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IAF's MiG-21 Bison Squadron To Get New "Falcon Slayer" Patch
May 15, 2019 @ 05:56 PMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) squadron of MiG-1 Bison fighters who took part in the dog fight on February 27 will soon be getting a new "Falcon Slayer" patch commemorating their efforts in downing a Pakistani F-16 on the same. The MiG-21 Bison Squadron, of which the pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was part of when he took on the intruding aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 this year, has taken on the sobriquet ‘Falcon Slayers and ‘AMRAAM Dodgers and have got special uniform patches made to commemorate the dogfight, according to Indian media
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India Likely To Finalize Boeing 777-300 For Prime Ministerial Plane
June 23, 2016 @ 01:53 PMIndia is likely to finalize modified Boeing 777-300 to replace its VIP Boeing 747 jumbo jet to fly the Prime Minister and will be renamed, Air India One. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to finalise the deal of two new Boeing 777-300s in the Defence Acquisition Council meeting to be held on June 25
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Shladot To Highlight Heavy Duty Tank Transporter and Armored Vehicles At Eurosatory
June 6, 2016 @ 01:36 PMShladot Ltd will showcase its Heavy Duty Tank Transporter (HDTT) with only two axles, for loads up of to 77 tons at Eurosatory 2016 to be held from June 13-17, Paris. The HDTT has been tested for carrying modern ultra-heavy battle tanks and has already been deployed
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Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Exhibits 11 Hours Flying Endurance
August 26, 2015 @ 10:08 AMNorthrop Grumman and the US Navy have successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities of MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve, the company announced Tuesday
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UAE Flexes Military Muscle Against Libyan Militants
August 27, 2014 @ 12:08 PMThe United Arab Emirates (UAE)s air strikes against militants in Libya last week, has brought in focus the military capabilities of this oil-rich Sheikhdom which has never gone to war. The joint air strike conducted with Egypt with support from Saudi Arabia reportedly took Washington “by surprise” with senior US officials telling news agencies that they were “not consulted” about the attacks possibly because American weapons may have been used, violating agreements under which they were sold
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Northrop Grumman Wins $103M Contract for Training Support from U.S.
February 9, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S
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Long range, anti terroist ops, aircraft on display at Paris air Show
June 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMA long range endurance aircraft which can fly low and spray bullets at terrorist targets just as an airborne crop sprayer would at plant pests has been unveiled at the Paris Air show 2009. The plane is actually a modified agricultural crop-duster but whose pesticide spraying nozzles have been modified to carry 50 caliber Gatling guns, rockets and an assortment of bombs
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