The Indian Navy on Friday continued its rescue and relief operations in the landslide-ravaged areas of Wayanad with an advanced light helicopter of INS Garuda undertaking reconnaissance of the affected areas.
Braving heavy rains and challenging weather conditions, the Indian Coast Guard has successfully coordinated a search and rescue operation for a stranded Indian fishing boat off the Ponani coast of Kerala.
Following the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the Ministry of Defence signed two contracts for a combined value of Rs 8073.17 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru, on Wednesday, an official statement said.
The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared a proposal for 34 new Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv choppers, of which nine will be inducted in the Indian Coast Guard while 25 of them will go to the Indian Army.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv), which the Sarang team operates, is featuring in the show for the very first time.
A major attraction of the flypast was a "vertical charlie" manoeuvre by a single Rafale aircraft which carried out a series of rolls while flying vertical before disappearing into the blue skies.
In response to the floods in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force has deployed Medium Lift Helicopters (MLH) and Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv for HADR(Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief ) efforts.
The Dubai Air Show commenced on Monday 13 and will continue until Friday 14, with various air forces in attendance. The Indian ambassador to the UAE, Sunjay Sundhir inaugurated the India Pavilion during the second day of the show.
The Indian Army's aviation corps will replace its entire fleet of Cheetah and Chetak choppers in the next 10-12 years with indigenously built helicopters, according to sources in the Army.
The event will showcase multiple variants of the indigenous air platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas, HTT-40, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.