Defence cutbacks force US to keep U-2 spy planes

Defence cutbacks force US to keep U-2 spy planes Washington: The US may rely on its aging fleet of 33 high-flying U-2 spy planes longer than expected due to defence cutbacks, according to a media report. For more than 50 years, the CIA and US military have relied on U-2s to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions. It was first designed during the Eisenhower administration to breach the hidden military strongholds in the Soviet Union. The...
06:39 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Iran shows video of purported US drone

Iran shows video of purported US drone Iran: Iranian state TV broadcast video on Thursday of what it said was the high-tech US drone that Tehran says its forces downed earlier this week, and lodged a diplomatic complaint over the violation of its airspace. The more than two minutes of footage showed Iranian military officials inspecting what state TV identified as the RQ-170 Sentinel drone, and offered the first evidence that Tehran had captured the aircraft. The...
03:02 AM, Dec 09, 2011

Indo-US join hands in disaster management

Indo-US join hands in disaster management India is set to emerge as an international disaster mitigation hub. ...
02:18 AM, Oct 20, 2009
Boyfriend in Iraq, girl goes around with his cutout

Boyfriend in Iraq, girl goes around with his cutout

Her boyfriend is stationed in Iraq with the US Air Force. ...
04:26 PM, Sep 15, 2009

Crew questioned; US plane permitted to leave

Crew questioned; US plane permitted to leave Aircraft hired by US Air Force strayed into Indian airspace over Gujarat. ...
05:22 PM, Jun 20, 2009

US Air Force band to sing Kajra re

US Air Force band to sing Kajra re The Bollywood hit Kajra re will take on an American flavour when a US Air Force band belts it in Delhi. ...
11:20 PM, Mar 13, 2007
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