Ashish Singh

DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS

September 23, 2020

Successful flight test of ABHYAS — High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) — was on Monday conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha. During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown. The vehicle can be used as target for evaluation...

Army hospital undertakes critical Covid care of armed forces, police and civilians

September 22, 2020

With the increase in Covid-19 cases in the region, there was a need to have a separate Covid care hospital of the Army in Pune so that the multidisciplinary Southern Command Hospital could continue treatment of non-Covid patients unhindered. Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences (AICTS) was identified and converted...

CARACAL International refocuses in line with Make in India

September 22, 2020

The 2018 winner of the Indian government tender to supply Indian Army with 93,895 CAR 816 assault rifles, moves commitment to fully manufacture in India from start of contract, as opposed to the initial phased approach. CARACAL,the UAE-based small arms manufacturer, on Sunday stressed in a statement “its commitment to...

In a first, Indian Navy gets women combat aviators on warships

September 22, 2020

Ushering a new dawn in the history of Indian naval aviation, two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream for the first time. Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers in the Indian Navy...

Assam Rifles helping Mizoram fight drugs and contraband smuggling

September 21, 2020

Assam Rifles has been in the service of the North- eastern states since its inception around 250 years ago. A true paramilitary service, officered by Indian Army officers, it consists of ‘sons of soil’ and is therefore fully integrated with the local population. As a result, Assam Rifles personnel are...

Indian, US defence delegations conduct virtual discussion

September 18, 2020

The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting was held virtually on 15 September 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by Raj Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, from the Indian Ministry of Defence, and Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, from the US Department of...

NSA Ajit Doval attends BRICS’ meeting on security issues

September 18, 2020

Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Institutional Security under the President of Brazil M. Innosencio, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation N.P. Patrushev, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of India, Ajit Doval, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of...

35 ARMED FORCES MEN LOST COVID BATTLE, NEARLY 20,000 INFECTED

September 17, 2020

With Covid-19 tally having crossed the 50 - lakh mark in the country, the government on Wednesday disclosed the latest figures of coronavirus infections in the armed forces. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that there have been 19,839 cases of...

AIRBUS TO INTRODUCE NEWEST LAKOTA HELICOPTER TO US ARMY

September 17, 2020

Airbus Helicopters will introduce the newest series of its Lakota helicopter to the U.S. Army’s fleet, the company announced at the 2020 National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) virtual trade show. Starting with new orders placed this year for 17 additional Lakota helicopters, the US Army will welcome...

Keel laid for the third stealth frigate of Project 17A

September 16, 2020

Vice Admiral S.R. Sarma, Chief of Material (COM) & CWP&A of the Indian Navy, and V.L. Kantha Rao, Additional Secretary (Defence Production), laid the keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the prestigious P17A class stealth frigates. The keel-laying ceremony was conducted through an e-platform in the presence of...

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