Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed parliament on Thursday that the IAF has launched a tri-service probe, which would be led by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command.

The bodies were brought in an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft that landed at the Palam Airbase at around 7.35pm.

Earlier today, