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Started in 1993, the bilateral maritime exercise was christened Varuna in 2001. It has now become a hallmark of the India-France strategic bilateral relationship.

The Veer has a 90 kW battery and takes just 30 minutes to get up to 80 per cent charge. Pravaig claims that the Military Utility Vehicle has a range of over 500 kilometres. 

Gen Manoj Pande stated that the Indian Army would be moving towards a technology-driven force from manpower-intensive so that better utilisation of human resources could be done.

For the first time, the Army Day parade, which used to be held in Delhi every year, held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Sunday. Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year. It was on this day in 1949 that General K M Cariappa took over as the First Indian Commander in Chief of the Army.
 

Every year, January 15 is observed as Army Day to mark Field Marshal K M Cariappa taking over as Indian Army's first Indian Commander-in-Chief replacing his British predecessor, General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher, in 1949.

Spearheaded by the veterans-run CLAW (Conquer Land Air Water) Global and supported by the Indian Army’s Adventure Wing, the 'Soul of Steel Alpine Challenge' is for civilians. 

On induction of women into Indian Army's artillery wing, Gen Pande said that a proposal for induction of women personnel into artillery units has been sent to the government for approval and "we hope that it will be accepted."

During the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting, held in Tokyo, Japan, on September 8, 2022, India and Japan agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and conduct more military exercises. 

The government has come out with an order to buy helmets for Sikh soldiers who form a sizable chunk of the Indian Army. The defence ministry issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to buy 12,730 ballistic helmets for its Sikh troops under the emergency procurement through the fast track procedure. 

British officials said that the HMS Tamar's visit to India underlines the UK and India's intent to collaborate in the Indian Ocean Region and wider Indo-Pacific and is expected to further strengthen the shared maritime domain awareness effort.