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DRDO Successfully Test-fires anti-Tank Nag Missile

June 14, 2017

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired anti-tank ‘Nag’ missile in Rajasthan. The test was conducted by Scientists of the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Missile Complex at Hyderabad, Defence Laboratory at Jodhpur, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) at Pune and ..

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Indian Warships reach Australia to take part in Bilateral Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX-17

June 13, 2017

Indian warships have reached Australia’s port city of Freemantle to take part in a week-long naval exercise off the Western Australian coast. Salient Highlights Exercise Australia-India (AUSINDEX) was first conducted off the East Coast of India in September 2015. AUSINDEX-17 will be the ..

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National Board of Wildlife Clears Rutland Island for DRDO's Missile Testing Project 

June 6, 2017

The National Board of Wildlife has approved Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range missile test facility. DRDO has been seeking the approval for the test facility since 2012. Taking into account the strategic importance of the project ..

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Soon Women to get Combat Role in Indian Army

June 5, 2017

The Indian Army is expected to soon open up combat positions for women. This has been stated by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat. The Indian Army has taken up this issue with the government. Salient Highlights Initially, women are to  be ..

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Second Scorpene Class Submarine Ready for Sea Trials

June 2, 2017

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that the second Scorpene-class submarine is ready for surface sea trials. INS Khanderi, the second Scorpene class submarine has been built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.  It is the second of the six submarines ..

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Prithvi-II Missile Test Fired Successfully

June 2, 2017

The land version of the short range surface–to–surface ballistic missile Prithvi-II was successfully test-fired from a defence base off Odisha coast. The test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army with logistics support from DRDO. The test was part of the ..

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Fact Box: Newly Built Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka

May 29, 2017

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated the newly built Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chitradurga in Karnataka. Salient Highlights Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) is the first of its kind range that has been set ..

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Second Prototype of Light Utility Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

May 24, 2017

The second prototype of the Light Utility Helicopter, LUH PT2, has successfully completed its first flight by flying smoothly for 22 minutes in Bengaluru. The second prototype is the improved version of the PT1, which undertook its first flight on September 6, 2016 and later ..

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Air Marshal PN Pradhan Appointed as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

May 20, 2017

Air Marshal PN Pradhan has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations). IDS Integrated Defence Staff was created in 2001 following the recommendation of GoM which was set up after the Kargil war to review India’s defence management. IDS ..

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Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX-17 between Indian & Republic Of Singapore Navy Commences

May 18, 2017

The 24th bilateral exercise involving Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy has commenced in South China Sea. SIMBEX stands for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises“. The exercise will be held from May 18, 2017 to May 24, 2017. This edition of the bilateral exercise ..

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