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Trump warns Afghanistan to return Bagram: What is so special about the air base?

The Bagram air base fell under the control of the Taliban after they swept to power in the country in 2021.
Updated on Sept 22, 2025 12:15 am IST

Iran fires air defence batteries in provinces as explosions heard near Isfahan

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14. (REUTERS/File)
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 09:34 am IST

China working on ‘supersonic spy drone unit’, says US leaked assessment: Report

Chinese military may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone, according to the report. (AFP)
Published on Apr 19, 2023 09:37 am IST

34 US troops suffered brain injuries from Iran’s strike

Security forces try to open streets while protesters set fire during a demonstration to protest against the Iranian missile strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.
Updated on Jan 25, 2020 01:29 am IST

IAF’s Jaguar suffers bird hit, lands safely in Ambala

One of the engines of the aircraft failed after being hit by the bird. The pilot, however, managed to land safely.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 10:45 am IST

IAF all-woman crew flies Mi-17 chopper for first time

Flight Lieutenant Bhardwaj hails from Mukerian in Punjab and is incidentally also the first woman pilot to fly the Mi-17 V5.
Updated on May 28, 2019 07:24 am IST

2 Punjab pilots in IAF’s first all-women crew to fly Mi-17

Flight Lieutenant Bhardwaj hails from Mukerian in Punjab and is incidentally also the first woman pilot to fly the Mi-17 V5.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on May 28, 2019 11:28 pm IST

IAF recommends Wing Commander Abhinandan’s name for Vir Chakra medal

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
Updated on Apr 21, 2019 08:32 am IST

In hidden mountain air base, Albania stores MiGs for sale

General view of the entrance of the main tunnel of the Gjader Air Base built near the city of Lezhe, on February 5, 2019. - On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal a hidden former air base burrowed into the heart of the mountain. Made up of 600 metres (1,980 feet) of tunnels that once teemed with military life, the secret Gjader air base is now a depot for dozens of hulking communist-era MiG jets collecting dust in the darkness. Three decades after shedding communism, Albanian authorities are still trying to sell off the Soviet and Chinese-made aircraft, of which there are dozens more in another nearby air base.
Updated on Apr 03, 2019 07:15 pm IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrives in Pakistan, Imran Khan drives him to PM’s house personally

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) drives a car next to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan Air Force base in Islamabad.
Updated on Feb 17, 2019 11:20 pm IST

Pathankot attack: Commander faces show-cause notice

Security forces during an operation against the militants who attacked the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot.
Published on Jan 30, 2019 07:08 am IST

With INS Kohassa, India set to get fourth air base in the Andamans

Named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is a large bird of prey endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, INS Kohassa will become the third Naval Air Base in the region after INS Utkrosh at Port Blair and INS Baaz at Campbell Bay.
Published on Jan 24, 2019 12:23 pm IST