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IAF admits downing own chopper, ‘big mistake, will take action’ says Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2019

Indian Air Force showcased the story of the Balakot aerial strikes through a promotional video at the annual Air Force Day press conference.

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Rafale will be a game changer, will give India an edge over Pakistan and China: New Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria

OpIndia Staff - 30 September, 2019

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has succeeded Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa to become the 26th chief of the Indian Air Force.

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India receives its first ‘acceptance’ Rafale jet from Dassault Aviation in France

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

The formal hand over ceremony for the first Rafale jet is scheduled on October 8

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to receive the first Indian Rafale aircraft on Dussehra this year

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

Though the induction of Rafale into the IAF will officially take place on October 8, they will start arriving in India from May 2020 onwards

Crime

Will consider Yasin Malik a murderer only when courts tell so: John Dayal, in presence of murdered IAF official’s widow

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

Malik, lodged in Tihar, will be produced before a special TADA court in Jammu tomorrow on 11 September on charges of killing IAF personnel on January 25, 1990.

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Retired IAF officer commits suicide, blames P Chidambaram for economic slowdown

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

In his suicide note, a retired IAF officer has blamed former Finance Minister P Chidambaram for the current economic slowdown.

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Indian Air Force inducts 8 attack Boeing-64E Apache helicopters to replace ageing Russian Mi-35 choppers

OpIndia Staff - 3 September, 2019

The Indian Air Force also currently uses HAL Rudra as an attack helicopter. The HAL Rudra is the Weapon System Integrated (WSI) variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).

Media

NDTV slammed for referring to Wing Commander Abhinandan as the pilot who was captured by Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2019

As the entire country welcomed Abhinandan Varthaman getting back his flying category after six months of his heroics, perhaps NDTV could not hide its misery

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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 sortie with Indian Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2019

In a historic event, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a sortie together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin MiG-21.

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