Copter Crashes Raise Questions On ‘Control Rod’ In Gearbox

The crash of an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) DHRUV near Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, has again raised questions on metallurgical issues with a critical component, the control rod, on board the copter.A team of the three armed forces personnel, which has been consulting with HAL, wants that a control rod which is in the gearbox and is a key component in transferring power from the two engines

May 5, 2023
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Indian Navy Develops Indigenously Designed ‘Rakshak’ To Combat Marine Emergencies

Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission, the Indian Navy has developed ‘Rakshak’ — an indigenous facility that will enable the training of submarine crews for damage control under the harsh, realistic conditions that the force can face on boardWhile speaking about the country-made facility, Commanding Officer, INS Satavahana Commodore Rajat Nagpal said, "The main damage control and fire fighting

May 3, 2023
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Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters Back In Action

The indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’, has commenced operations and are back in action after almost two months of grounding, reported Times Now.The 250-odd Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) with the armed forces, grounded for a month after a naval version went down, are now back in action, but only in a part-time manner. Each DHRUV, it has been decided, sources said, will fly for 100

May 3, 2023
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‘PM Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai…’: Evacuees After Reaching Delhi From Crisis-Hit Sudan

New Delhi: Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, 328 more Indians landed at the New Delhi International Airport from strife-torn Sudan on Tuesday night. Nearly 3,000 stranded Indians have reached India till now."328 more passengers have landed in New Delhi. #OperationKaveri moving steadily forward as around 3,000 have reached India now," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted.Committed to ensuring

May 3, 2023
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Operation Kaveri: 12th Flight With 231 Indian Evacuees Departs From Jeddah For Mumbai

Jeddah: Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, the 12th flight carrying 231 stranded Indian evacuees, departed from Jeddah on a Mumbai-bound flight."12th outbound flight departs from Jeddah. 231 passengers are heading to Mumbai," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Wednesday.Earlier, on Tuesday night, 328 more Indians landed at the New Delhi International Airport from strife-torn

May 3, 2023
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Indian Navy To Induct 20 Remotely Manned Fast Interceptor Crafts

Innovation For Defence Excellence (iDEX) has signed its 50th SPRINT contract with Sagar Defence for Autonomous Weaponised Boat Swarms for the Indian Navy. Autonomous Weaponised Boat is one of the technologies introduced out of the 75 challenges by the Indian Navy under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in 2022.Sagar Defence has developed the country’s first Autonomous Weaponised unmanned boat with the

May 2, 2023
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Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar On 3-Day Visit To Singapore

Singapore: Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy is on a three-day official visit to Singapore, from Tuesday.During the visit the CNS co-officiated the inaugural ceremony of the maiden ASEAN – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, on Tuesday. The harbour phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from May 2 to 4, 2023 and the Sea Phase will be

May 2, 2023
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‘Very Much On Centre’s Agenda To Retrieve Pak-Occupied Kashmir’: Minister

New Delhi: To retrieve Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) and make it a part of India is very much on the government’s agenda, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.In a meeting with London-based Jammu and Kashmir-origin students and social groups, he said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over, he sought to "correct several anomalies of the past that were the legacy of

May 2, 2023
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