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ABHINANDAN VARTHAMAN RETIRED
Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down Pakistani F-16, quits IAF to join FLY91. Here’s how fighter pilots become commercial pilotsAbhinandan varthaman retired: Former IAF Group Captain and Vir Chakra awardee Abhinandan Varthaman has joined Goa-based regional airline FL...- MiG-21: The Soviet born jet that became India’s national pride & fought against PakistanThe Indian Air Force retired the MiG-21 after six decades of service. The MiG-21 played a key role in wars with Pakistan and other conflict...
- The man, his machine and the open skies: IAF veteran recalls his romance with MiG-21Wing Commander Avinash Chikte (Retd) fondly recalls his deep connection with the MiG-21, describing it as a 'majestic, dazzling beauty' tha...
- IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 squadron this monthThe MiG-21 jets were inducted into IAF over four decades ago and many of these planes were lost in crashes. Though the Soviet-era Russian f...
- India was ready to attack Pakistan Army posts after Balakot: Former IAF chief BS Dhanoa"Since the PAF had targeted military installations on the 27th of February (a day after India struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed camp near Balakot...
- Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG 21 jet with IAF Chief in PathankotThe 30-minute sortie came nearly six months after Varthaman sustained injuries while ejecting from a MiG 21 Bison during an aerial combat b...
- Pakistan considering appointing NSA to resume backchannel diplomacy: Official sourcesSince assuming the office in August last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan repeatedly reached out to India for the resumption of peace talks ...
- Letter by veterans raises uproar, President’s office says it hasn’t received, two former Chiefs say they never signed itHowever, hours after the letter surfaced, sources in the Presidents office said that no such communication has been received by it.
- Veterans write to President, express outrage over using armed forces for political gainsThe military veterans said it was a matter of considerable concern and disquiet among both the serving and the retired personnel that the a...
- Balakot air strike, aerial engagement with Pakistan to be part of Commanders’ ConferenceThe IAF said that both the Balakot strikes and the February 27 aerial engagement will be discussed during the conference.
- Will Balakot get Modi votes in upcoming Lok Sabha elections? A 1,500-km stretch holds clueBalakot strikes have found the highest resonance in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
- JF-17 used to shoot down Indian aircraft, says Pakistan militaryThe Pakistani General noted that Islamabad was discussing the use of its JF-17 with the US citing "friendly relations" with Washington, str...
- India goes to polls starting April 11, results on May 23The entire process, CEC Sunil Arora said, will be completed well before June 3, by when the next Lok Sabha must be in place.
- In 1965 too, pilot in inferior plane downed Pakistan fighterDuring the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, Squadron Leader Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya, who posthumously received the Maha Vir Chakra, had shot down ...
- Composure, valour: What Abhinandan got from mother courageAbhinandan's mother has volunteered for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and served in dangerous remote locations, such as Ivory Coast, Niger...
- Varthamans a MiG-21 family; son flies it, dad flew itHis father Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman also flew the MiG-21s and was an IAF test pilot, who retired five years ago, a family fr...
- Abhinandan's family serving India for generationsIn the evening India erupted in joy when Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan announced that Abhinandan will be released on Friday as a "gestu...
- Pakistan has poor track record with captured soldiersTwo prominent examples of such barbaric treatment were Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja and Captain Saurabh Kalia during the 1999 Kargil conflict.
- Wing Commander Varthaman displays dignity in captivityVarthaman senior was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1973, and has more than 4,000 flying hours, piloting 40 types of aircraft.
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