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Tank Biathlon 2015 - India reached semi-finals The semifinal of "Tank Biathlon" Championship took place at the Alabino firing range near Moscow on August 13. Two tournaments were held in which 8 teams who reached the semifinal participated. India, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Armenia participated...

Indian Air Force Sukhois Dominate UK Fighter Jets in Combat Exercises NEW DELHI: In some of the most intense international air combat exercises ever featuring the Indian Air Force, IAF pilots flying Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters had a resounding 12-0 scoreline in their favour against Royal Air...

If reports are to be believed, another MMRCA competition might be announced soon! In another major step towards self reliance in the defence sector, a plan is being finalised to produce 90 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) in India, informed sources said. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is...

As per a report on Telegraph India, on 18th July "To add to the air force’s worries about depleting force levels, a light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas that was recently in field trials in Jaisalmer returned to Bangalore with a major technical fault: its undercarriage was down. The Jaisalmer...

Indian Navy is looking to buy a new Submarine Rescue Ship. Naval officials are currently in discussions with Russia for the possible sale of Project 21300 class vessels. The Project 21300 is a submarine rescue ship, which has a length of 98 m, displaces 5,000 tonnes, has a crew of 97, and...

Akash ADS formally inducted into IAF History was created at Air Force Station Gwalior on 10 Jul 15 when Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Manohar Parrikar formally handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) the indigenously designed, developed and produced Akash Air Defence missile system. A befitting...

Update of missing Dornier (Sorry, didn't find any coast guard threads) After a little more than a month of intensive search, the debris of the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft and its Flight Data Recorder (FDR) were located today off Tamil Nadu coastline, a top CG official said. It was...

India's Emb-145 AEW&C fleet to be based at Bhisiana Air Force Station in Punjab. Two of the aircraft would be based at Bhisiana while the third will remain positioned at the CABS for research and development. There are talks of ordering additional 6 airframes also.

The Indian Navy took delivery of IN326 (C/N 40616) the 7th P-8I Neptune ASW aircraft last month. The P-8I (737-8FV) made its delivery flight from the Boeing Field Airport and had stop-overs at Hawaii, Guam and Singapore before arriving at Chennai. The Neptunes are based at INS Rajali...

SLV-C28 / DMC3 Mission The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom (UK). The three DMC3 satellites, each weighing 447 kg...

INS Vikrant underside.

The Dhruvs were indeed used for the ops. But only part of the team rappelled down. Here's my take on the entire operation, step by step. 1. 57th Mountain Division and Assam Rifles were pressed into action following the ambush. These troops trained specifically in Guerrilla warfare were sent...

The best pic of INS Vikrant as of now.