Survey Ship ‘Investigator’ Placed Under Southern Naval Command
The 1,900 tonne ship was built at Garden Reach Ship Builders, Calcutta and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 11, 1990.
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Maldives Invites PM Narendra Modi to Address Parliament
Reciprocating to the importance India has attached to this archipelago nation, Maldives has decided to honour the Indian Prime Minister by having him address the Parliament.
4th Edition of Quadrilateral Meet This Week in Southeast Asia
The four democracies are exploring alternatives to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the upcoming meeting of the Quad, as it popularly called, is expected to discuss various projects, according to people aware of the matter.
India May Extend $100-Million Defence Line of Credit to Kyrgyzstan
The invite is another step up for bilateral ties that have been on an upward swing— the Central Asian republic is sharing a request for defence equipment from India, taking the strategic relationship beyond the current level of bilateral exercises and the construction of a joint mountain warfare training centre.
IAF Ties up With ISRO for Manned Mission Crew Selection
As announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address on August 15, 2018, the space agency will send three astronauts, including a woman, in a capsule into space around the earth’s orbit for a week-long rendezvous by December 2021 or 2022, which marks the country’s 75th year of independence.
‘Make in India’ Achieves Another Big Milestone! Alstom’s India-Made Driverless Trains to Serve Sydney Metro
Last year in the month of December, Alstom completed and delivered the last of the 22 Metropolis trains for Sydney Metro, from its Alstom’s Sricity facility in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Myanmar Air Force Visits AFS Jorhat for Defence Cooperation Plan
The aim of the visit was to understand the work culture and ethos of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The personnel of MAF were impressed by the work process at Jorhat station and high standard of professionalism displayed by the IAF.
Israeli Missiles Give More Firepower to IAF-Su-30MKI
IAF mulls switching from Russian R-77 air-to-air missile on Sukhoi 30MKI to Israeli I-Derby ER to tackle US-made AIM-120C advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) on Pakistan’s F-16.
Focus Africa: Why India Needs to Accord High Priority to Relations with World’s Second Biggest Continent
Between 2014-18, there were 25 high-level bilateral visit from India to Africa — a clear indication of a major build-up in India’s relations with the resource-rich continent.
Delhi’s Second Airport Likely to Begin Operations by June End: Report
Reducing the load at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Hindon will serve as the ‘second’ airport. The airforce station is located close to Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.