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Minister of state for defence Shripad Naik said the number of women serving the Navy is 704 while the strength of men in the force is 10,108. The figure is in respect of women officers only as women are inducted at officer level at present. Women have been employed as officers in Indian Navy since 1992 where in only three streams were available to them namely law, education and logistics. The Indian Navy has the maximum percentage of women in its workforce among the three services at 6.5 per cent, according to details provided by the government in Rajya Sabha on Monday. The percentage of women in the Army and the Indian Air Force is 0.56 and 1.08 respectively. In a written reply to a question, Minister of state for defence Shripad Naik said 6,807 women are employed in the Army while the number of men serving the force is 12,18,036. "There has been an increase in the number of women personnel in the armed forces (excluding medical, dental and nursing cadres) during the year 2020 co...

Total indigenous content of the Ka-226T Utility helicopters “In Ka-226T when we talk of 70% indigenous content, it is not the same as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) 52%. The 70% is of the Russian content. Engine from Safran and avionics from other countries are not accounted for in this. Balance is what we are looking and from there 70% is taken.  Taking the whole helicopter, the indigenous content is about 27-33%,” he said in response to a question from The Hindu at Aero India. Russians were unable to offer 70% of this and they offered upto 62%; that too which will come only in Phase-4 of production, he stated. Defence Ministry is also asking for better split of indigenous production from Phase-2 onwards and increasing it to 70% by including more items, Mr. Madhavan said, adding that the items are being identified for including in the Transfer of Technology to bring the indigenous content up to 70%. The Ka-226T is meant to replace the ageing and obsolete Cheetah and Chetak fleet ...

Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty took over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Army. Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty, who took over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Army on Monday, brings with him a recent experience of strategising against the Chinese aggression.  He has commanded the Trishakti Corps immediately after Doklam standoff. The 33 Corps based in Sukma takes care of deployment in Sikkim.  In his career spanning 39 years, the officer commanded a battalion on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and later in the North East. “He has the unique distinction of commanding two brigades: First on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and later on the multinational UN Brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He later commanded the Rangiya based Division in a counter-insurgency environment and the Sikkim-based Trishakti Corps immediately after the Doklam incident,” the Indian Army said.  Lt Gen Mohanty takes over the appointment of the Vice Chief of...

The IAF has already issued the Request for Information (RFI) for the tender. Global leaders including fighter jet manufacturers from the US, France, Russia and Sweden have responded to the RFI. With the deal for 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1A aircraft set to be signed during upcoming Aero India. Indian Air Force is now looking to focus on the multirole fighter aircraft project under which it is planning to acquire 114 combat aircraft expected to cost over Rs 1.3 lakh crore.  The Air Force had been undertaking one fighter aircraft project at a time and now its 83 LCA Mark 1A fighters have been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rs 50,000 crore deal is set to be signed in Bengaluru during Aero India.  "The 83 LCA Tejas would be replacing the four squadrons of the MiG-21 fighter jets which are set to be phased out in near future. The focus would now be on the 114 fighter jets project ". The IAF has already issued the Request for Inform...

Indian Army 10+2 TES 45 Recruitment 2021 Detailed Notification has been released at the official website of Join Indian Army .i.e. joinindianarmy.nic.in. Check Indian Army 10+2 TES 45 Eligibility, TES 2021 Online Application Form, TES 2021 Selection Criteria, TES 45 application form 2021 and other details here. Indian Army 10+2 TES 45 Recruitment 2021: Indian Army has released the detailed recruitment notification for Indian Army 10+2 TES 45 Recruitment 2021 for July Session. Candidates who have passed 10+2 exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (hereinafter referred to as PCM) subjects and fulfil the eligibility conditions can apply from today onwards.i.e. 1 February 2021. The direct link of online application is given below. Indian Army 10+2 TES 45 Recruitment 2021 Online Application Process will be ended on 2 March 2021. The selected candidates will be joined as permanent commission in the army after four years of basic military training and technical training thereafter. All ...

