IAF team led by woman adjudged best in parade
Published January 29, 2012SOURCE: NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Republic Day parade contingent, which was led by a woman officer for the first time in its 63-year-old history, has been adjudged he best marching team this year.
Among the three services, IAF’s marching contingent has been selected as the best. BSF has got the award for best drill among the paramilitary forces, Defence Ministry officials said here today. Continue reading
Indian Navy: Running silent, running deep!
Published January 29, 2012SOURCE : Thedailystar.net
Last week, the Indian Navy commissioned a nuclear powered submarine called INS Chakra. The 8,000 ton vessel built by Russia has been taken on lease for a 10 year period, at a cost of almost $1 billion. The new submarine will be added to the fleet of 14 aging Indian submarines. It will be armed with 300 km range Klub-S land attack cruise missiles and advanced torpedoes. The submarine will be based at Visakhapatnam along the Bay of Bengal. Continue reading
Russian-built frigate introduced to Indian Navy specialists
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: ITAR-TASS
Indian Navy officers and seamen are familiarising themselves with INS Teg (Sabre), which is being built by the Yantar Baltic shipbuilding plant in Kaliningrad, spokesman for the plant Sergei Mikhailov said.“Some 200 Indian seamen and officers have “settled” on INS Teg, the first of the three ships of the 11356 project, which has been completed at Yantar – they have been introduced to the new frigate and have started familiarising themselves with its equipment under the guidance of their Russian counterparts from the Baltic Fleet,” Mikhailov said. Continue reading
Navy to add 49 ships, submarines
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: THE HINDU
The 133 ship-strong Indian Navy force of today is expected to induct a further 49 ships and submarines in the coming years, making the Indian Navy of tomorrow a highly potent and balanced service with the right mix of ships, submarines and aircraft and be truly a blue water force, according to the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anil Chopra. Continue reading
Second successful test-flight of Lakshya-II
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: PTI
Two days after a successful trial, the advanced version of pilotless target aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-II was again successfully flight- tested at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near here today.
The 11th flight demonstration was held from a mobile vehicle at launch complex-3 of the ITR, about 15 km from here. Continue reading
$2 bn aerospace, defence exports by India in 2011-12: Assocham
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: IANS
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With about 18 percent growth in the first three quarters of 2011-12, aircraft exports, including components, stood at about $1.31 billion against $1.11 billion in the corresponding period of 2010-11, Assocham said. Continue reading
Talks To Sell Typhoons to Oman and Saudi Arabia Continue
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: AIN
Recent statements from the British government and BAE Systems have clarified the status of negotiations to sell Eurofighter Typhoons toOman and Saudi Arabia. Oman has now issued a formal RFP. Having taken delivery of 24 aircraft from BAE’s Warton assembly line, the Saudis are still negotiating the price and configuration of 48 more, as well as assembly and maintenance arrangements. Continue reading
Defence ministry looking into data leak by naval officers
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: TNN
The recently-concluded Board of Inquiry (BoI) at theWestern Naval Command in Mumbai has recommended strong action against the four commander-rank officers (equivalent to Lt-Colonels in Army) from the naval technical branch. Continue reading
Indian Navy inducts second sail training ship INS Sudarshini
Published January 28, 2012SOURCE: IANS
Indian air force needs to overhaul it training aircrafts for next Gen Pilots
Published January 27, 2012SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
Indian air force is just five years away from Inducting a Fifth generation fighter aircraft in its fleet and again five to six years away from rolling out its own locally developed fifth generation fighter AMCA at the same period. But the question remains does the air force has necessary aircrafts to train those next generation pilots? Continue reading
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