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Vijaya: Indian Coast Guard commissions indigenously built patrol vessel 

September 15, 2018

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned indigenously built patrol vessel ICGS Vijaya in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is second in the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) commissioned by ICG. ICGS Vijaya It has been designed and built ..

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VC 11184: HSL to undertake sea trials of India’s first ocean surveillance ship

September 13, 2018

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s first ocean surveillance ship by end of September 2018 or first week of October 2018. This ship is now simply referred as VC 11184 and will be ..

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MILEX-18: First military exercise of BIMSTEC countries held in Pune

September 11, 2018

The first field training military exercise MILEX-18, as part of the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation (BIMSTEC) commenced at Foreign Training Node at Aundh in Pune, Maharashtra. All member BIMSTEC countries, except Thailand and Nepal ..

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Nomadic Elephant 2018: India, Mongolia joint exercise held in Ulaanbaatar

September 11, 2018

India, Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018 commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia). Nomadic Elephant is annual bilateral military exercise started in 2006. It is designed to strengthen partnership between Indian ..

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First wet mid-air refuelling of LCA Tejas successfully carried out using IL-78 MKI tanker

September 11, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1 over Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this, India joins in elite group of countries which have successfully developed air-to-air refuelling system for ..

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Nepal refuses to participate in first BIMSTEC joint military exercise

September 10, 2018

Nepal has refused to participate in inaugural joint military exercise of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries scheduled to be held in Pune, Maharashtra. Nepal’s withdrawal comes in wake of stringent criticism from ruling ..

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Yudh Abhyas 2018: India, US annual combat exercise to be held Chaubatia in Uttarakhand

September 8, 2018

India and United States will conduct their annual combat exercise “Yudh Abhyas” at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand from 16 to 29 September, 2018. The exercise will be held soon after both countries hold their inaugural top-level “2+2” dialogue in New Delhi. ..

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India, Czech Republic sign five agreements

September 8, 2018

India and Czech Republic have signed five agreements on defence, scientific and industrial research, laser technology, agriculture and diplomatic visa waiver. These agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Czech Republic counterpart Milos Zeman ..

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COMCASA: India, US sign Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement

September 7, 2018

India and United States has signed Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) that will lead to a new generation of bilateral military partnership. It was signed at end of inaugural India-US ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue held in New Delhi. Communications Compatibility ..

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SLINEX-2018: India and Sri Lanka conducts joint naval exercise at Trincomalee

September 7, 2018

India, Sri Lanka joint naval exercise SLINEX-2018 was held at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from September 7 to 13, 2018. SLINEX exercise started in 2005 was previously held once in two years and now it has been converted to annual event ..

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