DEFENCE

The Pakistani's call it PAC JF-17 Thunder (joint fighter-17) whereas the Chinese call it CAC FC-1 Xiaolong -- fighter China-1 fierce dragon. It is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft that can be used for reconnaissance, ground attack and interception.

Armoured fighting vehicles AFV’s are expected to be the largest segment of the future global armoured vehicles markets. Future Armoured vehicles would be powered by active protection systems and stealth technologies that can destroy incoming weapons, and make vehicles harder to locate, target and destroy while reducing the need for heavy armour

Captain Abhilasha Barak was awarded the coveted flying wings along with 36 male Pilots by Director General and Colonel Commandant Army Aviation.

Whatever objections the protestors may have, those seeking to don the uniform, despite any provocation, have no right to resort to violence. Political parties must also avoid motivating youth towards violence, especially where it concerns the armed forces.

On 14 April 2022 Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea fleet —sank about 90 km off the Ukrainian coast after being hit by two relatively low-tech, shore-launched R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles.

Though anyone who reaches the level of Secretary to Government of India is said to have reached the top, those who occupy the Defence Secretary’s position are specially ‘blessed’ and have new doors opening for them. Anyone who adorns the post is sure to go places and do well later in life…

India successfully flight-tested Agni-Prime a New Generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the Balasore coast in Odisha on June 28, 2021.

The Government is understood to be planning to change in the promotion of Armed forces on the basis of merit - leading to heart burn

On 18 Aug 2021, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India ruled that girls should also be inducted into Armed Forces through NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune

Muhammad’s siege of Multan fort lasted over two months without any result till a traitor came out of the fort and told them how to cut off of the town’s water supply. Muhammad got such a vast amount of gold in Multan that he named it the city of gold. Multan turned out to be the last city conquered by him.

India is probably the only large country in the world which is overwhelmingly dependent on external sources for its defence requirements. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India ranks among the world’s second-largest weapons purchaser just behind Saudi Arabia.

Using highways as emergency landing strips is not a new concept. During Second World War the Germans used the “autobahns” for landing fighter aircraft. Soon other Europian countries like Israel, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Russia, Czechoslovakia and Poland started designing highways for use by military aircraft during an emergency.