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Under the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement, signed between the two countries, Indian Navy was given access to the French base in Djibouti for refit and refuelling. Several countries already have their bases in Djibouti including China. China has opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti in 2018.
Introduced in 2008 with just 100 vehicles, the Rakshak was improved after the 2016 street protests. The company claims the vehicle has withstood 41 live fire tests and a grenade explosion underneath it.
The 1,900 tonne ship was built at Garden Reach Ship Builders, Calcutta and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 11, 1990.
The aim of the visit was to understand the work culture and ethos of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The personnel of MAF were impressed by the work process at Jorhat station and high standard of professionalism displayed by the IAF.
IAF mulls switching from Russian R-77 air-to-air missile on Sukhoi 30MKI to Israeli I-Derby ER to tackle US-made AIM-120C advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) on Pakistan’s F-16.
In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced at the Indian Science Congress that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was working on the FBP, which was being tested. TOI has now learnt that the DRDO is ready to transfer this technology to the industries for mass production.
The first Rafale is expected to be handed over to the Indian Air Force in September 2019 but it would be required to undergo intensive 1,500 hours of testing to validate the India Specific Enhancements on it. So, the first batch of the four planes is likely to arrive at Ambala around May 2020.
The chief executive of the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building said that the two test launches were “very important” as they had been held both against a naval and a ground target. “The universal nature of the BrahMos missile has been fully confirmed,” Leonov said.
A high-level delegation from Turkey held talks with the HSL top management here on Tuesday prior to the exchange of documents. The steel cutting is expected by end of 2020.After building the first ship in four years, the remaining will be built in a gap of 10 months each.
While aircraft induction is a long-term measure, in the short term, the IAF has identified AWACS, Software Defined Radios (SDR) and close-in weapons systems as immediate requirements. The process for their procurement is already in advanced stages.
