Indian Air Force

Bird strike likely caused Indian MiG-21 fighter jet crash near Pakistan, defense ministry says

An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in desert in western Rajasthan state, close to the border with Pakistan

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Indian Air Force pilot returns from Pakistan as violence rages in Kashmir

An Indian Air Force pilot detained in Pakistan after being shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistan Air Force aircraft returned to India

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Pakistan will release Indian pilot in ‘peace gesture,’ Khan says

Pakistan will release an Indian pilot captured after he was shot down in a rare engagement between the neighbors in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said

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Pakistan ‘shot down’ 2 Indian Air Force planes in Kashmir, military says

Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir, the military said, adding that one Indian pilot had been captured

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India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike

An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said

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India Air Force pilots killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash

Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when their French-built Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed minutes after take-off in Bangalore

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Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Uttar Pradesh

An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh

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Indian Air Force lands in Australia for Exercise Pitch Black combat drills

Indian Air Force personnel and combat jets landed in Australia for Exercise Pitch Black 2018, the first time India has participated in the biennial air drills

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India air force pilot dies after Jaguar fighter jet crash in Gujarat

An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after his Jaguar fighter jet crashed near the country's border with Pakistan

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India’s HAL pitches 3 squadrons of cut-price Su-30 jets to carry BrahMos cruise missile

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is offering to build three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force to carry the BrahMos cruise missile at one third of the cost of French Rafale aircraft

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