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CRASH LANDING: The IAF lost two of its Russian-made MiG-27s in crashes last year.

CRASH LANDING: The IAF lost two of its Russian-made MiG-27s in crashes last year.

MiG-27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot killed

A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in West Bengal on Tuesday, Defence Ministry officials said. The pilot was killed in the accident. The fighter plane took off from the Hashimara air force base. The pilot, Wing Commander Aswal, was killed in the crash.

ABOUT TURN: Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday hinted at a further reduction of troops in J-K.
IN ROUGH WEATHER: The Finance Ministry
SECURITY CHECK: Post 26/11 attacks, India has tightened many loose ends in its internal security mechanism.
IN DEFENCE: Defence Minister AK Antony has taken a tough stand on scams in arms deals.
BIGGER THAN WAR: Defence spending has fallen below two per cent of the GDP.
REVIEWING SECURITY: The Defence Minister held a meeting with the NSA to review the security situation.
WAR-FAIR: Arjun tank, India
NO RELIEF: Col Kohli had taken photographs of civilians splashed with tomato ketchup posing as corpses to stake claim for gallantry award.
TOP GUNS: Col Kohli was following orders of his seniors Major Gen Ravinder Singh (L) and Brig Rao.
HOMEBOUND: Prince Harry had been deployed to Afghanistan in December and was serving with his unit.

Harry to leave Afghanistan, return home

Prince Harry had been deployed to Afghanistan in December and was serving with his unit.

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