Maj Gen C P Singh, Retd INTRODUCTION India has one of the world's largest armed forces with a strength of over 14.4 lakhs (1.44 million) active personnel, since it has the largest unsettled borders with two nuclear powered neighbours. Also, it has high defence spending for operational readiness of such large force. Hence, the Indian defence budget is the third … [Read more...] about Indian Defence Industry : A glorious path of growth
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India : Up above the sky so high
Maj Gen C P Singh (Retd) India created history when the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched it’s heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3)PSLV on 23 Oct 2022 carrying 36 satellites and launched them into space successfully. This was the highest number of satellites ever launched from a launcher vehicle. 135 Crore Indians including the … [Read more...] about India : Up above the sky so high
Hindustan Aeronautics: The jewel of the nation
Col Alok Mathur (Retired) 4 April 2022 was a red letter day for an Indian state owned public sector giant, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL), as it handed over the first set of Gagan-Yan hardware and also 150th Satellite bust shelter to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during the inauguration of HAL PS2/GS2 stage integration facility at Bengaluru ,Karnataka. ISRO … [Read more...] about Hindustan Aeronautics: The jewel of the nation
Brahmos: The success story of the Indian Cruise Missile
Col Alok Mathur (Retd) On 11 Jan 2022, the Supersonic Brahmos NV was test fired from Indian Navy Ship, INS Vishakhapatnam, a stealth guided missile destroyer somewhere in Bay of Bengal and precisely hit the designated target almost 300 kms away within 15 minutes of its launch. The prime minister and defence minister have congratulated the Indian Navy for its mission … [Read more...] about Brahmos: The success story of the Indian Cruise Missile
Defence Technology and Test Centre: A New Initiative of DRDO
Col Alok Mathur, SM ( Veteran) Raksha Mantri(RM) Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of “ Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC)" and ”Brahmos Manufacturing Centre (BMC)" on 26 December, 2021 at a grand ceremony in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh( UP), in the presence of Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath, along with Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Kamal … [Read more...] about Defence Technology and Test Centre: A New Initiative of DRDO