After North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday (Seoul time), South Korea and the US have agreed to extend their large-scale joint air exercise by another day, Seoul's defence minister said Thursday following his talks with the Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin.
The multi-year long-term contract is valued at over USD 1 billion and showcases the growing relationship between GE Aerospace and Tata Advanced Systems in the aerospace industry.
The missile AD-1 is part of the phase 2 development programme of the Ballistic Missile Defence shield and can destroy both ballistic missiles and low-flying fighter aircraft.
Major Purushottam, who was posted as a Public Relations Officer (Defence) along with five of his comrades, fought the militants who had launched the attack on his office on November 3, 1999. He and his colleagues were killed while trying to save the journalists who were present in the PRO's
Djokovic defeated the Paris-born American 7-6(1), 6-4 as he dominated the serve and was able to use that freedom to try to stop Cressy's thunderous delivery. After converting on his fifth break point to take the lead at 5-4 in the second set, the Serbian ultimately broke through on the retur
The top brass of the Army led by General Manoj Pande would be part of the Army Commanders' Conference starting next week from Monday where they would discuss all aspects related to security and operational preparedness of the force, Army officials said.
In his 32 years of experience in IAS, the new Defence Secretary has held various important portfolios in the Central Government as well as the Andhra Pradesh government. Prior to his current assignment, Giridhar Aramane was Secretary, of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.