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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited chairman DK Sunil has cited challenges relating to engines, radar and missile integration as reasons for the delay in the Light Combat Aircraft project

The soldier was enrolled in the Army in October 1984 and passed away in August 1998 during active service due to “corrosive acid poisoning and perforation of stomach” after he had consumed some poisonous substance

The Special Strategic Partnership between Indian and South Korea, both of which share the same date for Independence albeit two years apart, continues to remain robust

The ruling comes as a Division Bench court dismisses a writ petition filed by the Union of India

The base has hosted Indian troops on at least two occasions for annual Yudh Abhyas joint Indo-US drills

Animals in military service are employed for search, rescue missions and for transporting supplies to inaccessible areas

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