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The Indian Air Force – Uttarakhand War Memorial car rally arrived in Dehradun, where it was greeted by students from Arunachal Pradesh. The rally, which started in Thoise, will cover 7,000 km and end in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, honoring fallen soldiers and inspiring youth to join the armed forces.

The Indian Army has inducted the Agniastra, a multi-target portable detonation device, to enhance counter-insurgency operations. Developed by Major Rajprasad RS, this device offers wired and wireless firing modes with a 2.5 km range, deployable manually or via UAVs/UGVs.

He was at Sukna to dedicate Border Road Organisation-built border infrastructure projects to the nation. He celebrated Vijaya Dashmi with the soldiers of Indian Army and also performed the traditional Shastra Pooja at the Sukna Military Station in West Bengal.

In his address, Rajnath Singh stated that these projects are a testament to the government’s unwavering resolve to keep strengthening the border infrastructure and ensuring socio-economic progress of these areas. 

On the occasion, Srinagar Air Force Station commander Air Commodore Prabhat Malik, Uttarakhand War Memorial Chairman and ideator of the rally Tarun Vijay and several other dignitaries from the armed forces were also present. 

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The body of Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana, the pilot who went missing after the Indian Coast Guard’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK-III made an emergency landing in early September, has been recovered after an extensive search and rescue operation spanning more than a month.

The Navi Mumbai International Airport successfully conducted its first trial landing on Friday, with an Indian Air Force (IAF) Airbus C295 aircraft touching down on Southern runway 26 at 12:14 PM.

The Indian Air Force — Uttarakhand War Memorial car rally reached Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, on Thursday, where it was welcomed by Air Commodore Prabhat Malik, the Srinagar Air Force Station Commander. The rally began on October 8 from Thoise Air Force Station in Ladakh and has covered over 550 kilometers.

The Indian Ministry of Defence has issued an RFI for 20000 new-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), launchers, and simulators. These ATGMs will be procured under the “Buy (Indian-IDDM)” category, requiring 60% indigenous content, and are intended for deployment in diverse terrains along the borders with Pakistan and China.