Ashish Singh

INDIA CONDUCTS SECOND SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST OF QUICK REACTION SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE SYSTEM

November 18, 2020

In yet another flight test, the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system tracked the target accurately and successfully neutralised the airborne target. The flight test, second in the series, was conducted on Tuesday at around 03:42 pm from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha....

Army pays tribute to its bravehearts

November 16, 2020

The Indian Army paid tribute to Havildar Hardhan Chandra Roy, Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao, Gunner Subodh Ghosh and Sepoy Jondhale Rushikesh Ramchandra, who made the supreme sacrifice on 13 November in North Kashmir. On Sunday, in a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen B.S. Raju, Chinar Corps Commander, and...

AIR CHIEF VISITS SOUTH WESTERN SECTOR

November 13, 2020

Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), visited bases in South Western sector on Thursday. On arrival, the CAS was received by Air Marshal S.K. Ghotia, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command. At Air Force Station Deesa, the CAS reviewed the status of infrastructure development....

5TH SCORPENE SUBMARINE YARD 11879 LAUNCHED AT MAZAGON DOCKS

November 13, 2020

Yard 11879, the fifth of the Indian Navy’s Kalvari class submarines of Project 75, was launched on Wednesday, at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Shripad Yesso Naik, MoS Defence, was the Chief Guest at the ceremony and the submarine was named ‘Vagir’ in accordance with...

RAJNATH SINGH UNVEILS ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE MODEL IN DRDO BHAWAN

November 10, 2020

A model of Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile installed inside the DRDO Bhawan premises was unveiled on Monday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari and Chairman DRDO, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy. ‘Mission Shakti’ was country’s first ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test...

Air Force station Darbhanga begins civil air operations

November 9, 2020

The India Air Force (IAF) along with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has now connected Air Force Station Darbhanga in Bihar, to other major cities of the country with first passenger fight of Spice jet landing from Bengaluru on Sunday at 11:10 am. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft of the...

Five years of one rank one pension

November 9, 2020

Five years ago, the Indian government took the historic decision to implement One Rank One Pension, (OROP) by issuing an order on 7 November 2015, benefit effective from 1 July 2014, despite huge financial burden, to the welfare of former servicemen. Armed forces personnel retired up to 30 June 2014...

HOW COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A HISTORIC OPERATION OFF THE COAST OF SRI LANKA

November 9, 2020

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) created yet another maritime history of a kind by responding and coordinating a major firefighting operation onboard Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ‘MT New Diamond’ wherein the entire highly inflammable cargo ‘Kuwait Export Crude’ was protected despite raging fire and intermittent explosions. The ICG spearheaded...

CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF 139TH NDA COURSE HELD

November 7, 2020

The Convocation Ceremony of 139th NDA course was held at Habibullah Hall, NDA on 6 November. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Prof (Dr) Nitin R. Karmalkar, Vice-Chancellor, Savitribai Phule, Pune University, Pune. At least 217 cadets were conferred the degree of Jawaharlal Nehru University which included 49 cadets...

PEACE CAN BE ENSURED ONLY THROUGH THE ABILITY TO DETER WAR: RAJNATH SINGH

November 7, 2020

The two-day webinar organised by the National Defence College on 5t-6 November as part of its Diamond Jubilee celebrations concluded on Thursday. The webinar on the theme “India’s National security: The Way Ahead” witnessed wide participation across the strategic community with a galaxy of national and international speakers providing comprehensive...

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