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Kodandera Madappa Cariappa aka K. M. Cariappa who was the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army and a legend who inspired many. Despite being the most decorated General of the Indian Army, few Indians know about the legendary Field Marshal whose heroism and patriotism blazed a trail in the Indian Armed Forces.
An order for six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army which is expected to be placed this year will be made in India. The $ 930 million will be through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and is in addition to the existing order of 22 machines for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Group Captain Jai Kishan, principal, HMI, on Thursday told that the details of the climbathon had been finalised and the climbers would be attempting Mt. Frey Peak (19,329 feet), Mt. Palung (19,000ft) and Mt. B.C. Roy peak (18,000 feet) between April 25 and May 3.
National security planners on Sunday deployed anti-drone weapons to secure VVIPs during the Republic Day parade – the first instance of India attempting to neutralise the growing threat from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — according to people familiar with the matter.
The plant, which is an export-oriented unit, will be positioned to showcase the ‘Make in India’ capabilities of Uttar Pradesh, especially in the defence manufacturing sector.
“Jindal Defence, part of O P Jindal Group, today announced its advent into small arms manufacturing in India. In a move aimed towards empowering indigenous manufacturing, Jindal Defence has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Taurus Armas S.A., of Brazil for manufacturing an array of small arms,” an official statement said in this regard said.
Rear Admiral VK Saxena, the chairman and managing director of the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), which is building the corvettes, told news agency PTI that all trials of the ship had been successfully completed and the delivery was fixed for the end of this month.
The keel is the lengthwise structure along the base of a ship, supporting the framework of the whole. Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS), Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar commended the city-based Defence PSU for its commitment in providing maintenance support to the ships built by it.
Indian Army is now providing jawans a personal kit worth around Rs 1 lakh each during their deployment on the world’s highest battlefield Siachen glacier to fight harsh weather conditions. The kit includes equipment worth around Rs 1.5 lakhs for survival and moving around the Siachen glacier during the deployment.
“The Defence Acquisition Council [DAC] approved prototype testing of trawl assemblies designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation [DRDO] for T-72A and T-90S tanks, providing an important indigenous mine clearance capability to the [Indian] Army,” said the PIB in a statement.
