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Indian Air Force Day 2020: All you need to know

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated every year on October 8 and on Thursday the IAF will proudly observe its 88th anniversary. On the occasion, a scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade cum Investiture Ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan (Ghaziabad) near Delhi. On the ocassion, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wished the air warriors and their families. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "I am confident that the IAF will always guard the nation's skies,…
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Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh to be the first woman pilot to fly Rafale fighter aircraft

Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh has created history by becoming the first woman pilot to join Rafale's 'Golden Arrows' Squadron in Ambala. Shivangi belongs to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Shivangi's mother has expressed happiness over the development and said that her daughter always wanted to become a fighter aircraft pilot. Flt Lt Shivangi was commissioned into the IAF in 2017 as part of the second batch of women fighter pilots and she is currently undergoing conversion training. Flt Lt Shivangi is currently deployed at Rajastha Air Base. After…
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IAF Rafale jets get mid-air refueling at 30,000 feet; check pics

The first batch of India Air Force's (IAF) five Rafale jets that landed safely in Al Dhafra airbase (United Arab Emirates) on July 27, 2020, after a sortie in excess of 7 hours were clicked getting mid-air refueling at almost 30,000 feet. The IAF Rafales will fly out for India on the morning of July 29 and will reach Ambala Air Force Station in the afternoon. The first batch of Rafale aircraft that flew out from the airbase in the French port city of Bordeaux on July…
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From speed to weapon capabilities of India’s Rafale fighter jets. First batch arrives in India

The five Rafale fighter jets that land in Ambala on Wednesday morning will resurrect the Number 17 Golden Arrows squadron of the Indian Air Force. It will take the IAF’s squadron strength to 31. When all the 36 Rafale jets are delivered by 2022, it will take it to 32 squadrons, still well below the 42 squadrons of the sanctioned strength. The state-of-the-art 4.5 Generation Rafale jet can reach almost double the speed of sound, with a top speed of 1.8 Mach. With its multi-role capabilities, including…
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