The proposals include six for the Army, six for IAF, and 10 for Indian Navy. Twenty-one of these worth Rs 82,127 crore have been approved for procurement through indigenous route.
The exercise, which will see India’s Su 30 MKI in action, will be carried out at the Hyakuri Air Base and its surrounding airspace in Omitama, and the Iruma Air Base in Sayama.
The auditor said out of 86 DRDO projects announced successful during January 2010 and December 2019, one or more key objectives were not met in 20 of them.
After the 17th round of talks, the Chinese refused to stand down in the strategically important Depsang Plains and the stand-off, which began in May 2020, has entered its third winter.
In its request, Army specifies weight of gun system should preferably be less than 15 tons. This brings Israeli firm Elbit in reckoning as indigenous ATAGs are well over 18 tons.
Report by Australian think tank suggests though Indian forces occupy commanding position along Yangtse ridgeline, their "current positions may not hold up to a concerted assault".
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
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