentiments that could spur further attacks on Kashmiris.
