In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced at the Indian Science Congress that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was working on the FBP, which was being tested. TOI has now learnt that the DRDO is ready to transfer this technology to the industries for mass production.
Sri Lanka’s Port Authority (SLPA) said that around 70 per cent of Colombo Port’s transshipment business is India related while Japan had cooperated since the 1980s to develop the port’s container terminals.
The first Rafale is expected to be handed over to the Indian Air Force in September 2019 but it would be required to undergo intensive 1,500 hours of testing to validate the India Specific Enhancements on it. So, the first batch of the four planes is likely to arrive at Ambala around May 2020.
The choice of Varanasi is because Modi wants to invite Xi to his parliamentary constituency, just like the Chinese President had hosted him in Xiamen for the BRICS summit where he had made a mark as a Communist Party of China office-bearer almost 30 years ago.
The chief executive of the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building said that the two test launches were “very important” as they had been held both against a naval and a ground target. “The universal nature of the BrahMos missile has been fully confirmed,” Leonov said.
A high-level delegation from Turkey held talks with the HSL top management here on Tuesday prior to the exchange of documents. The steel cutting is expected by end of 2020.After building the first ship in four years, the remaining will be built in a gap of 10 months each.
While aircraft induction is a long-term measure, in the short term, the IAF has identified AWACS, Software Defined Radios (SDR) and close-in weapons systems as immediate requirements. The process for their procurement is already in advanced stages.
During the last five years, the NDA government has taken steps to enhance the relationship. These include the upgradation of the bilateral investment agreement, promotion of major Taiwanese investments, expanding parliamentary exchanges and facilitating track-two dialogues on regional issues.
According to the Japanese MoD, the drill involved anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training and tactical maneuvers. The Indian MoD noted that both navies conducted “passage exercises” that included “intensive maritime operations,” tactical maneuvers, and ASW exercises “on expendable target.”
Constructed in a record 33 months, the world’s tallest statue stands at 182 metre (597 feet) as a memorial to the contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the country’s freedom struggle and the stellar role he played in unifying the country into a nation.
