First Indian Army mountaineering expedition to Mt Makalu flagged off

First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu (8485m) comprising five officers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged off by Director General Military Training on Tuesday. In furtherance of the objective of summiting all challengin...

Navy Chief commissions INS Kohassa in Andaman and Nicobar Island

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday commissioned INS Kohassa at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Earlier, it was Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur. INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is...

DAC approves upgradation of 17 Dornier aircraft at HAL

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday accorded approval for the Mid Life Upgrade of 17 Dornier aircraft of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an approximate cost of Rs 950 crore. The upgrades will ...

Modi hands over Dornier aircraft model to Seychelles president

Aiming to take the defence ties to a newer height, India handed over a model of Dornier aircraft to the visiting Seychelles president, on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the replica of aircraft at Hyderabad House here.  ...

Indian Naval warship reaches Indonesia

To express India’s solidarity with friendly countries towards ensuring good order in the maritime domain, INS Kulish, a Kora class Missile Corvette and a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Andaman and Nicobar Command reached Belawan, Indones...

INS Sumedha deployed in Maldives for EEZ surveillance

The Indian Navy has deployed its Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) Sumedha to provide Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance support in Maldives. The vessel will undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives till May 17 as part of Indian Navy’s...