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The NIA said Mahmud and Mohamad Sa’ad Hussain, members of Ansar-al-Islam, a banned terrorist organization in Bangladesh, were arrested in Mizoram in July last year after they were caught by villagers in Mamit district suspecting them to be illegal migrants. The case was later handed over to the NIA.
The Indian Air Force is aiming to cut fuel costs by around $4 billion by 2024. With the successful landing of the biofuel- blend-powered transport aircraft at a height of around 3,524 metres, the force will gradually move to use the fuel in other aircraft as well.
As per the details of the project, the immediate requirement of the Navy for heavyweight torpedoes would be met by the acquisition to be made through the foreign vendors, while the long-term bulk requirement would be fulfilled through the ‘Made in India’ route.
ASRAAM emerged as the winner of a competitive evaluation for the air force’s ‘New Generation Close Combat Missile’ (NGCCM) program. MBDA was awarded a £250 million ($428 million) contract in July 2014 to supply the missile for the Jaguar.
As part of the Narendra Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the indigenously-designed towed 155 mm/45 calibre artillery gun Sharang will soon be supplied to the Indian Army from Gun Carriage Factory and Ordnance Factory, Kanpur.
India on Friday successfully test-fired the K-4 nuclear capable submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Visakhapatnam for the second time in the past five days, in a major milestone to augment its strategic arsenal and delivery systems.
Despite a fracture in his arm, Major Somnath fought with bravery. He led his battalion to Budgam in Kashmir in October 1947, to thwart Pakistani infiltration and lost his life. His last message to the Brigade Headquarters was ‘The enemy is only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to the last man and the last round.’
The iSky-50HD is a member of CONTROP’s iSky family of lightweight, compact EO/IR observation systems, which have been specifically designed for use in challenging airborne environments. The iSky-50HD features highly-sensitive multi-spectral sensors, which are gyro-stabilized and have advanced image processing algorithms, thereby providing maximum sensor ranges and performance, for a variety of airborne defence applications.
“Hizbul Mujahideen is on the verge of being completely wiped out in South Kashmir,” Singh said, adding that the security forces have nearly throttled the operational space of militant groups in the Valley. The repeal of Article 370 has further led to the crackdown on insurgent elements, the government has claimed.
Uttar Pradesh government has acquired nearly 3,500 acres of land for its flagship Defence Corridor
