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A veteran is committed to the deep under the RCN Ensign. In addition to being piped, military personnel onboard saluted as each veteran slid overboard. Military personnel, including the CO and Cox'n, salute as a veteran's ashes are committed to the deep. Once the committal ceremony was...

Cdr Graham Roberts presented Philip Clappison with the wreath that he lay in the harbour, as Commodore (ret'd) Tino Cotaras looks on. Padre Capt. Leonard Bednar during the service. Padre Lt (N) Sebastien Dupont During the service, the ship's bell was rung for each of the twenty-four RCN...

On Sunday, May 3, I was privileged to be able to tag along and photograph the service and committal ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Normally, this would occur onboard HMCS SACKVILLE, the world's last remaining Flower class corvette. For the 70th anniversary...

India is projected to achieve highest annual GDP growth rate of 7.9 percent over next eight years, overtaking its South Asian economic rival China, according to a Harvard study that said growth in emerging markets will continue to outpace developed countries. Growing trend. Reuters The Center...

MAJOR Faisal Waseem (Shaheed) Pilot of MI-17 crashed in Gilgit

MAJOR Faisal Waseem (Shaheed) Pilot of MI-17 crashed in Gilgit

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first two repaired Ka-31 helicopters, produced by Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (a Russian Helicopters company), to India. In 2004, Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise supplied nine Ka-31 helicopters to India...

Combat aircraft constitute the cutting edge of any air force and so it is with the IAF as well. Modernisation and upgradation of combat platforms are ongoing processes that will help the IAF maintain the operational edge at all times. By the end of the 15th Five Year Plan, it is expected that...

The government today said the explosion onboard submarine INS Sindhurakshak in 2013 that led to the death of 18 personnel was "probably induced" during the process of arming of the torpedoes and cannot be blamed on anyone. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a written reply to a question...

India's FAST BREEDER TEST REACTOR (FBTR) Reactor core The core consists of 745 closely packed locations, with fuel at the centre, surrounded by nickel reflectors, thoria blankets and steel reflectors. The core is vertical and freestanding, with the subassemblies supported at the bottom by the...

Conflicting information from AsimBajwaISPR & ISPR_Official on Pakistan helicopter crash. ISPR says no casualties. Pakistan military helicopter crashes, killing six people including Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors Envoys killed in Pakistan air crash - BBC News

The Aviation Research Centre (ARC) that comes under the Cabinet Secretariat is keen to acquire four V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft from the US through the government to government military sales route. The Aviation Research Centre (ARC) that comes under the Cabinet Secretariat is keen to...

The Indian Navy will present a report on the configuration options for the second indigenous Indian Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2) to the Ministry of Defense next month. At a recent seminar on the country’s naval aviation, it became clear that the vessel will likely be in the 65,000 ton class. The...

When World War I broke out, the British army faced a manpower crisis. It was then decided to send troops from the British Indian army. These first landed in France on September 26, 1914 World War I ended with little by way of concessions for India. 75,000 men were killed. THE 100th anniversary...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on board the Tu-160 "Pavel Taran", of 16.08.2005 (RTR frame) - 2005 November - in gosdyudzhete for 2006 planned for delivery in the Air Force 1 Tu-160, the data for the implementation of planned deliveries for 2005 is not (1 new and 1 repair-modernization). -...

"Named" Tu-160 (http://militaryphotos.net). 1987 March - during the test lost one Tu-160 (serial №01-02). 1987 April 17 - the first 2 Tu-160 entered the 184th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment (g.Priluki, Ukraine), on dr.dannym - April 25, 1987 .; 1987 May - started mass production on to code in...

Tu-160 "Valery Chkalov" board №RF-94110, the city of Engels, 2010 (photo - Evgeny Volkov, http://russianplanes.net/id82036). Status: the Soviet Union and Russia: Register Tu-160 (unofficial, according to the media) (c) 2009-2012,http://militaryrussia.ru, the link is required when using: Tu-160...

MiG-21. In total, the USSR during the years of the MiG-21 of various modifications made:- plant "Banner of Labor "(Moscow) - 3203 copies.- Gorky aircraft plant "Sokol" - 5278 copies.- Tbilisi Aircraft Factory - 1677 copies.TOTAL: 10 158 copies.(In the USSR). MiG-21F-13 Air Force Vietnam...

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