The Talwar-class (Krivak III) frigate, INS Teg, is set to join the Indian Navy next Friday. Here are images of the grueling sea trials the ship and its crew underwent some months back
Images: INS Teg’s cold weather sea trials
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Air India 787 at India Aviation 2012
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The Dreamliner is set to land at Begumpet Airport on the eve of the show and will be on static display from March 14 to 16.
DCNS to show-off warship designs at DefExpo
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French warship builder DCNS will display the Scorpene submarine design at DefExpo 2012 in New Delhi, six of which are under construction for the Indian Navy at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.
Irkut MC-21 to debut at India Aviation 2012
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Russian aviation company, Irkut, is to display its MC-21 airliner for the first time in India, at India Aviation 2012 in Hyderabad, next week.
MBDA’s arsenal on display at DefExpo
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The French defense company MBDA is planning to display a wide range of weapons systems from its product line at DefExpo, including the Mistral VSHORAD, the Mistral ATAM for the Indian Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mk IV WSI (Weapons System Integrated), as well as their PARS 3 LR anti-tank guided missile system, which is also being considered for the Dhruv.
Courage under fire
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Some of the stories of the courage displayed by India’s armed forces, awarded for conspicuous gallantry this Republic Day.
Army Day Special: Artillery Center’s fire demo
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Check out the imagery from the Artillery Center’s firepower demonstration Ex-Topchi, held at Deolali last week. Enjoy!
Army Day Special: Bonus pictures of vintage armor
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Here’s a rare look at the vintage armor housed and carefully curated at the Armored Corps Center’s museum. Enjoy this history of armor.
Army Day Special: Armor and Mechanized Forces
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Check out this image gallery of the exhibition organized by the Armored Corps Center at their firing ranges in Ahmednagar, aka Armored Nagar.
Army Day Special: The Soaring Gideons
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Your correspondent was invited to visit an army aviation squadron in Jammu and Kashmir, to get a first hand feel of their functioning. Take a look at the operating routine of the 202 Army Aviation Squadron (UH), which operates the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
Encore: Indian Navy’s PFR
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Here’s another look at the Presidential Fleet Review of the Indian Navy held last month. All photography is by Gautam Datt.
MBDA pitches Mistral for Indian VSHORAD tender
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‘With Mistral having already won a competition to arm India’s ALH Dhruv helicopters, MBDA has also been keen to propose all the advantages that the missile offers as a ground-based air defense weapon’, calling the ‘supply logistics’, ‘service and maintenance benefits’ of a ‘multiple use missile’ to be ‘an added advantage’.
Bell Boeing to brief India on V-22 Osprey
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Minister of State for Defense, Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam Raju, accompanied by the deputy chief of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, asked the Bell Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor Team for a briefing on the aircraft.
Apache ‘last man standing’ in Indian attack helo trial
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Charles Burke, Director of Business Development for Boeing’s Global Strike Rotorcraft said at the Dubai Air Show held last week, “Well, we’ve heard from the Indian government that the Apache’s the last man standing.”
Dhoni, Bindra commissioned honorary Lt. Colonels
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India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympian gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra Tuesday officially became honorary Lieutenant Colonels in the Territorial Army with the army chief, General Vijay Kumar Singh, pipping their ranks on their shoulders.
