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Rafale fighter jet

14 Jul 2020

Here's why India's Rafale is a better choice for dogfight than Pakistan's F-16

The bombings of Turkish airbase by Rafale jets reveal that Pakistan Air Force's F-16s are no match for the French fighter jets. The first batch of six Rafale fighter jets is most likely to arrive in India on July 27. The delivery of aircraft was earlier supposed to have been done by May end, but this got delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Syrian Arab Air Force

04 Jun 2020

Syrian forces start flying Russian-supplied Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29s

Syrian forces have started to carry out missions on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighters which they received from Russia a few days ago. Confirming the delivery of the MiG-29s, the Russian Embassy in Syria on Wednesday (June 3, 2020) tweeted that the second batch of the combat aircraft had joined the Arab country's military.

02 Jun 2020

Russia delivers MiG-29s to Syria to tackle Israel's F-16 Fighting Falcons

MiG-29, a twin-engine supersonic fighter, is already in service with Russian Aerospace Forces, Indian Air Force (IAF), Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces and Polish Air Force along with several other nations.

03 Jun 2020

Su-27s, MiG-29s, MiG-21s escort US B-1B Lancers over Europe, F-16s also join

Over the skies of Europe, the B-1B Lancers were joined by Sukhois, MiGs and F-16s as well as Turkish Air Force's KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft. It was the first time ever that the B-1B Lancers flew with Su-27s and MiG-29s as their escort.

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-31

20 Apr 2020

Russia's MiG-31, Tu-95MS bomber confront NATO's F-16, watch

Shot by the MiG-31 pilot, the video reveals that the Tu-95MS is on the left of the combat aircraft while the F-16 is to the right of the Russian fighter jet. But it is not clear which NATO country scrambled the F-16 jet to intercept the Tu-95MS and the MiG-31 escorting it.

Belgian Air Force

19 Sep 2019

Belgian F-16 crashes in France, pilot gets entangled in high-tension wire

The twin-seater F-16 also damaged a house near Pluvigner in western France and then caught fire. The combat aircraft had taken off from Belgium's Florennes Air Base and was going to Lann-Bihoue naval airbase in France when the tragedy took place.

Russian Air Force

18 Sep 2019

Russia's Su-27s, Tu-160s intercepted by Belgian, Danish, Polish F-16s

The F-16s of the Belgian Air Force took off from Lithuania's Siauliai Air Base where they are currently based as part of NATO Baltic Air Patrol mission. The two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack nuclear bombers and two Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft were flying over the Baltic Sea.

Lok Sabha elections 2019

15 May 2019

Deshhit: Watch top 5 questions raised on important issues

This segment of Zee News brings top five news stories of the day. Watch this segment for top 5 news stories with details.

Abhinandan Varthaman

15 May 2019

Abhinandan's unit dons 'Falcon Slayers' uniform patches to mark F-16 downing

The squadron, which has a fleet of MiG-21s, also calls itself 'AMRAAM dodgers' as its aircrafts evaded four to five AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles fired by PAF F-16 jets.

09 Apr 2019

India fails to provide any evidence of downing F-16, says Pakistan Army

The statement came hours after the Indian Air Force on Monday released radar images as part of its "irrefutable evidence" to assert that it shot down an F-16 fighter jet of Pakistan during the airstrike.

09 Apr 2019

IAF nails Pakistan's lies, reveals details of MiG-21 shooting down F-16 on Feb 27

The Indian Air Force on Monday nailed Pakistan's lies by asserting that it has credible information and evidence that the Pakistan Air Force lost one F-16 in the dogfight with Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Bison on February 27, 2019. Watch this video to know more.

06 Apr 2019

5W1H: JKNC leader Farooq Abdullah raises questions over shooting down Pakistan's F-16

The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Farooq Abdullah raises questions over shooting down Pakistan's F-16. Watch full video to know more.

06 Apr 2019

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah raises questions over hunting down Pakistan's F-16

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah raises questions over hunting down Pakistan's F-16. Watch video to know more.

06 Apr 2019

Watch Daily News and Analysis with Sudhir Chaudhary, April 5th, 2019

Watch the complete segment of DNA with Sudhir Chaudhary, April 5th, 2019. This segment of DNA brings to you analysis of top news of the day.

Indian Air Force

05 Apr 2019

IAF lists out evidence to show Pakistan's F-16 jet was shot down

An American news publication called Foreign Policy had, however, raised questions against IAF's claims, only for IAF to reply with proof.

05 Apr 2019

US count of Pakistan's F-16s fighter jets found none of them missing: Report

The finding by the US on the ground in Pakistan "directly contradicts" India's claim that its air force shot down an F-16 fighter jet during an aerial dogfight on February 27.

01 Apr 2019

Pakistan takes a u-turn, indicates F-16s might have been used to hit Indian ai

Last month, Pakistan's military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that only JF-17 was used against India on February 27.

Singapore Airlines

27 Mar 2019

F-16s scrambled to escort Mumbai-Singapore flight after on-air bomb scare

A Singapore Airlines spokesperson said that there was a bomb threat concerning SQ-423 operating from Mumbai to Singapore.

10 Mar 2019

Pakistan claims Indian govt 'misleading' people

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing on Saturday that an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft and there are eyewitness accounts as well as electronic evidence for it.

Abhinandan Varthaman

10 Mar 2019

IAF lauds Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman, MiG-21 Bison for shooting down PAF F-16

This is not the first time the IAF has come up with a poem related to the recent happenings involving Pakistan.

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