In a bid to bolster military infrastructure along the China border, the Indian Air Force is set to operationalise its Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.

IAF to operationalise air field in Arunachal Pradesh near China border

The 15-member team which helped to recover bodies of personnel died in AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh was retrieved on Saturday evening, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said.

AN-32 crash: IAF retrieves 15-member rescue team from crash site

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid tributes to the Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel who died in an An-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh. "Met with the families and friends of the deceased Air-warriors of An32 and shared my grief and heartfelt condolences with them.

Rajnath Singh pays tribute to IAF personnel killed in AN-32 crash, meets their family members

Six bodies and remains of seven others have been recovered from the crash site of the ill-fated AN-32 days after a massive search operation was initiated, Defence spokesperson Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh in Shillong said on Thursday.

Six bodies, remains of seven others recovered from AN-32 crash site

The IAF Thursday completed the task of retrieving bodies of all its 13 personnel from the crash site of its AN-32 aircraft in the Pari mountains in Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh and flew them to Jorhat airport in Assam.

AN-32 crash: IAF retrieves remains of all 13 'air-warriors'

The blackbox of the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board has suffered damage and an investigation by the Air Force to find out the actual cause of the crash may take more time.

Blackbox of crashed AN-32 damaged, data retrieval for accident probe may get delayed

Inclement weather on Saturday hampered rescue efforts to retrieve the mortal remains of 13 air-warriors who were on board the Indian Air Force aircraft that crashed in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, an IAF spokesman said.

Inclement weather hampers operation to retrieve bodies of IAF aircraft crash victims

Indian Air Force's search and rescue team on Friday recovered cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) of the missing AN-32 aircraft. The process of recovering the mortal remains of all air warriors is still on at the crash site, news agency ANI reported.

Voice and data recorder recovered from crashed Indian Air Force's AN-32 aircraft 

The Indian Air Force lost thirteen "air warriors" in a crash in Arunachal Pradesh. The search operations which lasted several days due to bad weather ended on Tuesday as the wreckage of the ill-fated flight was discovered.

India can't afford to lose any more 'air warriors' to the flying coffins in the IAF

Wuhan provided 'stability and momentum' to India-China ties: PM Modi to Xi Jinping Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Chinese President Xi Jinping that the relationship between the two countries has strengthened.

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Indian Air Force(IAF) on Wednesday mobilised fifteen personnel for rescue operation of the AN-32 transport aircraft which crashed on June 3. However, adverse weather conditions and difficult terrain have halted their progress, forcing the rescuers to camp overnight The wreckage of the plane was found around 16 kilometres north of the lipo area in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, at a height of twelve thousand feet.

Rescue operation halted in AN-32 crash site as IAF mountaineers face adverse weather

Images captured of the probable crash point of missing Indian Air Force's AN-32 aircraft show that the aircraft was quite close to clearing a hill. The aircraft may have failed flying past the hill probably due to the blockage of view due to clouds, news agency ANI reported.

AN-32 aircraft probably couldn't get past hill, crashed due to blockage of view

As even after seven days there is no clue about the whereabouts of AN32 aircraft, Union Minister General (Retd) VK Singh on Sunday assured that the government and defence forces are "working tirelessly" to locate it.

Government, defence forces working tirelessly to locate missing AN-32 aircraft: VK Singh

The Indian Air Force on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to anyone providing information about location of the AN-32 transport aircraft which went missing six days ago around remote Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh.

IAF announces Rs 5 lakh reward for information on missing An-32 aircraft 

Search and Rescue Operations (SAR) for the missing Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft entered sixth day on Saturday. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited the Jorhat Air Force Station to review the SAR operations for the missing aircraft.

Search for missing An-32 continues; IAF chief Dhanoa visits Jorhat Air Force Station to review SAR operations

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has intensified and expanded search operations for the AN-32 aircraft which went missing on June 3, despite extreme weather and an unfavourable terrain posing a challenge.

100 hours on, IAF intensifies search for AN-32 amid adverse weather

As a massive search and rescue operation (SAR) involving a large fleet of planes, choppers and satellite imagery to locate an AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues, it has also come to light that the wife of the ill-fated plane's pilot was on the ATC duty when the flight took off. Watch this video to know more.

Missing AN-32: Pilot's wife was on ATC duty

The search operations for the Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft, which went missing over Arunachal Pradesh, entered the fourth day on Thursday. While bad weather conditions on Wednesday had put a halt to the search operations by helicopters, two Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jets and one C 130J aircraft carried out missions to locate the missing plane.

Search operations for missing IAF aircraft enters fourth day

The search operations for the missing AN-32 transport aircraft entered the third day on Wednesday. "We are putting in all the resources available with us. We have put massive efforts through radar, satellite, visual by helicopters and by ground patrols again today," IAF officials said.

Search operations for missing AN-32 aircraft enter third day

The search and rescue operations by helicopters to locate the missing An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force was called off on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions.

Missing An-32 aircraft: Search operations by choppers called off due to bad weather, Su-30s to continue night missions

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has intensified efforts to locate the missing AN-32 transport aircraft, which went missing on Monday in Arunachal Pradesh. "Despite challenges posed by vegetation, inhospitable terrain and poor weather, the search has been expanded.

Indian Air Force intensifies efforts to find missing AN-32 aircraft, operation to continue through the night

Search operations for the missing AN-32 aircraft enters third day today. Even two days after it is not possible to spot the wreckage of the AN-32 aircraft. Watch this video to know why the search operation is taking this long.

Missing AN-32: Why the search operation is taking this long

ISRO satellites and Naval P-8I spy planes have been pressed into service to locate the wreckage of the missing AN-32 aircraft which went missing Monday afternoon with 13 IAF personnel on board.

Satellites, spy planes roped in to locate Indian Air Force's missing AN-32 aircraft

The Indian Air Force on Monday clarified that no wreckage of its missing AN-32 aircraft has been sighted. The IAF has said that while some reports of possible location of the crash site were received, no wreckage has been sighted so far, news agency ANI reported.

No wreckage has been sighted so far: Indian Air Force on missing AN-32 aircraft

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