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LCA Tejas to be part of multi-nation exercise in UK
New Delhi : Indigenously developed aircraft Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will take part in a multi-nation exercise in the UK next month.The aircraft will be part of the Indian Air Force contingent, which will participate in a…
Gen Naravane presents Presidential Colours to 4 para batallions
Bengaluru : Chief of Army Staff, General M.M. Naravane presented the prestigious 'President Colours' or 'Nishan', as they are popularly known in the Army, to four parachute battalions on Wednesday.The four battallions 11 Para (Special…
President Ram Nath Kovind reviews Naval Fleet, says safety of seas remains critical
Visakhapatnam : President Ram Nath Kovind reviewed Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines, and 55 aircraft on Monday here and said safety of the seas remains a critical requirement.Lauding the efforts of the Indian Navy, the…
Indian Navy’s indigenous sail vessel makes history
New Delhi : On February 18, 2017, Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini was commissioned with a sole mission to promote the first-ever Indian all-women circumnavigation. While women represent only 1.2 per cent of the global seafaring…
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes over as Army’s Northern Command chief
Jammu: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday took over as chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command, a defence statement said.He was currently serving as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff.Commissioned into the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, Lt Gen…
Indian Coast Guard to celebrate Raising Day on Tuesday
New Delhi : The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which from just seven surface platforms in 1978 has grown into a formidable force with 158 ships and 70 aircraft, will celebrate its 46th Raising Day on Tuesday.The force has in the last one year…
Aircraft carriers for Indian Navy ‘unavoidable requirement’ to meet any eventuality
New Delhi : Even as India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) an engineering marvel that reflects the technological prowess of a resurgent nation completed its third set of sea trials in January this year, several navies around the…
Army’s Northern Command bids farewell to GOC-n-C Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi
Jammu: The Indian Army's Northern Command on Monday bade farewell to Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi as he relinquished the command on January 31."Lt Gen Joshi assumed the appointment of GOC-in-C, Northern Command at Udhampur on February 1, 2020 and he…
BSF gets 3 new Floating Border Out-Post vessels
New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) has received three new Floating Border Out-Post (FBOP) vessels from the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on January 26 while three more vessels are likely to be delivered in the coming months, the CSL…
Indian Army thanks Chinese PLA for handing over Arunachal youth
Itanagar: The Indian Army on Thursday thanked the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) for handing over Arunachal Pradesh teenager Miram Taron to the Army nine days after the youth went missing.A defence statement said that the Indian…