Indian Army Archives - Page 26 of 31

Major General Joyce Gladys Roach Takes Over as ADG, MNS

Admin - September 1, 2019

New Delhi. Major General Joyce Gladys Roach has assumed charge of the post of Additional Director General, Military Nursing Service (MNS). Prior to her appointment as ADG, MNS, Major General Roach was holding the post...

INS Sahyadri, Kiltan Make Port Call at Laem Chabang, Bangkok

Admin - August 31, 2019

New Delhi. As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to South East Asia and Western Pacific, Indian Navy ships Sahyadri and Kiltan has been making a port call at Laem Chabang, Bangkok from August...

Lockheed Martin’s Expertise In Hypersonic Flight Wins New Army Work

Admin - August 30, 2019

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of a multi-year hypersonic weapons development in support of the Army's focus in long-range precision strike missiles. As...

IAF Gets 11th C-17 Globemaster III

Admin - August 27, 2019

New Delhi. In a boost to the current and future strategic airlift capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF), it got the 11th C-17 Globemaster III. This is a premier transport aircraft which is huge,...

Apache Guardian Helicopter Induction to Boost IAF Firepower

Admin - August 27, 2019

New Delhi. Firepower of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will get boost with the induction of Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack Helicopters in the first week of next month. “All the tests have been completed...

Navy Needs “Assured” Budgetary Support says Navy Chief

Admin - August 27, 2019

New Delhi. Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh says Navy needs an "assured" budgetary support to build its capability while spelling out the challenges in realising the maritime potential of the country. He said allocation to...

Indo-Kazakh Joint Military Exercise from August 31

Admin - August 26, 2019

New Delhi. Fortnight long Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at Pithoragarh from August 31. The exercise will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan Army...

Army Inks MoU with Tata Realty for Dwelling Units

Admin - August 22, 2019

New Delhi. Indian Army inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Realty to enable its personnel to immediately take over dwelling units in 13 ‘Ready to Move in’ projects of Tata Realty pan...

Defence Minister Approves Re-organisation of Army Headquarters

Admin - August 21, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved some measures for re-organisation of Army Headquarters based on a detailed internal study conducted by the Army Headquarters. Among the various steps approved by the minister...

DRDO Hands Over Design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to Indian Army

Admin - August 21, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held here by Secretary Department of Defence Research and Development...

Army Asks MOD to Move ECHS to Defence Pension Fund

Admin - August 19, 2019

New Delhi. In a move aimed at lessening the burden on its financial resources, the Army asked the Defence Ministry to remove the allocation for the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) from its budget...

Indian Options to Thwart Pakistan – Post 370

Lt Gen P R Shankar - August 18, 2019

This is a follow up of my earlier articles Post abrogation of Article 370 - The Road Beyond 370 and Shape of Things to Come From Pakistan Post 370 A thought for all Indians A historic step has been taken...

Jammu & Kashmir – When Geography Became History

Cdr Retd KP Sanjeev Kumar - August 13, 2019

For Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), history defined geography in 1947. On 5th Aug 2019, that geography became history. Going Back Into History On 26th Oct 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of Kashmir executed the instrument...