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A unilateral proposal by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in February 2018 to supply a further 40 Su-MKI fighters to the Indian Air Force is now being seriously considered by the Centre, reports Livefist Defence.
An armoured systems complex was set up by the company at its Hazira facility, which is at around 30 km distance from Surat, to manufacture the howitzer guns.
Dismissing media reports suggesting that advancements sought by the Narendra Modi-government has shot the price
The frontier, according to documents accessed by PTI, has been ordered to move ‘lock, stock, and barrel’ by March-end and will have to be operationalised at the new location from April 1.
The LCH, which is based on the indigenously built HAL Dhruv, was designed and developed by HAL’s Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre (RWRDC). HAL CMD R. Madhavan said this was the first time in the country that a helicopter had carried out an air-to-air missile engagement.
“Prime minister Narendra Modi will be dedicating the Armoured Systems Complex, which is the first such facility in the private sector in India, to the nation on the 19th,”
The new squadrons are to be set up in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and will augment existing Dornier squadrons in Kerala and the Andaman Islands
The move is part of recommendations made by a task force on the use of space technology in improving border management which have been accepted by home minister Rajnath Singh.
The Armed Forces Special Operations Division will start functioning from November first week this year initially with a small team of commandos selected from the Special Forces of the Army, Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Navy, and Garud commando force of the Indian Air Forces(IAF).
The military aircraft landed at the airport, located around 60 km from the India-China border, on Wednesday.
