Day: 19 April 2024

Government of India has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from noon on April 30, 2024. Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is retiring from service on April 30, 2024. Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, born on 15 May 1964, was commissioned into the executive branch of the Indian Navy on 01 July 1985. A communications and electronic warfare expert, he has had a…

The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on 18 April 2024 for collaborative research and training. On this MoU, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Lieutenant General Daljit Singh and Acting Director of IIT Kanpur, Professor S. Ganesh signed. Under this MoU, AFMS and IIT Kanpur will jointly conduct research and develop new technologies to tackle the health problems faced by soldiers in remote areas. IIT Kanpur will also provide technical expertise for developing AI diagnostic…

Defense Research and Development Organization successfully flight tested indigenously developed cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today, April 18, 2024. All sub-systems of the missile performed as expected during the test. The Integrated Test Range-ITR had deployed multiple range sensors such as radar, Electro Optical Tracking System (EOTS) and telemetry at various locations to monitor the performance of the missile. The flight of the missile was also monitored by SU-30-MK-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The missile followed the target path using…