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 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
Pralay is an indigenously-developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art guidance and navigation to ensure high precision
It is New Delhi’s answer to Pakistan’s tactical nukes as the missile can carry a nuclear warhead
According to ISRO, its primary objectives are to study land and ice deformation, land ecosystems and oceanic regions in areas of common interest to the US and Indian science communities
Climate change impacts military operations and systems, factored in planning missions and future acquisitions: MoD
This is a major force restructuring exercise, aimed at enhancing operational capabilities along the borders with China and Pakistan
Ex-Brigade Commander alleges hierarchy's failures, wants inquiry into 'suppressed facts'
"Such a death must be treated as a battle casualty,” said the Bench
July 26 will mark the conflict’s 26th anniversary
Is set to procure specialised ‘fire control radars’ which will detect all forms of airborne threats
Rajnath Singh congratulates DRDO on successful test
An AIP allows a conventional diesel-electric submarine like the Kalvari-class to remain submerged for 8-10 days without the need to surface at sea and re-charge its onboard batteries
Phasing out of the MiG-21 to leave the IAF with six types of fighter jets in its inventory
The MiG-21 was developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the former Soviet Union
Apache AH-64E attack helicopters to be part of the Army Aviation Corps
The NASA-ISRO satellite will scan the entire globe twice every 12 days, providing high-resolution, all-weather, day-and-night data that can detect even subtle changes in Earth’s surface — like ground deformation, ice sheet shifts and vegetation dynamics
The Indian Air Force already has 22 Apaches in its fleet, inducted from 2015 onwards
INS Nistar and its sister ship INS Nipun are designed to carry a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle, that is capable of rescuing personnel stuck underwater on stricken submarines
The Flying Officer, who laid down his life defending the Srinagar Airfield during the 1971 war, is the only IAF officer to receive the Param Vir Chakra
Bats for having in place indigenous tech for drones
The ministry has projected a requirement for 100 launchers along with 100 night-sights