Maldives military pilots not capable of flying Dornier and helicopters donated by India: Defence Minister Ghassan

Maldives military pilots not capable of flying Dornier and helicopters donated by India: Defence Minister Ghassan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with President of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maldives military still does not have pilots capable of operating three aircraft donated by India, Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon has acknowledged, days after 76 Indian defence personnel left the island nation at the instance of Maldives President … Read more

Dornier, C-130 aircraft deployed to Australia’s strategic Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Dornier, C-130 aircraft deployed to Australia’s strategic Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Expanding the strategic reach of the Indian military and improving interoperability with Australia, an Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian Ocean, close to Indonesia and strategic maritime choke points earlier this month, diplomatic and official sources … Read more

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone Sitrang

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone Sitrang

The fishermen would be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in accordance with the MoU existing between the two Coast Guards. The fishermen would be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in accordance with the MoU existing between the two Coast Guards. In a coordinated search and rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard … Read more

Dibrugarh-Tezu Route: Alliance Air launches flight using Dornier aircraft

Dibrugarh-Tezu Route: Alliance Air launches flight using Dornier aircraft

The Centre-run Alliance Air has launched a flight on Thursday, between Dibrugarh in Assam and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh using its Dornier 228 aircraft, a statement said. The 17-seater aircraft, which has been made in India, will be used to operate the flights on the Dibrugarh-Tezu route thrice per week, the airline’s statement noted. The … Read more