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Key to revising, and finalizing, export of the armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the ongoing effort by the Indian Army and Air Force to define their requirements, and the parallel work by India’s MoD to ensure that the sophisticated drone systems can work with current service platforms and systems, says Ben Schwartz of the Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-India Business Council.
The supply of these weapons from Israel will happen around the time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to visit India for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The IAF had signed a contract with Israel in June for acquiring more than 100 Spice 2000 bombs under the emergency procurement powers of the services given by the Narendra Modi government.
The France-based Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of Rafale fighter jets, signed an agreement with the government-run ITI Nagpur last month for starting an ”Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter” course at the institute. “The students will get training in the assembly of aerostructure, cockpit fitting, wings fitting and body structure fitting of Falcon and Rafale aircraft at the DRAL unit here,” ITI’s principal Hemant Aaware told PTI.
The ship, which made a port call on Tuesday, is on a three-day visit to Dakar. The release said that the port call is a demonstration of India’s warm ties with Senegal. The ship, which made a port call on Tuesday, is on a three-day visit to Dakar. The release said that the port call is a demonstration of India’s warm ties with Senegal.
The Joint Venture of 51:49 per cent, is in line with the Government’s “Make in India” initiative, and will invest in high-end technology and advanced production techniques to design, develop and manufacture state-of-the-art Tactical Communication systems (BNET), for the Indian Armed Forces.
Currently, depending on the regiment or arm that an officer belongs to, the colour of the beret, lanyard, badge, etc., differ. And the badge on the belt is also different. The Army has a total of 42,913 officers, starting from the rank of a Lieutenant to the Chief of Army Staff with the rank of General.
Top diplomats based in New Delhi and Tel Aviv said on condition of anonymity that an advanced security liaison team from Israel will land in Delhi on September 2 to prepare ground for the prime ministerial visit. While the exact date has not been decided, Netanyahu is expected to meet his friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi either on September 7 or 8.
Ahmed, a 30-year-old resident of Parui, Birbhum district of West Bengal had joined the banned terrorist outfit – JMB in 2008. Sleuths say he had an active role in the 2012 Burdwan blast case and 2013 Bodh Gaya blast. Sources in the STF suggest that the investigating agency had shared inputs with the central Intelligence Bureau (IB) that he had taken refuge in Bihar’s Gaya past several months. A team from the STF had been camping in Gaya since days to nab him.
Since induction into the Indian Air Force fleet in 2013, the C-17 fleet has been a vital part of its strategic and combat airlift capability. Deployed with the Sky Lords Squadron based in Hindon Air Force Station in the National Capital Region, C-17s have performed a wide range of operations in military missions, and provided peacekeeping support, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in India and internationally.
During 2006-2012, Deka was the head of the national anti-terror wing of the IB and led all anti-terrorist operations. Known for his very close association with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Deka was reportedly the top spy for India in Washington during 2012-15.
