Nine IAF men killed as two choppers collide (Third Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed Thursday when two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters collided mid-air near Jamnagar in Gujarat, in one of ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Kumaria is new IAF vice chief
May 30th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Air Marshal D.C. "Tiny" Kumaria, a veteran fighter pilot, will Friday take over as the Indian Air Force (IAF) vice chief.
Kumaria currently heads the ... Read more...
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One dead in battle tank accident
March 2nd, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) In a freak accident, a soldier perched over a T-90 battle tank was killed when its driver lost control and dashed against a concrete structure here ... Read more...
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Elderly woman murdered
February 12th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Agra Feb 12 (IANS) A 72-year-old woman who lived alone was found murdered in Jaipur House area here late Saturday evening, an official said.
Heera Devi, widow of an ex-deputy ... Read more...
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‘3 Idiots’ UAV inducted into counter-insurgency operations
January 30th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), that awed viewers in the Bollywood hit "3 Idiots", has been officially inducted into the paramilitary forces. The Border ... Read more...
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Pilotless target aircraft Lakshya-II successfully tested
January 27th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India's indigenous Lakshya-II pilotless target aircraft has been tested successfully off a test range in Balasore, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said.Flying ... Read more...
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Indian defence research agency eyes robotic soldier, mule
December 11th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is in the process of building robotic soldiers and mules as a part of its unmanned fighting systems of ... Read more...
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War gaming centre to prepare IAF for global operations
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India is setting up a war gaming centre for its air force to enable the aerospace power train for warfare anywhere in the world by ... Read more...
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Indigenous Rustom UAV completes successful fifth flight
November 11th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India's indigenously designed and developed Rustom-I unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Friday completed its fifth successful flight, an official said here.Rustom, a medium altitude long endurance ... Read more...
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No US waiver to DRDO on technology imports: Antony
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The US has removed four Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) labs from the restricting Entity List that regulates technology exports, but it has not ... Read more...
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New IAF vice chief, Eastern air commander take charge
August 1st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Kishan Kumar Nohwar, an ace MiG-21 and MiG-27 fighter pilot, Monday took over as vice chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) here. ... Read more...
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IAF to induct medium-power radars (Lead, superseding previous story)
May 31st, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen its air defence over Gujarat's airspace, India will Friday induct Israeli medium-power radars with a range of 300 km at ... Read more...
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IAF to induct indigenous radars
May 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India will Friday induct an indigenous medium-power radar at the Naliya air base to enhance its air defence capabilities over Gujarat's airspace, an official said ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Browne to be next Indian Air Force chief
May 20th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India Friday named Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne, an ace MiG-21 and Sukhoi fighter pilot, as the next chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF).Government officials ... Read more...
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Indian defence scientists develop bio-toilets for soldiers (With Image)
February 18th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Killugudi Jayaraman
Bangalore, Feb 18 (IANS) Indian defence scientists have recruited a small army of bacteria and harnessed solar power to build bio-toilets for managing the human waste of soldiers stationed at ... Read more...
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Antony asks forces to gear up to fight cyber wars
February 17th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday called upon the armed forces to be vigilant against emerging cyber threats.Addressing the centenary celebrations of the Corps of ... Read more...
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DRDO mosquito repellent launched for commercial use (Lead, superseding correcting name in para 4)
February 14th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A insect repellent that keeps Indian soldiers safe from mosquito bites in far-flung interiors of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast is now commercially available for the ... Read more...
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DRDO mosquito repellent launched for commercial use
February 14th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A multi-insect repellent that keeps Indian soldiers safe from mosquito bites in far-flung interiors of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast is now commercially available for the ... Read more...
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Nishant UAV successfully tested by army ahead of induction
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant has successfully completed its series of confirmatory trials carried out by the army at the Chandan ranges in Pokhran, Rajasthan, ... Read more...
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DRDO’s UAV ‘Nishant’ completes confirmatory flight trials
February 3rd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Nishant, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has successfully completed the series of confirmatory trials conducted by the Indian Army at Chandan Range Pokharan recently.The Army conducted ... Read more...
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After waiver, Indian defence units look for US components
January 28th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian defence research and development units will consider importing sensitive technologies and electronic components from the US following their removal from the 'entity list' by the Obama ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Browne is new IAF vice chief
January 1st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday got its new vice chief in Air Marshal N.A.K. Browne. He took over from Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, who retired a ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Kumaria to be new Western Command chief
December 31st, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Air Marshal DC Kumaria will take over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC) here on January 1, 2011.Commissioned as a fighter pilot in the ... Read more...
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India’s first balloon-mounted radar launched successfully
December 28th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 28 (IANS) India's first indigenously-developed balloon-mounted radar that will greatly enhance the surveillance capabilities of the armed forces has been successfully launched here, an official said.The aerostat radar was launched ... Read more...
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DRDO demonstrates indigenous aerostat system
December 28th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 28 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday demonstrated its indigenously designed and developed aerostat system capable of carrying electro-optic and COMINT payloads for surveillance. ... Read more...
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India’s new test range for weapons trials goes operational
December 15th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) India's new aeronautical test range (ATR) for weapons trials became operational Wednesday near Chitradurga in central Karnataka, a top defence official said."The new test range became operational with ... Read more...
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India test-flies Nishant drone with new technology
October 29th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 29 (IANS) India has successfully test flown its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant with new technology for monitoring its structural health in flight, a defence official said Friday."The trials were ... Read more...
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Unmanned aircraft flown by DRDO at Kolar
October 29th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a premier DRDO laboratory, conducted Nishant trials (N15-32) at Kolar airfield on Thursday in which a new technology called the structural health ... Read more...
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DRDO test flies Rustom unmanned aircraft
October 16th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.16 (ANI): "RUSTOM", the medium altitude long endurance Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment, a premier Defence Research and Development Organisation lab specializing in UAVs and ... Read more...
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Embraer aircraft with Indian warning system to fly by 2011
September 12th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 12 (IANS) An Indian built Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWCS) will be integrated into the Brazilian Embraer-145 Aircraft, which will fly in the country in January 2011, said ... Read more...
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IAF’s pilot selection process gets high-tech and ‘accurate’
August 5th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will in another three years put in place a new system to select fighter pilots for its cutting edge and high performance ... Read more...
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DRDO develops new computerized system for selection of better pilots for Air Force
August 5th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a state-of-the-art Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) for selection of better pilots for the Air Force.The Aeronautical Development Establishment, ... Read more...
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A far quicker, cheaper swine flu test, courtesy defence scientists
February 24th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a swine flu testing kit that can diagnose the pandemic in just two hours and ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy victims to ‘expose’ central, state governments
November 26th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 26 (IANS) Associations of the victims of the December 1984 Bhopal gas leak Thursday launched a campaign to "expose" those in the government working for the benefit of Dow ... Read more...
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India to develop unmanned combat aerial vehicle
November 25th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) India will soon embark on developing an indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for surveillance, detection and destroying specific targets, a top defence official said Wednesday.
"We will soon ... Read more...
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