FICCI FLO PUNE LIGHTS UP THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS

August 23, 2021

FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), Pune Chapter undertook a unique initiative to mark their respect for the Indian Army this Independence Day by lighting up some of the iconic military installations in the city of Pune while commemorating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Usha Poonawalla, chairperson, FICCI FLO, Pune Chapter has...

16 NAVY OFFICERS COMPLETE MES COURSE AT INS SHIVAJI

August 23, 2021

16 officer trainees from Indian Navy, of the 91st Batch of Marine Engineering Specialisation Course (MESC) successfully completed 105 weeks of professional training at INS Shivaji. The 13 foreign trainee officers from eight friendly foreign nations, also a part of the course had passed out from INS Shivaji on 26...

CHIEFS OF ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE VISIT NDA

August 23, 2021

The Chiefs of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force visited the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, their Alma-Mater together last weekend. The visit marks a historical moment for this prestigious Tri-Service Training Academy as all three service chiefs are course-mates from the 56th Course of...

DEFENCE MINISTER TO FELICITATE SERVICE OLYMPIANS AT ARMY SPORTS INSTITUTE

August 23, 2021

Defense minister Rajnath Singh will felicitate the Olympians from the Services at the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune on Tuesday. All the Armed Forces personnel, who represented India in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics, including Gold medalist Javelin Thrower Subedar Neeraj Chopra, are likely to be present on the occasion. Rajnath...

INDIAN NAVY SHIPS SHIVALIK AND KADMATT ARRIVE AT GUAM TO PARTICIPLE IN MULTILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE

August 23, 2021

Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Guam, an Island Territory of the USA as part of their on-going deployment to nations in South East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The two ships are scheduled to participate in the annual Exercise MALABAR-21, between navies of Australia, India, Japan and...

DRDO DEVELOPS ADVANCED CHAFF TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIAN AIR FORCE

August 21, 2021

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) against hostile radar threats. Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, a DRDO laboratory developed the advanced Chaff material and chaff cartridge-118/I in collaboration with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), a...

SIDM CONFERENCE ON ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR DEFENCE & AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS

August 21, 2021

The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) organised a focussed ‘Conference on Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys for Defence & Aerospace Applications’. The objective of the Conference was to bring together relevant stakeholders on a single platform to deliberate the strategies for indigenous development and production of all types of Aluminum...

RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHES DEFENCE INDIA STARTUP CHALLENGE 5.0

August 21, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence - Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) through video conferencing. Thirty five Problem Statements – 13 from the Services and 22 from Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) – were unveiled under DISC 5.0. These are in...

MOD LAUNCHES DEFENCE TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME

August 18, 2021

To boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs 400 crore for creating state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with the private industry. The scheme was launched by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in the first week...

HAL’S ‘MADE IN INDIA’ CIVIL AIRCRAFT CARRIES OUT GROUND RUN AND LSTT

August 18, 2021

HAL successfully carried out the Ground Run and Low-Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of the Hindustan-228 (VT-KNR) aircraft for DGCA ‘Type Certification’. The event was part of the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence Day celebrations at HAL’s Kanpur facility. “This is a major milestone for the first fixed-wing Made-in-India civil aircraft...