Category Archives: Defence
Group Captain Chandra Shekhar Bhatt takes charge of Air Force Station Faridabad
Group Captain Chandra Shekhar Bhatt has taken the command of Air Force Station Faridabad . Group Captain Bhatt has taken over the role from Group Captain Kaushik Das. The change of command took place at Station Parade ground in a ceremonial parade. He was commissioned in the Logistics branch of IAF in 1990. He has held various appointments in Operational bases… Read More
IN Ships Kolkata & Shakti undertake Group Sail with Japan, Philippines and US Naval Ships
IN Ships Kolkata and Shakti carried out Group Sail with naval ships of Japan, Philippines and the United States of America in the South China Sea from 03 May to 09 May 19. The six-day long Group Sail had participation of six combatants from the four participating countries and included the Guided Missile Destroyer INS Kolkata and Fleet Support Ship INS Shakti… Read More
First Apache Helicopter formally handed over to The IAF
First AH-64E (I) – Apache Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19. Air Marshal AS Butola, represented the Indian Air Force and accepted the first Apache in a ceremony at Boeing production facility, representatives from US Government were also present.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Hires James J LaCroix as Corporate Director, Advanced Technologies Office
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that James J. LaCroix has been named corporate director of HII’s Advanced Technologies Office in Newport, Rhode Island. He will report directly to John J. Donnelly, corporate vice president of advanced technologies.
As the director of the Advanced Technologies Office, LaCroix is responsible for interaction… Read More
Indian Air Force receives its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter
US aerospace company Boeing on Friday handed over to India the first of 22 Apache helicopters New Delhi has bought.Analysts say the addition of the Apache to the Indian Air Force adds a lethal punch to its capabilities given that the Apache is a stealthy, versatile machine, designed for all kinds of missions. It comes equipped with laser and infrared systems … Read More
Four 1997 batch IDAS Officers empanelled as Joint Secretary
India Bureaucracy IDAS Appointments | The Cabinet has approved the empanelment of four Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) Officers from 1997 batch for holding Joint Secretary level posts at the Central Government. The names being Himanshu Shanker , Niraj Kumar Gayagi , Jarubala Sirish Choudhary and Kanwar Sameer Lather .… Read More
FANI Update | IAF C130Js Super Hercules aircraft for Relief Missions
Indian Bureaucracy News Update | In the quick response towards Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR), in the wake of Cyclone Fani, Indian Air Force will launch 03 C-130Js Super Hercules aircraft to Bhubaneswar. The aircraft will carry appx 45T of relief material including medicines for the cyclone hit locations. The aircrafts positioned at Hindan… Read More
Border Roads Organisation celebrating 59th BRO Raising Day
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is celebrating its 59th Raising Day here today. BRO is a leading road construction agency under the Ministry of Defence with a primary role of providing road connectivity in border areas. It executes road construction and maintenance works along the Northern and Western frontiers primarily to meet the strategic requirements… Read More
Northrop Grumman | RAAF awards Special Purpose Aircraft Sustainment Services Contract
Indian Bureaucracy International Defence Update | Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to continue providing through-life support to the Commonwealth’s special purpose aircraft (SPA) VIP fleet operated by No. 34 Squadron in Canberra. This sole source, 18-year rolling wave contract has an initial period… Read More
INS Ranjit decommissioned after 36 years of Glorious Era and Service
INS Ranjit, a Rajput class destroyer was decommissioned at a solemn yet grand ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam culminating a glorious era on 06 May 19. The decommissioning ceremony was attended by officers and sailors of the commissioning crew as well as other who have been part of Ranjit’s voyage over the last 36 years. The Chief Guest for the Decommissioning… Read More
Lockheed Martin Completes Critical Test Milestone for NASA JPL’s Mars 2020 Rover Heat Shield
Indian Bureaucracy International Defence Update | Protecting against the extremes of space travel is critical to the success of any mission. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed the flight hardware structure of the heat shield, validating the physical integrity with a final static test after exposing it to flight-like thermal conditions.… Read More
