New Delhi/Gaurikund : A newly-acquired Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed while engaged on a rescue mission in Uttarakhand Tuesday killing 20 people, a top official engaged in the relief operations said. The IAF, however, put the toll at eight, including the chopper’s five crew members. The five IAF personnel killed were a […]
New Delhi : India will cancel a deal to buy 12 helicopters from Italian defence giant Finmeccanica if allegations of bribery are proven against the company, Defence Minister AK Antony said. “If anybody is guilty, they will have to pay the price… no one will be spared,” Mr Antony said of the 4,000-crore deal which […]
Bangalore : Asia’s premier airshow, Aero India 2013 got off to a flying start at Yelahanka air base here with Defence Minister A K Antony pitching for self-reliance and scaling up defence industrial base at home and also encouraged foreign aerospace firms to tap opportunities in India. The inauguration of the five-day biennial event was […]
