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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to add a Dakota DC3 aircraft in its vintage squadron next year as a refurbished DC3 with IAF colours is now flying over the UK. Over the next couple of months, IAF would have to decide how to bring home the aircraft—a gift from Parliament member Rajeev Chandrasekhar—and give the pilots some practice time before the aircraft fly at the 2017 edition of Aero-India. There are two options before the IAF—either to dismantle the aircraft, ferry it and reassemble in India, or fly it straight to India with multiple stopover in between. “Its a logistic issue to be decided by the IAF,” Chandrasekhar told Deccan Herald. The Harvard aircraft of IAF vintage squadron was carried by a C-17 Globemaster-III in its belly and assembled in India. The Dakota was brought to the life from the static condition by a UK company named Reflight Airworks that modified the IAF's Harvard and Tiger Moth. “It’s now flying for short periods of 15-30 minutes as it is airworthy, but n...

Russian ships will arrive at Visakhapatnam port on the southeast coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh on December 6 to take part in the Indra joint naval maneuvers, a source close to the Indian Ministry of Defense told TASS on Tuesday. "The exercise will be held from December 7 to 12 this year; the welcoming ceremony for the detachment of the Russian Navy ships is planned for December 6," he said. According to him, taking part in the drills from the Russian side will be a missile cruiser, a destroyer, a large sea tanker, a tugboat and two naval helicopters, and from the Indian side - a multipurpose frigate, a destroyer, an anti-submarine plane, a Coast Guard plane, two training planes and a helicopter. "The maneuvers will focus on drilling antisubmarine defense of ships, gun practice on surface and air targets. Also, it is planned to conduct anti-terrorist operation drills to rescue a ship seized by hypothetical terrorists in which assault teams, supported by he...

Agra: In a bid to attract youth into the force, the Indian Army's Paramotor Expedition was flagged off by Brigadier V Saini from Agra on Tuesday. It is the initiative of the airborne infantry regiment of the Army's 17 Parachute Field Regiment. A 10-member team led by Major Surya Pratap Singh will complete the 1,250km expedition by December 1 in Nashik's Artillery Centre Road.  Cruising at speeds of around 60-80kmph at an altitude of 8,000 feet , the gliding team will course via six halting points in Gwalior, Talbehat, Dhana (Sagar), Bhopal, Mhow and Dhule. Each halt is nearly 200km apart.  Weighing more than 100kg, the European designed paramotors, also known as paragliders, will be flown by 2 men at a time. The rest of the team will track their movement through visual contact and GPS coordinates. Each paramotor has fuel capacity of 25 litres and will cover 1km in less than a minute. Speaking to TOI, a colonel said:  "This adventure expedition will serve two purposes. ...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Young Men Queue up to Join the Army :: Kashmir is witnessing an overwhelming response to the army's recruitment rallies. The recruitment drive is a boon for the Valley's youth who have been brought up under the shadow of militancy, it gives them an opportunity for jobs and a regular life. Last week, 146 young men took the oath to serve the nation in the best of army's tradition. They are the latest batch of soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir light infantry regiment, who have completed 42 weeks of strenuous training. The passing out parade today was attended by over 1,000 relatives of the young soldiers. "We are very proud of ourselves and our officers who trained us so well, we are proud to join the Indian Army," said Ashiq Hussain Ganai, a recruit from Anantnag district. "It is a proud moment for me, this will give me an opportunity to do something great for myself and for the country," said Zahid Ahmad Khan, a young soldier from th...

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