Indian Defence

Air Marshal D C Kumaria to take over as the vice chief on 1 Jun

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:55:24 +0000

New Delhi: Air Marshal DC Kumaria, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, the most vital Operational Command of the IAF, is scheduled to assume charge as the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters on 01 Jun 2012. Having done his early schooling from Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun he [...]

Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee appointed as Deputy CNS

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:29:03 +0000

New Delhi: Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee, a veteran submariner, was today appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS). He is succeeding Vice Admiral Satish Soni who will now move to head the Kochi-based Southern Naval Command. Commissioned into the submarine arm of Navy in January 1977, Chatterjee has commanded Shishumar class submarines such as [...]

Selex Galileo bags contract to support Indian Navy CARES

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:13:34 +0000

Rome: SELEX Galileo has been award contract from the Indian Navy to provide support and service solutions through to 2022 at the avionics facility at the Centre for Avionics Repair and Software Development (CARES) at India’s Naval Aircraft Yard at Kochi. SELEX Galileo has been supporting CARES since it first opened in 2001. The company [...]

Coast Guard contains oil spill at Mumbai Port

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:43:40 +0000

Mumbai: The operations undertaken by the Coast Guard averted a major environmental disaster at ferry wharf in Mumbai Port Trust. The Port authorities intimated Coast Guard regarding oil spill within Malet Bunder premises at 1630 hrs on 27 May 12. Coast Guard Regional Headquarters on receipt of information launched the Pollution Response Operations through Pollution [...]

IAF C-130J Hercules aircraft lands at Car Nicobar

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:19:03 +0000

Car Nicobar: Recently acquired C-130J super Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air force today touched down at Air Force Station, Car Nicobar on 28 May 2012 on its maiden flight to the island airbase. After almost 6 hours flight from Air Force Station Hindan, Group Captain Tejbir Singh, Commanding Officer of the Hercules Squadron accomplished [...]

Vajra Corps conducts 4 day exercise ASHWAMEDH on Western front

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Sun, 27 May 2012 11:12:24 +0000

Chandigarh: Vajra Corps, a strike corps of the Indian Army and also known as Defenders of Punjab has started four-day Army exercise ASHWAMEDH on the Western front, as part of annual formation level training, from today. The exercise involves unmanned aerial vehicles, attack helicopters and frontline fighter aircraft carrying out battle drills in synergy with [...]

Sikh War Memorial now dedicated to martyrs of Baramulla

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:02:24 +0000

Baramulla: Dagger Division remains close to the heart of Lt Gen SA Hasnain, Chinar Corps Commander, because of his past association as Commander Kalapahar Brigade and later as GOC, Dagger Division. He has not forgotten the courage, valour, sacrifice and harmony established by the military personnel with the people, that has brought about relative peace [...]

Naval training ship INS Krishna decommissioned

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:48:41 +0000

Mumbai: INS Krishna (F 46), one of Indian Navy’s 1st Training Squadron Ships, decommissioned at sunset On Thursday 24th of May by Rear Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Command. The Decommissioning ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and was attended by ex-Commanding Officers of the ship as well as senior officers [...]

DRDO opens Chem Bio sensor facility

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:21:56 +0000

Gwalior: DRDO on Thursday opened its Chem Bio sensor facility at the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior. DRDE is a premier defence laboratory engaged in the development of state of the art products and technologies for Chemical and Biological defence. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, Secretary, [...]

Indian Army tests Akash Surface to Air Missile

(FINN) Frontier India News Network — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:01 +0000

Balasore: Indian Army on Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously-developed surface-to- air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. The test re-validated the technology and operational efficacy of the missile. The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex—III at about 1108 hours. During the trial, the missile intercepted a [...]