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President Droupadi Murmu flies in Fighter Jet
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President Droupadi Murmu flies in Fighter Jet

April 9, 2023

New Delhi, Apr. 9- President Droupadi Murmu yesterday took her maiden fighter jet flight. She was seen wearing an anti-gravity suit before stepping into a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam, a strategic air base. The President, who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, flew…

Applications invited for Agniveer Air Force recruitment exam
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Applications invited for Agniveer Air Force recruitment exam

November 10, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The District Employment Exchange Office has invited online applications from unmarried youths (girls and boys) from India for Agniveer Air Force recruitment exam conducted by Indian Air Force under ‘Agnipath’ scheme. ‘Agnipath’ is a radical recruitment policy for the Indian armed forces under which ‘Agniveers’ are hired on four-year contract for the three defence…

Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra to perform at Palace tomorrow
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Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra to perform at Palace tomorrow

September 27, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra (AWSO), under the aegis of Training Command Head Quarters and Air Force Station in Jalahalli, Bengaluru, will be performing in front of the Mysore Palace tomorrow (Sept. 28) between 4 pm and 5.30 pm as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme. AWSO: A centre of excellence for the…

Memorial event held under bronze statue in Madikeri
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Memorial event held under bronze statue in Madikeri

September 10, 2022

Madikeri: Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya, the only Indian Air Force (IAF) Officer to be posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), was remembered on Sept. 7 in Madikeri and his valiant actions were recalled by war veterans, defence personnel and political leaders. It has been 57 years since his supreme sacrifice. They had gathered…

IAF: Father-daughter duo creates history
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IAF: Father-daughter duo creates history

July 6, 2022

Fly in same fighter formation New Delhi: A father-daughter duo recently created history in the Air Force by flying as part of the same fighter formation. Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, who is a seasoned fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, and his daughter Ananya Sharma, who was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December…

Operation Ganga: 19 flights to carry 3,726 Indians today
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Operation Ganga: 19 flights to carry 3,726 Indians today

March 3, 2022

New Delhi: Today (Mar. 3), the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian carriers will fly 3,726 Indians back to India from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. Under ‘Operation Ganga,’ eight flights of the IAF, Air India and IndiGo will operate from the Romanian capital Bucharest to India today (Thursday), he said…

Chopper crash: Lone survivor dies
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Chopper crash: Lone survivor dies

December 15, 2021

Bengaluru: Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh died at the Command Hospital in Bengaluru today, a week after he was seriously injured in the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 Armed Forces personnel. The Indian Air Force said the ‘braveheart’ Group Captain succumbed to his injuries…

Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra
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Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra

November 22, 2021

He had shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during a dogfight over the LoC New Delhi:  Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed a Pakistan jet during an aerial combat in February 2019 at the Line of Control (LoC) and was held captive for three days, was awarded the Vir Chakra…

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