Since its inception in 1977, the ICG has saved over 10,000 lives and apprehended around 14,000 miscreants. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will celebrate its 45th Raising Day on Monday. With just seven surface platforms in 1978, the ICG has grown into the fourth largest coast guard with 156 ships and 62 aircraft in its inventory. The ICG has targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. Since its inception in 1977, the ICG has saved over 10,000 lives and apprehended around 14,000 miscreants . During the pandemic, the ICG maintained a 24X7 vigil in the Exclusive Economic Zone, by deploying about 50 ships and 12 aircraft daily. In 2020, ICG seized contraband valued at Rs 1,500 Crore and apprehended over 10 foreign fishing boats with 80 miscreants illegally operating in the Indian EEZ. The Coast Guard became the first force to deploy women officers in operational roles on board ships. Deputy Commandant Kanchan Jadhav from the Mumbai regional headquarters is amon...

Boeing has received a licence from the U.S. government to offer its F-15EX fighter jet to the Indian air force Boeing will compete with Sweden's Gripen and France's Rafale among others for the Indian air force's plan to buy 114 multi-role aircraft to replace its Soviet-era fleet. Ankur Kanaglekar, director, India Fighters Lead, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, told reporters discussions on the F-15EX had taken place earlier between the two governments. "Now that we have the marketing licence it allows us to talk to the Indian Air Force directly about the capability of the fighter. We have started doing that in a small way," he said, adding conversations were expected to gather pace during the Aero India show next week. India and the United States have built close defence ties, with the Indian military buying over $20 billion worth of weapons in the last 15 years. Lockheed Martin is also pitching its F-21 fighter to the Indian air force, offering to build the ...

Indian envoy to Moscow Bala Venkatesh Varma has asserted that New Delhi makes its defence choices independently and based on its security needs and its key partners are aware of this fact indicating that the Modi government is going ahead with purchase of S-400 missile defence system considered best in its category. “Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke in detail about the essence of the Russian-Indian partnership at a press conference on January 18. He called it very close, special and privileged and strategic, which is a very accurate description. As for your question about military-technical cooperation, India-Russia ties go back decades. This is one of the pillars of our strategic partnership. India also has a global strategic partnership with the US. New Delhi's relations with each country are independent. India has an independent policy, and we make every decision in the military sphere in accordance with the interests of our defense and national security. This principle is r...

The three new additions will add to the current fleet of eight Rafale jets. Three Rafale combat aircraft will arrive in India on Thursday after flying non-stop from France, an Indian Air Force official said on Wednesday.   The three Rafale combat aircraft, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation, took off from Istres in France on Wednesday. The Indian Embassy in France tweeted that three more Rafale jets have taken off from Istres for a non-stop flight to India with mid-air refuelling. "Adding more strength to India's air power. Wishing our amazing pilots a smooth flight and safe landing with superb fighter jets," the Indian Embassy said. With three more aircraft, the IAF will now have 11 Rafale jets in service. Further, Indian Air Force pilots are being trained in batches at the Saint-Dizier air base in France. India received the first batch of five Rafale aircraft on July 29, 2020 which were inducted into the 17 'Golden Arrows' Squadron on September 10 ...

India and the UAE are expected to take bilateral ties to the next level with the two countries, along with France, discussing conducting trilateral military exercises PM Narendra Modi has led India's effort to deepen ties with UAE and other Gulf countries after he came to power in 2014. At a meeting of the  consultative committee of the external affairs ministry  on January 16, foreign minister S Jaishankar had underscored India’s deepening relationship with Gulf countries. He had told the Congress MPs that it was due to the intense efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that  India’s relationship with Gulf countries  had gone way beyond diaspora and energy as in the past. The state of the relationship will be on display later this month when the United Arab Emirates Air Force will handle the mid-air refuelling of India’s three Rafale fighter jets flying into the Indian Air Force station at Ambala from France, people familiar with the matter said. The UAE air force’...

India and France will carry out a five-day mega air exercise near Jodhpur beginning Wednesday that is expected to see Rafale jets of the two countries engaging in complex maneuvers to enhance operational coordination, official sources said. The exercise --'Ex-Desert Knight 21'-- is taking place at a time when the Indian Air Force has been keeping all its frontline bases across the country in a high-state of operational readiness in view of the Sino-India border row in eastern Ladakh. "The aim of the exercise is to provide operational exposure and share best practices towards enhancing combat capability." Both the air forces will deploy frontline fighter jets as well as transport, and tanker aircraft in the exercise. The French and Indian air forces have been conducting the Garuda exercises for the last several years as part of efforts to boost operational cooperation. The sources said the upcoming exercise is in addition to the 'Garuda' series and is indicativ...

