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  • Admiral Karambir Singh Takes Charge As 24th Naval Chief; Indian Navy Gives Emotional Farewell to Admiral Sunil Lanba, Watch Video

    Admiral Karambir Singh Takes Charge As 24th Naval Chief; Indian Navy Gives Emotional Farewell to Admiral Sunil Lanba, Watch Video

    May 31, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC assumed charge as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff on Friday. Admiral Lanba passed on the baton to Admiral Singh at a ceremony in the South Block in New Delhi. Admiral Singh after assuming charges said, “It will be my endeavour to continue with their efforts and provide…

  • All-Woman IAF Crew Flies Military Chopper Mi-17 V5 For First Time

    All-Woman IAF Crew Flies Military Chopper Mi-17 V5 For First Time

    May 28, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    For the first time, an all-woman crew of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday flew a medium-lift helicopter Mi-17 V5. The chopper took off from a forward air base in South Western Air Command.

  • IMA Ball Night – Spring Term 2019: Precursor to June 8 Passing Out Parade Held at Indian Military Academy: Anushka Chauhan Adjudged Miss IMA, GC Armanjit Singh Declared Mr IMA

    IMA Ball Night – Spring Term 2019: Precursor to June 8 Passing Out Parade Held at Indian Military Academy: Anushka Chauhan Adjudged Miss IMA, GC Armanjit Singh Declared Mr IMA

    May 26, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The ‘IMA Ball’  for the Spring Term – 2019 was held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun on May 25. The highlight of the evening was the selection of Mr IMA and Miss IMA, in which the Gentleman Cadets and their lady guests participated whole-heartedly with great zeal and enthusiasm. Miss Anushka Chauhan…

  • Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Posted at Suratgarh Airbase in Rajasthan: Reports

    Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Posted at Suratgarh Airbase in Rajasthan: Reports

    May 13, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Saturday resumed his assigned duties at Suratgarh Air Force Station in Rajasthan.

  • DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS Drone

    DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS Drone

    May 13, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.

  • IAF Fighter Pilots to Fly Gaganyaan, India’s First Manned Space Mission

    IAF Fighter Pilots to Fly Gaganyaan, India’s First Manned Space Mission

    May 12, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    ndian Air Force (IAF) pilots would be playing a crucial role in India’s first manned space flight mission, Gaganyaan which is likely to be launched in 2022. Bengaluru-based IAF’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) has started the process of finalising the crew.

  • IAF Gets First Apache Helicopter During Ceremony Held at Boeing’s Production Facility in United States’ Arizona; Watch Video

    IAF Gets First Apache Helicopter During Ceremony Held at Boeing’s Production Facility in United States’ Arizona; Watch Video

    May 11, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Apache Guardian helicopter AH-64E (I) was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) by the United States’ aerospace major Boeing at Mesa in Arizona, USA on May 10. Air Marshal AS Butola, represented the IAF and accepted the first Apache in a ceremonyheld  at Boeing production facility.

  • INS Kolkata And INS Shakti Conduct Group Sail With Naval Ships of US, Japan & Philippines in South China Sea

    INS Kolkata And INS Shakti Conduct Group Sail With Naval Ships of US, Japan & Philippines in South China Sea

    May 9, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Indian Naval Sips (INS) Kolkata and Shakti carried out Group Sail with naval ships of Japan, Philippines and the in the South China Sea from May 3 to May 9.  The six-day long Group Sail had participation of six combatants from the four participating countries and included the Guided Missile Destroyer INS Kolkata and Fleet…

  • Army Goodwill Schools Register 100% Pass In CBSE Class 10 Exam; Hittam Ayoub From AGS Rajouri Tops with 94.20%

    Army Goodwill Schools Register 100% Pass In CBSE Class 10 Exam; Hittam Ayoub From AGS Rajouri Tops with 94.20%

    May 8, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the results of Class 10 exams. Army Goodwill Schools run by the Indian Army performed outstandingly in the Class 10th CBSE board exams. Hittam Ayoub from AGS Rajouri topped with 94.20 percent.

  • Indian Military Academy’s Gentleman Cadet Amul Rawal Dies After Falling Into Gorge During Night Navigation Exercise

    Indian Military Academy’s Gentleman Cadet Amul Rawal Dies After Falling Into Gorge During Night Navigation Exercise

    May 7, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a tragic incident, Amul, Rawal, a Gentleman Cadet of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun lost his life during training exercise on May 6 when he fell into a deep gorge during night navigation exercise. This exercise is conducted every year for the second term cadets. Rawal was an ex-National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet,…

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