Tag: russian air force
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Russia rejects US claims to deploy warplanes in Libya
On Wednesday, the US military has strongly rejected claims by Russia that it has deployed fighter jets to support former forces in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The head of the defense committee in the upper house of parliament and former head of the Russian Air Force Viktor Bondarev has dismissed the US Africa Command (AFRICOM)…
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Air Force: projects worth 8000 crore rupees
(Juhi Aishwary, Journalist): In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on indigenization, the Indian Air Force has pulled out of three major procurement deals worth eight thousand crores. The Air Force had plans to purchase 38 Pilot’s basic training aircraft from Switzerland, 20 additional Hawk aircraft from Britain, and 80 upgraded Jaguar fighter jets with…