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Pakistan Budget 2014 allocates Rs.700 billion for Defense

June 3, 2014

Pakistan’s Defense budget has been raised to Rs700. 2 billion for the fiscal year 2014-15 starting on July 1, compared with Rs 627.2 billion provided in the last fiscal, which shows a jack up of Rs 73 billion. However, the ..

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IAF Mountaineering Team explored Mt Garud Parvat an unclimbed peak in Arunachal Pradesh

June 2, 2014

Indian Air Force launched a mountaineering excursion to Gorichen region of Arunachal Pradesh with a goal to discover and climb unclimbed peaks. The team led by Wg Cdr D Panda, included 15 air warriors. After widespread search and scouting, the ..

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IAF mountaineering squad explores unclimbed peaks in Arunachal Pradesh

June 1, 2014

Indian Air Force launched a mountaineering expedition to Gorichen area of Arunachal Pradesh with an aim to explore and climb unclimbed peaks. The 15-member team of IAF personnel was led by Wg Cdr D Panda. The expedition included both experienced ..

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India conducts successful test of first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) 'Astra' missile

May 5, 2014

India tested its first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) ‘Astra’ missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet, marking an important achievement in the development of complex BVR weapons. Astra will initially provide a 44-km range with “high single-shot kill probability”, while its Mark-II ..

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Tejas test-fires missile successfully

December 8, 2013

India’s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully launched an infrared seeking air-to-air missile that hit its target with precision. With the success achieved in the test, the plan to induct the aircraft in the Indian Air ..

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Air Marshal Arup Raha to be next Chief of Indian Air Force

October 30, 2013

Air Marshal Arup Raha who is presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff will be the next Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force. He will assume the position after the retirement of the present Chief of the ..

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