As reported first by ET, the proposal is to purchase 24 of the advanced MH 60 `Romeo’ choppers that can be deployed from warships. The direct purchase is the fastest way to add the capability to the Navy, rather than a competition that could take years to finalise.
Russians are increasingly apprehensive of encroachment from contiguous China into Far East Russia which is resource rich but sparsely populated, claimed persons familiar with the dynamics of Sino-Russian ties. President Vladimir Putin, is keen to expedite development and economic projects in Far East Russia and the region serves as Moscow’s outreach to the Indo-Pacific region.
Recalling the Kargil war, Mahto, said he was alone at the Motor Garage with a Light Machine Gun during which he spotted the enemy moving towards his unit around 12.30 at night. “I thought that if they succeeded in reaching the unit, they may cause severe damage. I opened fire on them emptying all the three boxes of bullets. I managed to kill all 29 people in the troop,” he said.
The MiG-35, which is produced at Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG factory in Lukhovitsy near Moscow, is in the race for the 114-fighter jet deal for the IAF. The other combat aircraft in the race for the mega IAF fighter deal are Dassault Aviation’s Rafale, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet built by Boeing, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon, Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab’s Gripen.
It is a milestone moment for India & Dynamatic, having demonstrated sustained excellence in producing complex wing-movables, as a global sole supplier for Airbus. It underlines Airbus’ commitment to ‘Make-In-India’ as a critical element of its global procurement strategy.
Using indigenously developed technology, scientists at Anand Agricultural University (AAU) have make lactose-free milk, which, if scaled up by the dairy unions, can completely stop dependence on imports.
The largest carmaker in the country won’t be manufacturing the Gypsy for private customers though as it will be exclusively made for Indian armed forces. Several reports emerged on the internet a while ago indicated that just over 3,000 units will be produced by Maruti Suzuki to meet the requirements of the Indian Army.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal released the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings here.
The first defence acquisition council meeting to be chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to take place in August first week in the south block. This is also the first time that the DAC would be meeting after the Narendra Modi government returned to power.
A total of 239 satellites were launched by ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation in the last three years, garnering revenue of Rs 6,289 crore, the government informed Parliament on July 24.
