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The works to be undertaken involve complete repainting of the aircraft as well as a total overhaul and refurbishment of the cockpit and the passenger cabin

According to sources, the Armed Forces have a requirement of about four lakh BPJs, while the paramilitary and other state police require about seven lakh jackets

Pilot has died rescuing trekkers stranded in treacherous conditions in Lahaul-Spiti region of Himachal after a cloudburst

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh talks about the S-400 strikes while delivering the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre memorial lecture in Bengaluru

The milestone represents a robust 18-per cent growth over the previous fiscal's output of Rs 1.27 lakh crore, and a staggering 90-per cent increase since the 2019-20 FY, when the figure was Rs 79,071 crore

Crucially, the MoD has not restricted its search to single-engine copters and is open to twin-engine ones too

The committee pointed out that recently there has been a paradigm shift in the technology used in fighting a war

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Defence observed that during the year 2024-25, Rs 23,855.61 crore was allocated, accounting for 5.25% of the current defence budget

A high-power diode laser, up to 2500 watts, precisely heats the work piece just ahead of the cutting tool, inducing thermal softening in the material

The first launch pad began operations in 1993 and the second launch pad was commissioned in December 2003

The medals will be preserved and displayed at the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre Museum in Lansdowne, Uttarakhand

A state-of-the-art national research and development centre for next-generation display devices and optical technologies based on semiconductors is being established by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

There are several large industrial houses which have the capability of entering the space sector, which at present is dominated by the government

The Military Law and Indian Succession Act provides right to the petitioner to claim insurance, pension and other properties of his father

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police are also examining the use of Bactrian camels

The Tso Kar valley in Ladakh was specifically selected for this mission due to its striking environmental parallels with early Mars, including high UV flux, low air pressure, cold extremes, and saline permafrost

The 40 mm single barrel L-70 uses electro-optical systems, thermal imagers and data from air defence networks to target hostile platforms

The VCOAS officiates as Chief of Army the Staff in the latter’s absence

Lt Gen Singh, a young Second Lieutenant then and part of 4th Batallion of The Parachute Regiment, Special Forces (4 PARA SF), was seriously wounded and five soldiers had died during the ops in Sri Lanka in 1989

Vatsayan belongs to Hiranagar, Hamirpur, of Himachal Pradesh

The Army’s organ transplanting team has been selected for a special award for Promotion of Organ Donation and Pledging

New Delhi’s war machine is majorly sourced from Russia

For 2024-25, initially no funds were earmarked in the budgetary estimates and it was only in revised estimates that Rs 1315.96 crore was allocated

The participating drone-makers cannot use any Chinese parts and will have to show how their machines perform over natural obstacles at an altitude of 10,700 feet

The satellite is scheduled to be launched on July 30 by ISRO’s geo-synchronous launch vehicle F16 into a polar sun-synchronous orbit