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Indian Air Force successfully test fires long range air-to-air MICA missile
Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully fired recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft on a manoeuvring target. During the test, the missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
China inducts largest homegrown Y-20 military transport plane
China inducted its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft named as Y-20, marking a crucial step in its Air Force history for improving its strategic power projection capability. It is also considered as a breakthrough for Chinese defence sector especially in military ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
Pakistan tests 1st indigenous armed drone Burraq and laser guided missile Barq
Pakistan successfully tested its first indigenously built all-weather armed drone named Burraq and a laser guided missile named Barq. By successfully testing of Burraq, Pakistan became the 9th country in the World to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) domestically. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
For first time all-women contingent marches on 66th Republic Day parade
For the first time in the history of India’s Republic Day, all-women contingent from the three forces Army, Air Force and Navy marched down in the parade. Army contingent was led by Capt Divya Ajith. Navy contingent was led by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
“Garuda-V”: Indo-French Air drill concludes at AFS Jodhpur
The Indo-French Air Drill “Garuda V” which began on June 3, 2014 successfully concluded at Air Force Station (AFS) Jodhpur in Rajasthan. During this exercise both the air forces performed various combat roles including Air to Air re-fuelling. The exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India test-fires BrahMos from indigenous warship INS Kolkata successfully
The 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile was successfully test- fired from country’s largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka. The combat ship is yet to be formally inducted into the Indian Navy. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs