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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 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 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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February 16, 2024
Aerospace & Defence – Capability Roadmap 2030 ConclaveFocusing on cutting-edge technologies, new center will play a pivotal role in the company's global innovation ecosystem and strategy.
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February 9, 2024
Embraer and Mahindra announce collaboration on the C-390 Millennium Medium Transport Aircraft in IndiaMoU reflects Embraer and Mahindra's commitment to Make in India
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February 5, 2024
DRDO carries out successful flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target 'ABHYAS' from Integrated Test Range, ChandipurFour flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - ABHYAS were successfully carried out by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha during January 30 to February 2, 2024.
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January 24, 2024
Exercise Desert KnightOn January 23, 2024, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted Exercise Desert Knight along with French Air and Space Force (FASF) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force.
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January 1, 2024
Air Vice Marshal S Sivakumar took as Senior Officer-in-Charge Administration, Headquarters Western Air Command, Indian Air ForceOn 1st January, 2024 Air Vice Marshal S Sivakumar took over as Senior Officer-in-Charge Administration (SOA) of Headquarters Western Air Command, New Delhi.
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December 20, 2023
Tata Boeing Aerospace Delivers 250 AH-64 Apache Fuselages, Manufactured in IndiaTata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has delivered the 250th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad.
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December 15, 2023
DRDO carries out successful flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing UAVIndia joins elite club of countries to have mastered the controls for flying wing technology in tailless configuration
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December 7, 2023
CDS Inaugurates HAL's Avionics Expo 2023 in Delhi, Hails HAL's Commitment towards AtmanirbhartaChief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, inaugurated HAL's Avionics Expo-2023 in Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, he said avionics is the backbone of any modern flying machine.
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December 1, 2023
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: iDEX-DIO signs 300th contract for Defence Innovation in the niche field of Design and Development of Advanced Gallium Nitride SemiconductorsInnovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of the Department of Defence Production, has reached a milestone with the signing of its 300th contract.
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December 1, 2023
Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, IAFAir Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra has taken over as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force on December 1, 2023.
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December 1, 2023
Air Marshal Makarand Ranade takes over as Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air HQAir Marshal Makarand Ranade assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at Air HQ New Delhi on December 1, 2023.
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November 25, 2023
Prime Minister Modi visits HAL facilities in BengaluruPrime Minister Modi was briefed about advanced technology work being done at HAL towards realising the vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
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November 25, 2023
Prime Minister Modi Flies in the LCA TejasPrime Minister Narendra Modi flew in the Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured Twin Seater Fighter Aircraft Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
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November 24, 2023
Merlinhawk Aerospace and Vega Composites to establish a Joint Venture in IndiaMerlinhawk Aerospace and Vega Composites have signed a Joint Venture agreement to establish a Composites manufacturing and design facility in the Defence Corridor in Tamil Nadu, India
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November 22, 2023
Best 9-month results in IAI's historyIAI record the highest-ever 9-month net income and gross profit in the Company's history with record-breaking sales of some $3,873 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, highest EBITDA ever recorded and a record-breaking order backlog of about $16.6 billion
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November 20, 2023
IAI signs agreements valued at $145M to deliver long range loitering munitionsIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed two separate agreements with two countries to deliver long range loitering munitions. The contracts' combined value is $145M.
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October 31, 2023
Israel Aerospace Industries salutes the IDF on the successful interception of a long-range ballistic missile by the "Arrow” missile defence systemIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) salutes the IDF on the successful interception of a long-range ballistic missile by the "Arrow" missile defence system.