Ashish Singh

L&T launches final offshore patrol vessel for Indian Coast Guard

October 7, 2020

In an impressive ceremony held at L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli, near Chennai, 7th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) (Yard45007) was launched by Hema Somanathan, spouse of T.V. Somanathan, Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, on Tuesday. T.V. Somanathan, Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, was the chief guest for...

Gajraj Corps, formed during the India-China war, celebrates its 58th Raising Day

October 5, 2020

Gajraj Corps of the Indian Army celebrated its 58th Raising Day at a function held at its headquarters in Tezpur, Assam, on Sunday. Gajraj Corps was raised by Lt Gen B.M. Kaul at Tezpur on 4 October 1962 in the midst of India-China war and over the years, has played...

Eel to produce multi-mode hand grenades for Army

October 3, 2020

In a much-needed boost to the ‘Make In India’ initiative in the defence sector, the Ministry of Defence yesterday signed an agreement with Economics Explosive Ltd. (EEL), a division of Nagpur-based Solar Group, to supply 10 lakh modern hand grenades for the Indian Army. The deliveries of multi-mode hand grenades...

Navies of India, Bangladesh to hold bilateral exercise Bongosagar today

October 3, 2020

The second edition of Indian Navy (IN), Bangladesh Navy (BN) bilateral exercise Bongosagar is scheduled to commence in Northern Bay of Bengal from Saturday. Exercise Bongosagar, whose first edition was held in 2019, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime...

ITI signs contract to build Army’s communication network

October 3, 2020

The project will provide better survivability, responsiveness and high bandwidth in any operational scenario and enhance the communication coverage of network closer to border areas. In order to meet the long pending demand of the Indian Army, the Cabinet Committee on Security, has approved the proposal for establishment of Army...

China should not misconstrue India’s patience as its weakness

October 3, 2020

India is the land of followers of peace and originators of Buddhism and desire to be at peace with one and all especially during the modern times as the resultant devastation and destruction of fully armed conflict would send countries back several centuries. All the progress made by mankind would...

BrahMos featuring indigenous booster successfully flight tested

October 1, 2020

The BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile featuring indigenous booster and airframe section along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems was successfully flight tested for designated range on Wednesday from ITR, Balasore in Odisha. It is one more major step in enhancing the indigenous content. The BrahMos Land-Attack Cruise Missile...

19th meeting of WMCC on India-China standoff held

October 1, 2020

The 19th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of...

300th ALH-Dhruv rolls out from HAL hangar

October 1, 2020

In yet another major fillip to indigenous programme, 300th Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) rolled out from HAL hangar on Tuesday. The roll-out certificate of the 300th helicopter was handed over to G.V.S. Bhaskar, Chief Executive Officer, Helicopter Complex, by Y.K. Sharma, Additional Director General (South Zone), Directorate General of Aeronautical...

Coast Guard ship Kanaklata Barua commissioned in Kolkata

October 1, 2020

The Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua was commissioned in Kolkata by Jiwesh Nandan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence (MoD), on Tuesday via video conferencing in the presence of DG K. Natarajan, Director General of Indian Coast Guard, Rear Admiral (Retd) V.K. Saxena, Chairman & Managing Director of GRSE Ltd,...

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