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The three commanders-in-chief, Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth (Southern Army Command), Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan (Western Naval Command) & Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor (SouthWestern Air Command), embarked aircraft carrier INS Vikrant yesterday to review the ongoing #Trishul Exercise

The three commanders-in-chief, Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth (Southern Army Command), Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan (Western Naval Command) & Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor (SouthWestern Air Command), embarked aircraft carrier INS Vikrant yesterday to review the ongoing #Trishul Exercise
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#JustIn Defence ministry inks Rs 2,096 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics for procurement of #INVAR anti-tank missiles to enhance firepower and lethality of T-90S main-battle tanks. The weapon is a sophisticated laser-guided anti-tank missile with very high hit probability:MoD

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DRDO says new generation of man-portable autonomous underwater vehicles, with side-scan sonars & underwater cameras for detection & classification of mines, have been successfully developed by the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam

DRDO says new generation of man-portable autonomous underwater vehicles, with side-scan sonars & underwater cameras for detection & classification of mines, have been successfully developed by the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
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Interesting. The Army’s 4 ‘Gajraj’ Corps deploys an indigenous high-altitude #MonoRail system for logistical supply at 16,000-feet. It’s capable of transporting 300+ kg of load in a single run to remote posts

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#BlastFromThePast I reported around this time in 2016 that India had finally broken the #Bofors jinx with the CCS finally clearing the $737 million deal with US for 145 M-777 ultralight howitzers. M-777s performed well during #OperationSindoor, much like Bofors during #Kargil!

#BlastFromThePast I reported around this time in 2016 that India had finally broken the #Bofors jinx with the CCS finally clearing the $737 million deal with US for 145 M-777 ultralight howitzers. M-777s performed well during #OperationSindoor, much like Bofors during #Kargil!
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India & France will on Sunday kickoff off their bilateral air combat exercise #Garuda at Mont-de-Marsan, France. IAF has deployed Sukhoi-30MKI jets, backed by IL-78 refuellers and C-17 strategic airlifters, for the exercise from Nov 16 to 27.

India & France will on Sunday kickoff off their bilateral air combat exercise #Garuda at Mont-de-Marsan, France. IAF has deployed Sukhoi-30MKI jets, backed by IL-78 refuellers and C-17 strategic airlifters, for the exercise from Nov 16 to 27.
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India & UK kick off their 14-day joint military combat exercise #AjeyaWarrior at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. India has deployed #SikhRegiment soldiers, while UK #GurkhaRifles troops for the exercise focusing on counter-terror operations in semi-urban environment

India & UK kick off their 14-day joint military combat exercise #AjeyaWarrior at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. India has deployed #SikhRegiment soldiers, while UK #GurkhaRifles troops for the exercise focusing on counter-terror operations in semi-urban environment