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Official account of the Defence Public Relations Officer & Spokesperson, Bengaluru, Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Bengaluru South, India
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    May 20, 2020
    #Update It was a routine IAF Test Flight involving a supersonic profile which took off from Bluru Airport and flew in the allotted airspace well outside City limits. The aircraft was of Aircraft Systems and Testing Establishment (ASTE) @IAF_MCC @SpokespersonMoD
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    Apr 13, 2020
    Col NS Bal, Shaurya Chakra Awardee,member of the elite Para SF who lost his battle to a very rare high grade osteosarcoma (aggressive cancer) on Apr 9th 2020 was bid farewell today in Bluru. He was an epitome of bravery & courage & a true SF warrior. @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD 1/3
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    Jul 29, 2020
    Beauty and the beasts. Recent additions to the @IAF_MCC A formidable force to reckon with LCA Tejas Apache attack Heli Chinook heavy lift Heli Rafale Fighter jet
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    May 1, 2025
    Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumed the Command of Training Command #IAF on 01 May 2025. On taking over, he inspected a #Ceremonial Guard of Honour at #HQ Training Command and paid homage at the HQ Training Command #WarMemorial. Commissioned in Jun 1987, he has over 4500 hours of
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    Feb 2, 2023
    LCA #Tejas in Final Operational Clearance (FOC) configuration will be at the center stage of #IndiaPavilion at #AeroIndia2023. More details here: sainiksamachar.nic.in/press-realease… @SpokespersonMoD @IAF_MCC @rajnathsingh @DefenceMinIndia @DefProdnIndia @HALHQBLR
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    May 20, 2020
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    The aircraft was far away from the city limits when this occurred. The sound of a sonic boom can be heard and felt by an observer even when the aircraft is flying as far away as 65 to 80 kilometres away from the person.
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    Jan 14, 2021
    Defence Minister, @rajnathsingh and Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat attend #VeteransDay Celebrations at Headquarters Training Command, Indian Air Force, #Bengaluru, today #VeteransDay2021
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    May 20, 2020
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    whose Test Pilots & Flight Test Engineers routinely test out all aeroplanes. The sonic boom was probably heard while the aircraft was decelerating from supersonic to subsonic speed between 36,000 and 40000 feet altitude.
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    Oct 1, 2020
    Air Marshal RD Mathur took over as AOC-in-C of Training Command, IAF Bluru. He was commissioned into Fighter Stream of IAF in June 1982. Air Officer has a flying experience of more than 5100 hrs on a variety of fighter aircraft, trainers & helis. @IAF_MCC @SpokespersonMoD
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    Jun 8, 2023
    Col Mandeep Virdi, becomes the first lady officer to take over the prestigious command of No 1 Training Battalion `The Mighty Chetak’, a premier training est of ASC Centre (North).
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    Jul 25, 2019
    #KargilVijayDiwas 20 years on. To commemorate the 20th year of Kargil Vijay diwas, Suryakiran aerobatic team displayed it's signature manoeuvres at AFS, Bidar. School Children participated & interacted with the pilots & IAF personnel later. @IAF_MCC @SpokespersonMoD
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    Dec 30, 2022
    Training of first batch of '#Agniveervayu' commenced at Airmen Training School (ATS) #Belagavi from today. Air Marshal Manavendra Singh PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC, AOC-n-C, Training Command visited ATS Belagavi and addressed the newly recruited batch of Agniveervayu. @IAF_MCC
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    Jan 14, 2021
    Defence Minister @rajnathsingh and CDS, General Bipin Rawat interacted with the Veterans, Next of Kins and representatives of various ex-servicemen organizations present at the #VeteransDay Celebrations at the Air Force Training Command, #Bengaluru
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    Jun 14, 2020
    Sad to inform that Lt Gen C N Somanna expired yest at 4.10 pm, His funeral is today at 1pm at Coorg. Lt Gen Somanna was Adjutant in Gurkhas in same Battalion as Gen Bipin Rawat. He was hand picked by Field Marshal K M Cariappa, when he converted 3 Infantry @CMofKarnataka