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  • Lt Gen Manoj Pande to Take Charge as Eastern Command Chief Succeeding Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on June 1

    Lt Gen Manoj Pande to Take Charge as Eastern Command Chief Succeeding Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on June 1

    May 31, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Lt Gen Manoj Pande will take charge as the chief of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command on Tuesday, i.e. June 1. He will succeeds Lt Gen Anil Chauhan. Lt Gen Pande served as 15th Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). On Monday, he relinquished the command of the only tri-services operational command of the…

  • COVID-19 in India: Medical ICU Installed Onboard ALH MK III Aircraft For Evacuation Of Critical Patients

    COVID-19 in India: Medical ICU Installed Onboard ALH MK III Aircraft For Evacuation Of Critical Patients

    May 30, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Defence Forces has swung into action to assist the government in fighting coronavirus. They have launched the operation CO-JEET to tackle COVID-19. A Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) has been installed onboard ALH Mk III from INAS 323 at INS Hansa by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

  • INA POP Spring Term 2021: 152 Trainees Commissioned Into Indian Navy In Passing Out Parade Held at Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala

    INA POP Spring Term 2021: 152 Trainees Commissioned Into Indian Navy In Passing Out Parade Held at Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala

    May 29, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a spectacular Passing out Parade (POP) held at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, on Saturday, May 29, 2021, 152 trainees comprising Midshipmen of 100 INAC, cadets of 30A  Naval Orientation Course (Extended) and 32 Naval Orientation Course (Regular) passed out with flying colours, marking the culmination of their ab-initio training.

  • Nikita Kaul, Wife of Pulwama Martyr Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal, Joins Indian Army as Lieutenant During POP Held at OTA Chennai

    Nikita Kaul, Wife of Pulwama Martyr Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal, Joins Indian Army as Lieutenant During POP Held at OTA Chennai

    May 29, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Two years after Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal laid down his life while fighting terrorists, his wife Nikita Kaul joined the Indian Army. After the Passing out Parade at Officers Training Academy in Chennai. Lt Nikita Kaul said Major Dhoundiyal is always going to be part of his life and Army Commander Northern Command Lt Gen YK…

  • IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria Flies ‘Missing Man’ Formation in Mig-21 BISON to Pay Tribute to Sqaudron Leader Abhinav Choudhary

    IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria Flies ‘Missing Man’ Formation in Mig-21 BISON to Pay Tribute to Sqaudron Leader Abhinav Choudhary

    May 27, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    IAF Cheif RKS Bhadauria Flies Missing Man Formation in Mig-21 BISON to Pay Tribute to Sqaudron Leader Abhinav Choudhary The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday [paid tribute to Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary, who lost his life in Mig-21 Bison crash last week, by flying “missing man” formation. Air…

  • Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army’s Eastern Command Spearheads Rescue & Relief Operations in West Bengal in Preparations For Cyclonic Storm

    Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army’s Eastern Command Spearheads Rescue & Relief Operations in West Bengal in Preparations For Cyclonic Storm

    May 25, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Indian Army’s Eastern Command is spearheading Army’s  response for rescue and relief operations in West Bengal in preparations for Cyclone Yaas. The deployment of Army columns is based on requisition and is in close coordination with the Government of West Bengal.

  • Mig-21 BISON Crashes Near Punjab’s Moga, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Chaudhary Died; 3rd Accident in 2021 Involving Mig-21

    Mig-21 BISON Crashes Near Punjab’s Moga, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Chaudhary Died; 3rd Accident in 2021 Involving Mig-21

    May 22, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Squadron Leader Abhinav Chaudhary was killed in an Mig-21 BISON aircraft crash on Thursday night. The accident took place Punjab’s Moga district. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered to investigate the crash. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident occurred.

  • INS Rajput, The First Destroyer of Indian Navy, to be Decommissioned on May 21 After Serving For Over 41 Years

    INS Rajput, The First Destroyer of Indian Navy, to be Decommissioned on May 21 After Serving For Over 41 Years

    May 20, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    INS Rajput, the first destroyer of the Indian Navy, will be decommissioned on May 21, 2021 after the service of over 41 years. INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on May 4, 1980 and has rendered yeoman service to the Indian Navy for over four…

  • From Rafale Jets to Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, Here Are Aircraft That Bolster IAF’s Capabilities

    From Rafale Jets to Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, Here Are Aircraft That Bolster IAF’s Capabilities

    May 14, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The fifth batch of Rafale fighter aircrafts arrived in India last month. Till now, over 20 out Rafale jets have been inducted into the Indian Air Force. With Induction of Rafale aircraft, the IAF has now varied range of fighter jets to counter the adversities.

  • COVID-19 Surge in India: Indian Navy Sets Up COVID Care Centre at Vishakhapatnam’s Bheemunipatnam

    COVID-19 Surge in India: Indian Navy Sets Up COVID Care Centre at Vishakhapatnam’s Bheemunipatnam

    May 11, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    As part of the Indian Navy’s efforts to assist the general population of Bheemunipatnam in dealing with the devastating second COVID-19 wave, a 60-bed COVID-19 Care Centre has been set up at INS Kalinga in Vishakhapatnam’s Bheemunipatnam.

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