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Air chief visits UK

According to an IAF statement, ACM PV Naik also met Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of Air Staff, Royal Air Force of United Kingdom and visited RAF bases at Coningsby, Cranwell and Waddington. According to an IAF statement, ACM PV Naik also met Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of Air Staff, Royal Air Force of United Kingdom and visited RAF bases at Coningsby, Cranwell and Waddington.
The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, on a visit to the United Kingdom from Mar 15 to 18, met the Right Honorable Mr Quentin Davies, Minister (Defense - Equipment and Support) as well as Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of Defense Staff and other senior officials of the Royal Armed Forces of the UK. The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, on a visit to the United Kingdom from Mar 15 to 18, met the Right Honorable Mr Quentin Davies, Minister (Defense - Equipment and Support) as well as Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of Defense Staff and other senior officials of the Royal Armed Forces of the UK.

The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, on a visit to the United Kingdom from Mar 15 to 18, met the Right Honorable Mr Quentin Davies, Minister (Defense - Equipment and Support) as well as Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of Defense Staff and other senior officials of the Royal Armed Forces of the UK.

According to an IAF statement, ACM PV Naik also met Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of Air Staff, Royal Air Force of United Kingdom and visited RAF bases at Coningsby, Cranwell and Waddington.

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