The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for unauthorised use of VIP aircraft by senior defence officers and their spouses that cost the government Rs 75 crore.
Objecting to the conversion of eight An-32 aircraft for VIP use, the CAG report criticised the IAF for diverting the medium tactical transport aircraft from primary duties like troop transport, para-dropping of troops and supplies.
After the three 'air-raids' carried out by rebel Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, India is trying its best to secure sensitive installations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala from such apprehended attacks, and in this regard have pressed more mobile radars, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) into service.
The low flying lightweight aircrafts used by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have posed 'serious concerns' among the Indian defence forces since there are greater chances that the high-range RADARS used by military might fail to detect the intrusion.
In the wake of "spill over of ongoing skirmishes between the Sri Lankan navy and the Sea Tigers of the LTTE into Indian waters," the Indian Navy has increased surveillance in the Palk Strait, a top naval official said today.
Vice-Admiral Raman Prem Suthan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, told reporters here that the number of naval ships patrolling the area had been increased from two to four while an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was also
Although the road to the much talked about Indo-US civil nuclear deal remains bumpy, India's nuclear industry hopes to cash in if it finally goes through.
'There is demand for our reactors from abroad and we are hoping we will be able to export them soon,' a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) told IANS.
In another instance of armed forces going in for overkill in weapons procurement after the Kargil conflict, Watchdog Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up the Army for purchasing Thermal Imagers in excess valued at more than Rs 10.16 crore.
The first two of the five Russian IL-38 maritime reconnissance aircraft of the Navy upgraded at a staggering cost of Rs 269.37 crore are without crucial anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and bombs.
"The first of the five upgraded aircraft were received in the middle of last year after undergoing mid-life retrofitting in Russia, but are without essential avionics and
In the wake of 'spillover of ongoing skirmishes between the Sri Lankan Navy and the Sea Tigers of the LTTE into Indian waters,' the Indian Navy has increased surveillance in the Palk Strait, a top Naval official said on Monday.
Vice-Admiral Raman Prem Suthan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern
The last time he flew an IAF plane was 38 years ago, but the memories of flying a Canberra fighter jet into Aksai Chin area to locate Chinese aggression and the dog fight with Pakistani Air Force is still fresh in one of the most decorated fighter pilots' mind. As the IAF bid adieu to the bomber jet, which was in service for 50 years, Wing Commander J M Nath was watching the plane nostalgically as it taxied on to the runway for the last time.
India is going to acquire four more Aerostat radars from Israel to bolster its ability to detect and track hostile low-flying aircraft, helicopters, spy drones and missiles. The Aerostat radars will help in plugging holes in the country’s far-from-impregnable airspace, especially with central and peninsular India being quite devoid of medium-level and low-level radar coverage, as reported by TOI earlier.
The Indian Army is conducting a massive four-day military exercise code named 'Shatru Naash' (Destruction of Enemy) in Punjab to check its battle preparedness in a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) warfare backdrop.
"When it comes to nuclear threshold, on NBC environment we are training the soldier. We all are sensitive and well aware about it...Whatever training is necessary for the subcontinent, we are doing it," said Brigadier Deepak Vashishta, of 11th Corps.
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