Uttarakhand: IAF launches bambi bucket operation to douse forest fire
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
Elaborate security and safety arrangements have been made by the authorities who have deployed mobile radars, CCTVs and other sophisticated equipment for the smooth trial.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief RKS Bhadauria and YSRCP leader Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli joined the BJP at the party headquarters here on Sunday.
The Air chief was also briefed on the ongoing training activities and the impetus to jointmanship at DSSC, which was well appreciated.
The ill-fated aircraft was said to be a part of the Bharat Shakti live exercise in Pokhran witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other Union ministers this afternoon.
He was addressing the graduates of 59th National Defence College (NDC) course (2019 batch) during their convocation ceremony in New Delhi.
The MoD also signed an offset contract with Airbus Defence and Space through which Airbus will discharge its offset obligations through direct purchase of eligible products and services from Indian offset partners.
He directed them to ensure that the readiness of all platforms, weapon systems and assets were kept at the highest level.
The MRSAM (IAF) is an advanced network centric combat Air Defence System developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with the Indian industry comprising private and public sectors including MSMEs.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed the 3-km section of the Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925 as an ELF for the IAF.