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Aero India show: Govt to hold “Drone Olympics” to boost UAV makers

Aiming to giving a boost to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market especially start-ups, the government will hold international level “Drone Olympics” for the first time at Aero India show in Bengaluru on February 21 wherein domestic as well as ... Read More

Col Ranveer Jamwal embarks on to conquer Mt Vinson in Antarctica

After successfully scaling six highest peaks in six continents, Col Ranveer Jamwal is on way to climb the seventh highest peak Mt Vinson in Antarctica to become the first Indian Army officer to con ... Read More

Ramban bus fall: IAF’s Hovering Hawks launches 2 heptrs on short notice

On a short notice, Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Udhampur-based unit ‘Hovering Hawks’ launched two Cheetah helicopters and carried out casualty evacuation from Chanderkot helipad after they got information of a civil bus on move from Badgam ... Read More

Army rescues 35 ITBP jawans as bus fell into gorge in J&K

In a concerted effort, the Indian Army on Monday rescued a bus carrying 35 Indo-Tibetian Border Police (ITBP) personnel after it fell into a gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Read More

Military ties: Bangladeshi Army delegation arrives at Trishakti Corps

Aiming to further foster deeper collaboration among both the foot soldiers, a 20-member Bangladeshi army delegation on Wednesday arrived at Siliguri-headquartered Trishakti Corps of Indian Army. ... Read More

Paris meet: India expresses deep concern over protectionism

India has expressed its deep concern on efforts to build walls of separation in the form of protectionism. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who has just returned from Paris, afte ... Read More

After 30 years Army gets Howitzers, Vajra guns

Marking a major milestone towards capacity building and giving more firepower to the Army, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dedicated the globally combat proven M777 A2 ultra light how ... Read More

HAL: HTT 40 begins spin testing

Aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-developed HTT 40 on Friday began spin testing by successfully entering in to two turn spin and subsequently recovering with the appropriate controls. Th ... Read More

Army formally inducts K9 Vajra and M777 howitzer guns

The Indian Army on Friday received K9 Vajra and M777 howitzer guns at a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Deolali artillery centre in Maharashtra. M777 ultra-light howitzer (ULH) artillery guns have b ... Read More

Sitharaman leaves for Arunachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday left for upper Dibang valley in Arunachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with soldiers. There are military posts separated from the nearest road- ... Read More