Tag: Indian Army

Indian Army successfully test-fires Anti-Ship version of BrahMos missile

December 2, 2020

• India successfully test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
• The test was carried out as part of the ongoing trials being conducted by the Indian Navy.

Indian Army begins cycling expedition in Gujarat & Rajasthan

November 28, 2020

• Konark Corps of Indian Army has started 1971 kilometres cycling expedition in Gujarat and Rajasthan to celebrate the commencement of the Golden Jubilee Victory Celebrations of Indian Armed Forces in the Indo-Pak War of 1971.

Lt Gen Harpal Singh designated new Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army

November 27, 2020

• Lt Gen Harpal Singh has designated as the new Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army.
• He is currently the Director-General of Border Roads Organisation and would take over his new appointment on 1 December.

Indian Army successfully test-fires Land-attack version of BrahMos missile

November 25, 2020

• Indian Army successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
• The supersonic cruise missile successfully hit its mark, which was on another island.

Indian Army launches indigenous mobile application SAI

October 31, 2020

• The Indian Army has launched a secured messaging application platform named ‘Secure Application for the Internet’ (SAI).

Software for Infrastructure Management launched by Indian Army

October 30, 2020

• The Chief of Army Staff inaugurated a unique ‘Infrastructure Management System’ software on the sidelines of the Army Commanders Conference which was held on October 28, 2020.

Indian Army launches Secure Messaging Application

October 30, 2020

• The Indian Army launched a messaging mobile application called the SAI. The application will provide secure voice, video and text calling services to the soldiers of Indian Army.

MoD inked Contracts with Indian Companies of worth Rs 2580 Cr for the Supply of Pinaka Regiments to Indian Army

September 2, 2020

• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), Tata Power Company Ltd. (TPCL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for supply of Six Pinaka Regiments to the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army at an approximate cost of Rs. 2580 Crores.

A book released on National Security by the Army chief

August 28, 2020

• Indian Army Chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane has released a book titled “National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective” penned by university students.
• The book published by the Army think-tank Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).

A Book named ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier Who Never Died’ written by A.K. Srikumar & Rupa Srikumar

July 9, 2020

• The book, named ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ is written by award-winning author K. Srikumar and his wife, Rupa Srikumar. The book is a patriotic story about the bravery and selfless passion of Jaswant Singh Rawat who is one of the legendary Garhwali soldiers who fought in the Indo-Chinese battle of Nuranang in 1962.