The list of army personnel to be awarded gallantry awards on Republic Day on Wednesday.
Year: 2011
Army’s Kabul mission doctor to receive Ashoka Chakra
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Major Laishram Jyotin Singh (MR-08609) is to be awarded India’s highest peace-time gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, posthumously, by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the start of the Republic Day Parade on Wednesday.
Eurofighter offers ‘Star Wars’ helmet to IAF
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Company sources said that the Eurofighter Typhoon Helmet Mounted Symbology System was part of its bid to win the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender. The helmet can enable a pilot to lock-on target and shoot by voice command, merely after looking at the target.
LockMart to fly in F-16 pair
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Lockheed Martin is also planning to fly in a WC-130 weather reconnaissance aircraft for Aero India 2011, next month.
28 Indian warbirds to buzz Republic Day parade
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28 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and army will overfly the Republic Day parade next Wednesday in New Delhi including 13 fighters and five transport aircraft. Ten helicopters, including three Indian Army Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) will also be part of the flypast.
Images: Rohtang tunnel
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The South Portal, where these photographs were taken, is 15 kilometers from Manali in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
Navy gets fleet tanker
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The Indian Navy commissioned the first of two fleet tankers built by the Italian ship-builder Fincantieri on Friday. The INS Deepak (Lamp) was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai by the Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
Airbus to pitch refueler at Aero India
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Airbus has pitched the aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) competition for six mid-air refueling aircraft, in which it is likely to be competing with the Russian IL-78.
Indian dhow hijacked off Oman
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The dhow, al Musa, was on its way to the Persian Gulf and was crewed by fourteen Indian sailors. It is home-ported at Mandvi in Gujarat.
Image: Indian Navy’s 343 (UAV) Sqn in Gujarat
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The crest of the Indian Navy’s new UAV squadron, INAS (Indian Naval Air Squadron) 343, which will be commissioned in Porbandar in Gujarat on Monday. The squadron will operate Searcher and Heron UAVs. The navy’s first UAV squadron is INAS 342 based in Kochi in Kerala. The navy plans a third squadron at INS Parundu at Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.
Win a Gripen flight at Aero India
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If you’ve ever dreamed about really, well and truly satisfying your need for speed, here’s your shot. Swedish defense company Saab has launched a contest that offers a grand prize of a flight on its Gripen NG fighter aircraft at Aero India next month.
Images: LCA Tejas IOC
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All images are kind courtesy and copyright Shiv Aroor.
F/A-18 can operate off roads too
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The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is capable of operating off public roads like the Saab-built Gripen.
Saab to bring Gripen trio to Aero India
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Inderjit Sial, head of Saab in India told StratPost that while two of the aircraft would conduct flight displays, the third would be on static display.
Boeing offers souped-up F/A-18 for MMRCA
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US defense and aerospace company Boeing is offering a charged-up engine to power its F/A-18 Super Hornet, in the race to win the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).
