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Lt Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as India's new Chief of Defence Staff

Gen Anil Chauhan on Friday became India's new Chief of Defence Staff with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that seeks to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the military for future security challenges. Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge as the country's senior-most military commander over nine months after first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. "I will try to fulfil expectations of the three services," Gen Chauhan said. Known as an expert on China, his appointment to the top post comes amid the lingering border row between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. Sixty-one-year-old Chauhan will also function as Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs. He retired from service on May 31 last year when he was serving as the Eastern Army Commander. After his retirement, he was serving as the military adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) headed by

6 IAF officers booked for murder over cadet death in Bengaluru

The deceased youth, identified as 27-year-old Ankit Kumar Jha, was training at the AFTC in Jalahalli campus for one and half years, according to police

AFCAT 2 2022 result declared on afcat.cdac.in; check details here

The IAF has declared AFCAT 2 2022 result on Friday. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their scorecard from the official website- afcat.cdac.in

LCA Tejas very capable aircraft with world-class missiles: IAF official

Commanding Officer of Indian Air Force also called Flying daggers, Group captain Syamantak Roy said Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is very capable aircraft and is equipped with world-class missiles

India moving towards jointness of three armed force services: Rajnath Singh

India is rapidly moving towards jointness of the three services of the armed forces and effort is to have common logistic nodes so that resources of one service can be seamlessly made available to the other, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Addressing a seminar on Army logistics here, the Union minister also said that India has made rapid progress in the rail sector, and over 9,000 km lines have been doubled in the last seven years. The corresponding figure was only 1,900 km in the five years preceding 2014, he said. The opening ceremony of the seminar was attended by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy chief Admirk R Hari Kumar and NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat, among others. The defence minister, in his address, spoke of the synergy and fusion needed between the civil and military stakeholders, and asserted that presence of representatives from different sectors of the two sides showed the "commitment" to achieve the goal a

Army Chief General Pande flies sortie in IAF's Apache helicopter in Ladakh

Army chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday flew a sortie in the Indian Air Force (IAF) Apache attack helicopter in Ladakh, officials said

Army, Air Force conduct joint exercise 'Gagan strike' in Punjab: Official

Army's Kharga Corps and the Air Force conducted joint exercise 'Gagan strike' in Punjab, a defence release said on Friday. The exercise comprised the deployment of attack helicopters as the aerial arm in support of ground forces carrying out drills, practising annihilation of enemy defences and deep penetration, it said. The exercise also showcased precision firepower of the attack helicopters in coordination with ground forces' mechanised columns. It validated the Apache 64E and Advanced Light Helicopter WSI as potent weapons delivery platforms. The force multiplier effect of combining these machines with ground operations has enhanced the forces' combat superiority, the release said. The joint exercise, spearheaded by General Officer Commanding, Khagra Corps, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, was conducted over four days. Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, witnessed the exercise. He exhorted the combat forces to continue to evolve such concepts and

QRSAM: Indian Army clears quick reaction surface-to-air missile system

The QRSAM system is unique in its ability to operate on the move, searching for and tracking enemy targets; and then fire on a short halt

Why 'Make in India' in defence may be leaving India vulnerable to threats

India's air force, army, and navy can no longer import some critical weapons systems to replace aging ones, the officials said

Amid US grounding, IAF's Chinook helicopter fleet operating as usual

The Chinook helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are operating as usual notwithstanding the US Army grounding the entire fleet of the heavy-lift choppers over fuel leaks that caused a "small number" of engine fires. People familiar with the development said on Wednesday the IAF headquarters has sent a communication to Boeing India following reports of the grounding of the Chinook CH-47 helicopters by the United States Army. It is learnt that Boeing India has communicated to the IAF that the Chinook CH-47F(I) helicopters being operated by the force are not at all impacted by the problem that has hit the US Army fleet. The IAF is operating 15 Chinooks at present. "The Chinook fleet of the IAF is operating as usual," said one of the people cited above. There was no comment on the matter by either the IAF or Boeing India. An US Army spokesperson said the force grounded the entire fleet of its Chinook helicopters after a small number of engine fires were reported due to a fuel le

Cabinet likely to take up Tejas Mark 2 case soon to grant permission

The new Tejas Mark 2 fighter is expected to be rolled out in a two-year time frame, and its first flight will take another year, say ADA officials.

India acknowledges Argentina's interest in Tejas fighter aircraft

India acknowledged Argentina's interest in the made-in-India Tejas fighter aircraft for the Argentine Air Force

AFCAT (2) 2022: Exam details, timing, subjects and exam duration

Indian Air Force will be conducting AFCAT(2) 2022 exam till August 28, Sunday. Read this article to know the exam details, subjects, syllabus, exam pattern and duration of the test

India's first indigenous carrier 'INS Vikrant' to be commissioned on Sept 2

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier carries on board an air wing consisting of 30 aircrafts

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Top Headlines: India's nuclear power push gains traction; Adani-NDTV deal

Gautam Adani's group said it will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) as it looks to boost media investments as part of an ambitious expansion plan

Accidental firing of Brahmos missile: Three IAF officers sacked

Court of Inquiry found deviation from SOP by 3 officers led to accidental firing of Brahmos missile that landed in Pakistan

IAF sends 4 Sukhois, 2 C-17 aircraft for Pitch Black exercise in Australia

Four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday joined a 17-nation air combat exercise in Australia. The three-week 'Pitch Black' exercise, being hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), is taking place amid the conflict in Ukraine and China's military muscle-flexing in the Taiwan Strait following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei. Over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, the UAE, Singapore, Thailand, the US and the UK are participating in the exercise in Australia's Northern Territory. The RAAF considers the biennial exercise as its "capstone" international engagement activity with the air forces from strategic partners and allies. "An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia for participating in exercise Pitch Black 2022 scheduled to be held from August 19 to September 8

Durand Cup: Former Champions FC Goa to face Indian Air Force at KBK Kolkata

FC Goa take on the Indian Air Force at Kolkata's Kishore Bharati Krirangan and the Kerala Blasters take on Sudeva FC of Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Atheltic stadium in Guwahati.

HAL signs agreement establishing footprint in Malaysia to export weaponry

Aerospace giant preparing for likely success in exporting Indian Tejas Mark 1A fighter