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Boeing to Deliver Aircraft from July

The lot of four Boeing P8I maritime surveillance aircraft, which will further widen the arc of Indian Navy operations, is expected to start arriving in phases as per the contractual schedule commencing in July. In the US, the defence manufacturing industry is part of the essential works. The work, so far, is on as per the schedule, the Ministry of Defence has been informed.

Verification of Defence Pensioners to be Done Through Mobile Phones

The office of the Defence Pension Disbursement Officer (DPDO) in Patiala has shifted to new technology for verification of pensioners as curfew imposition remains implemented in city over Covid-19 concerns. Notably, a number of pensioners have been reaching the office for annual verification for pensions concerned over lapse in process.