Will Indian Navy welcome the American FA-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft?
India is rapidly increasing its strategic power amid increasing tensions from Pakistan and China. During this time Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh has mentioned the need for the third aircraft carrier in the country. The Indian Navy currently consists of only one aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, while another aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is still under construction. In such a situation, the Indian Navy needs fighter aircraft to operate from these aircraft carriers. For which American arms manufacturer Boeing remains a fierce rivalry between Russian Mikoyan and Dassault. Currently, India operates 26 MiG-29K from Russia with its aircraft carrier INS
INS Kiltan reaches Vietnam, will practice in South China Sea
Indian Navy ship INS Kiltan will join the exercise in the South China Sea from 26 to 27 December with the Navy of Vietnam. According to the statement issued by the Ministry of Defense, the warship arrived in flood-hit central Vietnam on Thursday carrying 15 tons of disaster relief material. The ship arrived at Naha Rahang Port in Ho China Minh City, Vietnam. More than 230 people have died in central Vietnam due to the severe floods in October-November. The ship will be involved in the exercise after taking off the relief material. According to the ministry, INS Kiltan is
DRDO New JVPC Carbine Ready For Use, Finishes Trials Successfully
Last week, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said that a Carbine, jointly developed by its Pune-based facility and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), had completed its final phase of user trials by the Army and was ready for induction. The Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) is not just slated to replace the ageing 9 mm carbine currently in use by the armed forces but would also modernise the armoury of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), like the CRPF and BSF, and state police forces. The primary objective of this weapon system is to injure or incapacitate the
Ambassador Of Nepal To India Meets Army Chief MM Narwane
The Indian army chief visited Nepal last month. During this time he met the then Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. During the meeting, Prime Minister Oli emphasized the good relations between India and Nepal. Oli had said that any issues on which we have differences should be dealt with through negotiations. General Narwane also visited the headquarters of the Nepali army. A political crisis occurred in Nepal on Sunday. In Nepal, President Vidya Devi Bhandari announced the midterm election dates on the recommendations of Prime Minister Oli, dissolving the Parliament. Later the Prachanda-led faction of the ruling party chose
Radio signals received from outside the solar system for the first time
The international team of scientists has probably detected radio signals coming from the planet outside our solar system for the first time. These signs are coming from the planetary system located 51 light years away. Scientists said that radio telescopes in the Netherlands detected radio signals coming from the Tau Bootes star system using Low Frequency Array (LOFAR). The research paper published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics states that only radio signals emanating from the Tau Boots planetary system have been detected, probably due to the planet’s special magnetic field. A planet made of gas is circling very close
National Consumer Day was celebrated on 24 December
National Consumer Day was observed in India on 24 December 2020. This day gives opportunity to the consumer movement and highlights its importance. Along with this, it motivates every consumer to be aware of their rights and responsibilities. This day provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of the consumer movement, as well as the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and responsibilities. The objective of the Consumer Protection Act is to provide effective protection to consumers against various forms of exploitation such as defective goods, reduction in services and unfair trade practices. This day is
NDA 1 2021 ANSWER KEY, Questions Papers & Solutions
NDA 1 2021 Answer Key : UPSC has already declared the official notification for NDA 1 2021 Notification. Now defence aspirants should be looking forward for preparation for the exam. After the exam gets concluded, the result will be out. The NDA 1 2021 Answer Key can be found in this article. This answer key is exclusively made by the TDA Team for the benefit and understanding of the defence aspirants. After the release of the answer, the key NDA 2021 Results will be declared. NDA 1 2021 Answer Key  The purpose of NDA Answer Key is to make the
India Rejects China’s Proposal For Disengagement of Army In East Ladakh
India has not accepted the proposal of declaring eight peaks of Eastern Ladakh Border as No Troop Area. China has proposed to declare eight peaks on the eastern Ladakh border, which surround Pangong Lake, as either no man’s land or no activity buffer zone. Actually, this proposal of China cannot be beneficial for India in any way. Half of these eight peaks were under India’s control before the Chinese troops breached a written agreement 30 years ago to maintain peace on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on 5 May 2020. Indian soldiers patrolled these eight peaks. Now the commander
China appoints new general for Ladakh border
Chinese President Xi Jinping has removed General Zhao Jongi, who was responsible for the deadlock in eastern Ladakh for the past seven months, from the powerful Western Theater Command of the Chinese Army. Zhao is the same officer who is believed to be the brains behind the Doklam dispute with India in 2017. He is considered a hardliner against India and Bhutan. In his place, the responsibility of this command has been entrusted to General Zhang Shudong. New Delhi hopes that Zhang will not be so strong against India. President Jinping, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission,
India Successfully Test Fires New Medium Range Missile
India has successfully test-fired a new surface-to-air medium-range missile off the Odisha coast. On Wednesday, sources related to the defense sector gave this information. The source said that India successfully test-fired a ground-to-air missile medium range missile (MRSAM) off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The missile was fired at 3.55 minutes from the ‘ground mobile launcher’ at the test site-1 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) and hit the target with perfect accuracy. Earlier, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ‘Banshee’ was sent to fly in the air and was precisely targeted by MRSAM. Bharat Dynamics Limited has manufactured MRSAM. He



