Thursday, 29 September, 2022
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Topic: UAV

Indian Army will soon get 4 Heron TP drones on lease from Israel, plans to deploy them at LAC

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Heron TP is as long as a Rafale and has twice its wingspan. It is the latest generation of Heron MALE UAV systems that Army and IAF already operate.

No drones around international airports, Rs 5 lakh fine — Govt’s new rules for flying UAVs

Taran Deol -
According to new rules, individuals and companies are required to obtain approval from the DGCA to import, manufacture, trade, own or operate drones.

Indian firm bags Army’s Rs 140-crore deal for high altitude UAVs, eyes exports too

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army has ordered an advanced version of SWITCH tactical drones, which are made to operate in high altitude areas like Ladakh. The delivery will take over a year.

Drones can make Covid vaccine delivery a success — if Modi govt can just tweak its policy

Abhishek Chakravarty -
India’s goal of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and a $5 trillion economy isn’t achievable by leaving behind a flexible and multi-purpose revolutionary drone technology.

Israel Aerospace Industries got undue benefit from sale of UAV engines to IAF — CAG report

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The CAG report tabled in Parliament pointed out irregularities in purchase of Israeli UAV engines, and upgrade of Mi-17 choppers.

UAVs, high speed boats, All Terrain Vehicles — what Army’s Ladakh corps wants amid LAC row

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The corps, which takes care of the northern part of the LoC with Pakistan besides the LAC, has also sought for Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles & long-range surveillance cameras.

DRDO UAV on trial run crashes in Karnataka, no injuries reported

PTI -
Tapas, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crash landed near Chitradurga. The DRDO said data is being analysed.

China is set to get a new, supersonic unmanned aircraft that can spy on India

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China has been feverishly focused on its UAV programme over the last one decade and may have overtaken the US in this area.

Exploring the possibility of manufacturing planes & drones in India, says Suresh Prabhu

PTI -
Addressing the Lok Sabha, he added that the government had set up two 'task forces' for the purpose.

The Indian drone that crashed in China could be a goldmine for Chinese weapons engineers

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
The news we are waiting for is whether the UAV crashed on its own or was brought down by the Chinese.
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‘Congress must die’, I said in 2019. What I meant then, and what’s changed now

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At this juncture in history, you don't hold on to grudges. Following Paul Samuelson, I ask everyone: 'When the situation changes, I change my assessment. What about you, sir?'
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78% of Indian abortions are outside clinics, even with a good law

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Economy

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Oil price cap to blacklistings — EU slaps new ‘biting’ sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

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Ursula von der Leyen, who proposed the fresh sanctions said the European Union is 'determined' to make Russia pay the price for the further escalation with Ukraine.

Defence

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Centre appoints ‘China expert’ Lt Gen Anil Chauhan as new CDS

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Lt Gen Chauhan retired as the Eastern Army Commander on 31 May, 2021. Prior to that, he was the Director General of Military Operations during the Balakot air strike in 2019.

National Interest

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AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology

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If you find admiration for AAP qualified, if not muted among many of the Modi-BJP’s critics, it is because they question it for its lack of ideological clarity. Especially on secularism.

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