The Fete Nationale Francaise is celebrated on July 15 or the National Day in France. It is also known as the Bastille Day as this day is the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille in 1789 during the French Revolution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited as the Guest of Honour at t
As part of steps to bring in jointness among defence forces, a common Confidential Report (CR) for Major General and Lieutenant General rank officers from three services has been approved and will be implemented in next three to four months.
The US Defence Secretary, who arrived in India a day ago on a two day long visit earlier today inspected the Tri-Services Guard of Honour in the presence of Defence Minister at the Manekshaw Centre in the national capital.
"Military commanders from all three forces including Army, Navy and Air Force would be meeting next week in Mumbai to discuss the threat from the Pakistan front and other security issues from that side", government officials told ANI.
Amid efforts by the government to enhance integration and jointness among the three services, it has been decided that all war games to be carried out by services must include elements from all three armed forces.
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan has taken charge as the Commander-in-Chief of the strategically vital Andaman and Nicobar Command, which is India's only tri-services command, succeeding Lt Gen Ajai Singh.
Amid the rising activities of adversaries China and Pakistan in the online domain to target India, the Indian Army has operationalised new specialist units to counter these threats and challenges under its cyber warfare initiatives.
The Paratroopers took off from Uttar Pradesh's Agra and landed with surgical precision on a remote island from the C130 J super Hercules aircraft of IAF during the early hours of Wednesday.