Air Force
IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal Khosla retires
Indian Air Force (IAF) Vice Chief Air Marshal Anil Khosla on Tuesday retired after an illustrious career spanning four decades. Born on April 9, 1959, the Air Marshal was commissioned in Fi…
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Navy
After GRSE, MoD signs contract for 8 ASWSWC with Cochin Shipyard Limited for Indian Navy
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday signed a contract for construction of 8 Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC) for Indian Navy with Kochi-based Cochin Shipyard Limited…
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Government awards contract worth Rs 6,311.2Cr to GRSE for 8 ASWSWCs
The government has awarded a contract worth Rs 6,311.32 crore to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) to build eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs…
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Maintenance center for Ansat helicopters to open in Mexico in 2020
The Mexican company Craft Avia Center in cooperation with the Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is planning to open a technical maintenance center for A…
Air Force
Air commodore Aserkar takes over Command at Air Force Station, Begumpet
Air Commodore MB Aserkar took over the Command as Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station, Begumpet on Thursday. A hollow square was conducted at Begumpet Air Force Station, and Group C…
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HAL re-commences Flight testing of Modified Intermediate Jet Trainer
HAL recommenced flight testing of modified Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) on Wednesday from its facilities here and the flight test was flawless. The flight testing of IJT (HJT 36), designe…
Air Force
AB-INITIO trainees’ valedictory function held at Jalahalli Air Force station
On the occasion of passing out of 1259 Ab-initio trainees and 22 trainees of Friendly Foreign Countries, an impressive valedictory function was held at Air Force Station Jalahalli in Bengal…
Army
World War II: US warplane wreckage found in Arunachal Pradesh
A 12-member Indian Army patrol along with a police representative recovered wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft in Roing district of Arunachal Pradesh. The patrol locat…
Navy
AUSINDEX 2019: Indian and Australian Navies commence bilateral naval exercise
The bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia “AUSINDEX-2019” conducted on the east coast of India, commenced at Visakhaptnam on Tuesday. It is the third edition of joint nava…
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FY 2018-19: HAL turnover crosses Rs 19,400 crore
India’s plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recorded a turnover of over Rs. 19,400 crores (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2019 (corresponding fig…
Air Force
MiG 27 fighter aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, pilot safe
An MiG 27 fighter jet crashed on Sunday in Rajasthan’s Godana village of Sirohi district when it was on routine mission from Jodhpur air base. The pilot of the crashed MiG 27 aircraft was r…
Navy
To counter China in IOR, India needs a naval alliance with teeth
The meteoric rise of China and its assertive influence in the Indo-Pacific region have meant that India is strengthening its negotiating space by forging economic and strategic ties with th…