Warbirds of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) took off on Wednesday to match skills against each other in the joint exercise Indradhanush (Rainbow) at IAF Kalaikunda, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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New runway at IAF Gwalior
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The Gwalior Air Base of the India Air Force (IAF) became the first IAF base to get a second operational runway, parallel to the first, on Wednesday. Air Marshal GS Kochar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command inaugurated the second runway at Gwalior which also inducted the Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft on Wednesday.
Lankan navy chief in India
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Vice Admiral TSG Samarasinghe, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy is in India on a week-long visit.
Eurocopter sets up India subsidiary
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Eurocopter announced its wholly owned India subsidiary, Eurocopter India Private Limited on Wednesday, saying it intends to develop a countrywide MRO network. The Indian unit is Eurocopter’s 25th subsidiary and will be headquartered in New Delhi.
Navy gets new Fast Attack Craft
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The Indian Navy commissioned its newest Fast Attack Craft, the INS (Indian Naval Ship) Kalpeni at the Kochi Naval Base on Thursday with the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice Jasti Chelameswar doing the honors.
India to sit in UNSC next year
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India has been elected to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member, along with four other countries on Tuesday. In the first round, India got 187 votes, the highest number of the winning candidates, South Africa got 182 and both Pakistan and Swaziland got 01 vote each, presumably their own.
Indian fleet tanker launched in Italy
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The Indian Navy’s new fleet tanker, Shakti (Power), was launched on Monday at Fincantieri’s Sestre Ponente Shipyard of Fincantieri in Geoa in Italy.
Antony at ASEAN
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The Indian Defence Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony on Tuesday called for the adoption of ‘cooperative approaches’ for ensuring the security of sea lanes in the Asia-Pacific Region, in his address to the first ASEAN Plus Eight Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Hanoi in Vietnam.
IAF-RAF exercise next week
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For the first time, the 17-day exercise will include the IAF’s IL-76 AWACS and the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
Neighbors feverishly adding military muscle: Antony
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Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said on Wednesday that India needed to be ‘vigilant and prepared’ and ‘quicken the pace of modernization’ of its armed forces, while pointing out, “Our neighbors are building their military capabilities at a feverish pace.”
Russians hold up IAF chopper contests
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The trials for an estimated USD 2 billion order for 22 attack and 15 heavy lift helicopters have been held up because the Russian contenders in the two shortlists have failed to arrive in India.
IAF pitches for airbase at Nyoma
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The proposal is currently being vetted by the Ministry of Defense and if cleared, it would take at least four years to construct the requisite infrastructure at Nyoma, which is envisaged to allow fighter operations.
FBI, MHA conclude joint interrogation training
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs concluded a five-day law enforcement exchange on Friday, which focused on interview and interrogation techniques.
President to give colors to armored regts
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The President of India, Pratibha Deisngh Patil will present colors to five T-90 regiments of the White Tiger Armored Division in Babina later this month.
GE ‘extremely pleased’ with 414 selection
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GE issued a statement Friday welcoming the selection of its GE-414 engine for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-2, which was announced by the Indian Price Negotiating Committee on Thursday.
