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The Afghan embassy, which is still manned by a small group of officials and diplomats from the erstwhile government, said in a statement that 80 young Afghan cadets who recently graduated from various Indian military academies had been offered a 12-month training course under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.
The Naval coast battery at Sada will carry out practice firing of the 105mm light field guns and anti-air guns from Headland Sada on February 11, Indian Navy said in a statement. The firing is part of the quarterly drills that the Indian Navy conducts for its personnel.
According to the Navy, the land-based BrahMos and ship-launched Uran were successful in hitting their respective targets with devastating impact.
The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated, a top diplomat said.
India and the European Union held their second virtual maritime security dialogue on Tuesday, 1 February 2022. The dialogue aims to increase mutual understanding and cooperation opportunities between India and the EU in the maritime security domain as part of the two sides’ strategic partnership in accordance with the India-EU Roadmap to 2025.
Though China did not disclose its casualties in the Galwan clash, it announced posthumous medals to its soldiers who died in the battle but only four names were announced while the actual casualty is up to 38, the report said.
The submarine will now undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, including propulsion systems, weapons and sensors. The submarine is scheduled for delivery to the Indian Navy in the year 2022 after completion of these trials.
BDL and the Indian Army signed a contract worth Rs 3,131.82 crore for manufacture and supply of the missiles. Konkurs-M is a second generation, mechanized infantry anti-tank guided missile, to destroy armored vehicles equipped with explosive reactive armour. The missile can be launched either from BMP-II tank or from ground launcher. It has a range between 75 to 4,000 metre with a flight time of 19 seconds.
Developed by the Indian Army, the original ARMAAN app is used for information decimation, messaging, military engineering services related complaints, army rest house related services, and many others. It also has a feature that allows army members to send messages to the office of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
RDO has multiple modes of engagement with industry and academia. Some of them are extramural research, directed research, DcPP and TDF for the development of advanced technologies and systems. DRDO engages industry as Development Cum Production Partner (DcPP), Development Partners (DP), Production Agency (PA) during the execution of projects and programmes.
