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April 2, 2024
Boeing Awarded Contract to Continue Extreme Environmental Testing for Critical Defense PlatformsThe US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $559 million over five years to operate, maintain and perform testing at the Little Mountain Test Facility at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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April 1, 2024
Defence exports touch record ₹21,083 crore in FY 2023-24, an increase of 32.5 per cent over last fiscal; Private sector contributes 60 per cent, DPSUs - 40 per centNumber of export authorisations rise to 1,507 in FY 2023-24 from 1,414 in FY 2022-23
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March 31, 2024
Closing Ceremony – Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024The Closing Ceremony of the Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and US, Tiger Triumph 2024 was held onboard USS Somerset on March 30, 2024.
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March 28, 2024
Successful First Flight of LCA Mk1AThe first Aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A Aircraft series took to the skies from HAL facility in Bengaluru today. It was a successful sortie with a flying time of 18 minutes.
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March 27, 2024
Israel Aerospace Industries Launches AeroSpace Services India (ASI), furthering its presence in IndiaIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defence company, has opened AeroSpace Services India (ASI), its Indian subsidiary in New Delhi.
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March 22, 2024
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari addresses 79th Staff Course at Defence Services Staff College, WellingtonCAS underscores transition of IAF into a contemporary & future ready Aerospace Force
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March 20, 2024
Induction of Helicopter Unit at Air Force Station ThanjavurSouthern Air Command (SAC) was established in July 1984 in response to certain geopolitical developments to ensure effective command and control of IAF assets and facilitate quick deployment of combat forces in the event of threats developing in the Indian Ocean Region.
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March 19, 2024
Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24The Opening Ceremony of the Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and US, Tiger Triumph, was held onboard INS Jalashwa today March 19, 2024.
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March 19, 2024
Raksha Mantri Trophy for Armed Forces Medical Services' Best & Second Best Command Hospitals for Year 2022 Given AwayCommand Hospital (Southern Command), Pune & Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow judged as Best and Second Best Command Hospitals
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March 19, 2024
International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN STEP)IN STEP has been explicitly curated as a two week strategic engagement at NDC New Delhi under the aegis of NSCS and MEA.
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March 19, 2024
Activation of Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway 16On March 18, 2024, Indian Air Force fighter and transport aircraft carried out operations on an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) airstrip on National Highway 16 near Addanki in Bapatla district.
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March 18, 2024
Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24In consonance with the established partnership between India and the US, a bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise between both countries, Tiger Triumph – 24, is scheduled on the Eastern Seaboard from March 18 to 31, 2024.
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March 12, 2024
Prime Minister witnesses 'Bharat Shakti' – a Tri-Services Firing and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan“Today, once again, Pokhran is witnessing the triveni of India's Atmanirbharta, self-confidence and its glory” —Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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March 11, 2024
Indigenously developed Agni-5 missile makes maiden flight with MIRVDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted first successful flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
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March 8, 2024
President's Standard and Colours Presentation to Indian Air Force UnitsOn March 8, 2024, the President of India, the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, Droupadi Murmu, awarded the prestigious President's Standard to 45 Squadron and 221 Squadron, and the President's Colours to 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD) and 509 Signal Unit (SU) of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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March 8, 2024
Defence Ministry signs over ₹200 Crore deal with Big Bang Boom for Indigenous Anti-Drone TechnologyA momentous win for the homegrown IDEX startup, promoting indigenous technology
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March 7, 2024
Visit of Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command to Base Repair Depot, PalamAir Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief HQ Maintenance Command, visited Base Repair Depot, Palam from March 6, 2024 to March 7, 2024.
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March 6, 2024
F-16 Block 70 Jets Set Off on Historic Ferry Flight to Bahrain: A New Era in Air DefenseLockheed Martin today marked a significant milestone with the departure of the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jets from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain.
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March 5, 2024
Visit of Air Marshal Vibhas Pande AOC-in-C, Maintenance CommandAir Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command, visited Air Force Station Tughlakabad on 5th March 2024.
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March 4, 2024
DefConnect 2024: Defence Minister launches ADITI scheme to promote innovations in critical & strategic defence technologiesADITI scheme will nurture youth's innovation & help India leap forward in the field of technology: Rajnath Singh
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March 3, 2024
MH-60R 'Seahawks' to be commissioned into the Indian Navy as the INAS 334 SquadronThe Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH-60R Seahawk (a maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter) multi-role helicopter on March 6, 2024 at INS Garuda, Kochi marking a pivotal moment in India's Defence modernisation journey.
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March 2, 2024
Boosting domestic industry, MoD signs a mega contract with L&T for High-Power RadarsIn a major defence contract, the government has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for High Power Radars (HPR).
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March 1, 2024
Another major boost to Aatmnirbharta in defence: Ministry of Defence signs five major capital acquisition contracts worth 39,125.39 croreContracts exchanged in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
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March 1, 2024
Curtain Raiser Press Conference President's Standard and Colours PresentationThe President of India, Droupadi Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, will be awarding the President's Standard and Colours to four Indian Air Force Units at Air Force Station Hindan on March 8, 2024.
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February 29, 2024
Lockheed Martin and Slovakia Usher in New Era of European Air Defense with Ceremonial Delivery of First F-16 Block 70 JetsIn a ceremony today at Lockheed Martin's Greenville facility, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Robert Kaliňák, along with esteemed delegates from the United States and Slovakia, commemorated the delivery of Slovakia's first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft.