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All of these exercises were done at beyond visual ranges of between 60 to 80 kilometres with the Indian Navy sharing that they were able to detect and engage the more-sophisticated Rafale fighter but score-lines were not provided to this correspondent.
s per the proposed overall air defence plan for Delhi, the innermost layer of protection will be through the NASAMS. It will be a combination of different weapons like Stinger surface-to-air missiles, gun systems and AIM-120C-7 AMRAAMs (advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles), backed by three-dimensional Sentinel radars, fire-distribution centres and command-and-control units.
The Karwar facility, which is India’s third largest naval base, houses India’s only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and other sophisticated war machinery, including submarines. It also hosts ship lift facility, harbour and anchorage, jetties, berthing facilities and the naval ship repair yard.
Sarbaz, who aspires to walk in his father’s footsteps, was awarded the silver medal for the gentleman cadet (GC) standing first in the order of merit from foreign countries. The 23-year-old said he was greatly inspired by his father’s bravery and always aspired to join the army.
At present, there is no provision for sharing classified defence information by American companies with the Indian private sector although both countries have been favouring joint development of critical military platforms.
The two countries are working on the specific framework to facilitate sharing of critical military technology by American defence firms with their Indian counterparts, the sources said.
Over 10,000 bunkers are to be constructed in the border districts of Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch of the region, officials said.
As many as 2,514 bunkers have been constructed in these districts this year so far, they said.
Emergency purchase of Barrett M95.50 BMG and Beretta Scorpio TGT Victoria .338 Lapua Magnum, with kill range of 1.5 km to 1.8 km, negates Pak advantage on LoC
The 22 women personnel are drawn from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) , a Central Armed Police Forces or a parliamentary force which functions under the Union Home Ministry.
The training of 146th Qualified Flying Instructors Course (QFIC) commenced at The Flying Instructors’ School (FIS), at Air Force Station Tambaram on December 24, 2018 a Defence release stated.
The delegation will have officials from the Union Home Ministry, which is the controlling authority of the BSF, and anti-narcotics agencies, and a diplomat from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.Talks with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be held at their headquarters in Pilkhana in Dhaka, the officials said.
