air force

04 Jul

India, Oman discuss enhancing interoperability, joint training and professional exchanges in Air Force

Muscat, July 3 (IANS) Air Vice Marshal SK Taliyan of the Indian Air Force and Air Commodore Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Al Abri of the Royal Air Force of Oman on Friday held discussions on enhancing interoperability, joint training and professional exchanges between the two countries. "The 11th Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force of Oman Air Staff Talks were held at Muscat in Oman, from July 1 to 2. The talks were co-chaired by Air Vice Marshal SK Taliyan of the Indian Air Force and Air Commodore Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Al Abri of the Royal Air Force of Oman,"…

15 Dec

Aussie planes hit more IS targets after new law

Canberra: Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the Australian government modified its war crimes bill to allow servicemen to engage in wider range of hostile terrorist targets without fear of prosecution, Xinhua news reported. On Thursday, the air force officer told media that since the changes were implemented, Australian bombers were recording a "weapons release rate" of 61 per cent, up from 20 per cent earlier in 2016. "Previously we would have rejected targets because they fell…