Indian Army Officer Develops ”Microcopter” For Tracking Terrorists
An Indian Army officer has indigenously developed a ‘microcopter’ which can be used by the Army to carry out surveillance inside a building or room in which terrorists are hiding.
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India’s First Indigenous Machine Pistol ASMI Displayed by Indian Army
India’s first indigenous machine pistol developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army was displayed at the Army’s innovation display event. The ‘Make in India’ gun would be offered to replace the 9mm pistols in the defence forces.
Indian Army Demonstrates Drone Swarms During Army Day Parade
The Indian Army carried out a live demonstration of Drone Swarming capability using 75 indigenously designed and developed drones which executed an array of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled simulated offensive missions and close support tasks during the Army Day Parade held at Delhi Cantt on 15 January 2021.
India, Bangladesh to Increase Counter Terror Cooperation, Exchange Real-Time Information
India and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance counter-terror cooperation especially against global terror groups at the first police chief’s dialogue. The focus has also been on increasing real-time intelligence via designated “nodal points”.
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Attempts World Record by Performing 75 Hours of Surya Namaskar
In an attempt to create a world record, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI,) Darjeeling, successfully completed 75 hours of Surya Namaskar, a sequence of 12 Yoga Asanas. This is to commemorate 75 years of independence also. 211781 repetitions were clocked at HMI premises in 75 hours.
DRDO Develops Multiple Products to Help Indian Army Battle Extreme Cold in Deployment Against China
With over 50,000 Indian troops are deployed in Eastern Ladakh to fight against China, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed multiple products such the Him-Taapak heating devices and snow melters to help the soldiers fight the enemy in form of the extremely low temperatures.
Cabinet Approves Procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircrafts (LCA) ‘Tejas’ from HAL for IAF
The Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister in New Delhi on 13 January and has approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts at the cost of Rs. 45,696 Crore along with Design and Development of Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs.1,202 Crore.
India to Get UN Tag of International Disaster Response Force for NDRF
India could soon be a part of UN mandated international disaster rescue operations as its federal contingency force, NDRF, is expected to obtain a globally recognised standardisation later this year
Handing Over of Products Developed by CVRDE to Users
CVRDE has indigenously designed and developed Three Ton Retractable Landing Gear (RLG) Systems for Tapas UAV. The design, development and testing of this gear system is carried out in co-ordination with CEMILAC and DGAQA for certification. The tricycle nose wheel type multidisciplinary, hydro-electro-mechanical system is now being manufactured by an Industry at Coimbatore.
Indian Navy to Conduct Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ from Jan 12
The Indian Navy will conduct a two-day biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ from Tuesday to review its coastal security preparedness. Billed as India’s largest coastal defence exercise, it was first conducted in January 2019.