Army's infantry school in Mhow and the DRDO's Armament Research and Development Establishment in Pune have designed and developed the weapon. India's first indigenous 9 mm machine pistol has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army, the Defence Ministry said on January 14. It said the Army's infantry school in Mhow and the DRDO's Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune have designed and developed the weapon. The Ministry said the weapon has been developed in a record time of four months. "The machine pistol fires the in-service 9mm ammunition and sports an upper receiver made from aircraft grade aluminium and lower receiver from carbon fibre. 3 dimensional printing process has been used in designing and prototyping of various parts," the Ministry said in a statement. It said the weapon has huge potential in armed forces as personal weapon for various missions, including ...

The Army Chief said that the force has stood steadfast in safeguarding the security and territorial integrity of the nation in a challenging year. KEY HIGHLIGHTS The Army Chief said the forces are taking rapid steps to acquire new capabilities and a large number of projects to acquire better technologies are underway. President of India Ram Nath Kovind too extended his greetings on the momentous day and said “India will remain forever grateful to courageous” soldiers. India on Friday marks the 73 rd  Army Day to commemorate the first Indian army chief who took over the post on 15 January 1949 from the British, and COAS General MM Naravane extended warm wishes to the troops and their families but also gave a powerful message to India’s adversaries. On the occasion of Army Day-2021, I convey my felicitations and warm wishes to all ranks of the Indian Army, civilians our veterans and their families. Today, we salute the valour of our bravehearts, whose supreme sacrifice in the line of...

India’s Defence Ministry modified its procurement coverage final 12 months, paving method for leasing of army tools. India will equip its warships with three 127-mm medium calibre naval gun from the US navy. Final month, New Delhi additionally inducted two American Sea Guardian high-altitude, lengthy endurance drones into its navy on lease. What’s extra, India’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that six Airbus A320 passenger jets – previously operated by the nation’s nationwide airliner Air India – shall be upgraded into early warning and management (AEW&C) plane. These planes detect plane, ships, and automobiles at lengthy ranges. These army upgrades come as a part of the nation’s Defence Procurement Plan, which got here into impact in October 2020. Consultants see this alteration in coverage as a short-term measure to plug gaps in India’s forces. “I believe the latest choice to lease a number of the American weapons is pushed extra by the disaster on the jap Ladakh and the necessit...

Indian and American defence forces are growing further in the middle of a conflict with China INDIAN NAVY Military ties between Indian and American defence forces as the US Navy would be providing three 127 medium caliber guns from its own inventory to urgently equip warships of the Indian Navy as part of a Rs 3,800 crore deal. India has issued a Letter of Request to the US government for acquiring 11 127 mm medium caliber guns which are to be equipped on the large-size warships of the Indian Navy including the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers.  As per the new plan, the LoR issued to the American administration and the first three guns to be provided to the Indian Navy would be from the American Navy inventory so that the Indian warships are fully equipped at the earliest. Once the production of the new guns starts in America and they are ready to be delivered, the American Navy guns on Indian warships would be replaced by fresh ones. The medium caliber guns would be a new entry into...

The American Navy has agreed to equip Indian Navy warships with its own naval guns urgently, to help India be better prepared for a conflict in the earliest possible timeframe. At a time when India and China are engaged in a border dispute, the American Navy has agreed to urgently equip Indian Navy warships with its own naval guns to help India be better prepared for a conflict in the earliest possible time frame. The two sides are moving ahead with a plan to take three American Navy inventory medium caliber guns and put them on the Indian warships of large size to use them in both anti-ship and anti-aircraft roles, top government sources told India Today. The 127 mm medium caliber guns are produced by the American BAE systems and the countries are discussing a $600 million deal to buy 11 such weapons systems. India has issued a Letter of Request to the US government for acquiring 11.127 mm medium caliber guns which are to be equipped on the large-size warships of the Indian Navy inclu...

The platform would achieve enhanced transparency, improved efficiency, increased accountability, assured data integrity and rapidly accessible archives along with a major reduction in the use of paper. The Chief of the Air Indian Air Force launches e-governance portal Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal at Air HQ, Vayu Bhavan on Thursday. The implementation undertaken as part of Digital India and e-governance initiative will transform the entire Indian Air Force to a paperless office workflow. The launch of e-Governance in IAF marks a paradigm shift from the current method of correspondence, filing and documentation to digital mode. The platform would achieve enhanced transparency, improved efficiency, increased accountability, assured data integrity and rapidly accessible archives along with a major reduction in the use of paper, a Defence Ministry statement said. The project started in Apr 20 and was to be ...