Defense

“Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is embarking on a four-day official visit to Sweden from June 3 to June 6. The bilateral goodwill visit is on the invitation by the Chief of the Swedish Air Force,” the IAF said in a statement on Sunday.

Decommissioned by the Indian Navy in 2016, Sea Harrier fighter jet was recently brought to Vizag from Goa by the officials of Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA). The authorities are now planning to develop the fighter jet into a tourist attraction by turning it into a museum.

At the glacier, Rajnath Singh would be briefed about the operations being conducted by the Army, along with the support of air effort by the Indian Air Force.

Pointing out the statement made by then defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman about India having captured electronic signatures of F-16 (used by Pakistan), Gowthama said, which is only possible with the EW equipment the IAF has and used.

The DGS was first unveiled during the DefExpo held in Chennai in 2018 and later during Aero India held in Bengaluru 2019. An electro-optic sensor, a communication system for interrogation jamming and a radar are part of the DGS, mainly developed to protect vital installations.

Russia is open to the idea of integrating additional advanced weapons, local weapons and RD-33OVT engine to provide super maneuverability to meet with the IAF’s requirement, idrw.org reported Saturday.

The P8I is long-range anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.India had placed orders for 12 P-8 India maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare from the US under a USD 2.2 billion dollar deal in 2012.

It was indeed a proud moment for the kin of these recruits who had arrived from far flung areas to witness the grand ceremony. On this occasion, the young soldiers also paid homage to the martyrs of the Regiment during a wreath laying ceremony conducted at the Regimental War Memorial.

The ceremony for the presentation of urns was organised on Wednesday at Public Assistance, Prato (Florence).
In addition to a sizeable presence from the community of Prato and the Italian Armed Forces, the ceremony was attended by the Mayor, President of Public Assistance and Prefect of Prato.