Tri-service exercise conducted in Nicobar
A multi-domain tri-service exercise is currently in progress at the strategically important Nicobar group of islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, military officials said on Wednesday. As part of the exercise, troops of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force were mobilised for amphibious landing in close coordination with the paradrop of airborne troops, […]
Swadeshi next-generation AERVs inducted into Army
The first set of indigenously developed next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle (AERV) was inducted into the Corps of Engineers of the Army on Tuesday, a defense release said. Army chief General M M Naravane inducted the vehicles and flagged them off in a ceremony at the Bombay Engineer Group (BEG) at Khadki near Pune. The […]
India successfully tests Pralay missile off Odisha coast
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired short-range, the surface to surface-guided ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ off the Odisha coast, DRDO sources said. The solid-fuel, battlefield missile developed by Defence Research Development Organisation is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian ballistic missile programme. The missile, launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 10.30 am, met all the mission objectives, the sources said. […]
Seven IAF aircrafts crashed in last two years Says Defence Ministry
IAF aircrafts crashed : Seven aircraft of the Indian Air Force have crashed in the last two years, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this while replying to a question in the House. ”A total of seven aircraft of the Air Force have crashed in […]
India deploys first S-400 air defence system in Punjab sector
In a major boost to the country’s air defence capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is deploying the first squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system in the Punjab sector. “The first squadron is being deployed in the Punjab sector. The batteries of the first squadron would be capable of taking care of aerial […]
2 Terrorists Killed In Rajouri Encounter By Secruity Forces
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. The operation is going on in the Thanamandi forest belt area and so far, two militants have been killed, they said. “It is a group of three to four terrorists of which two are foreign […]
India successfully test-fired next generation Agni-P ballistic missile
On December 18, 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ from APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and downrange ships positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile trajectory and parameters. The missile […]
15 Military Chopper Accidents Since March 2017
Military Chopper Accidents : Thirty-one people were killed in accidents involving 15 military helicopters since March 2017 that included the December 8 crash of the Mi-17V5 near Coonoor, according to details provided by the government in Lok Sabha on Friday. The 15 choppers that met with accidents included four Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), four Cheetah, […]
59,190 armed forces personnel granted Disability Pension since 2016 : Defence Ministry
The government on Friday said it has granted disability pension to 59,190 armed forces personnel since 2016. Armed forces personnel “invalidated” out of service on account of bodily disability sustained during service are eligible for disability pension. According to details provided by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt in Lok Sabha, 6,851 personnel were granted […]
Indian Security Agencies Efficient In Handling Terrorist Threats Claims US Report
Indian security agencies are effective in disrupting terror threats, but gaps remain in interagency intelligence and information sharing, the US state department said in its annual report on terrorism published Thursday. Citing several arrests by India’s National Investigative Agency (NIA), the country-wise report said that Indian counterterrorism forces actively detected and disrupted transnational and regional […]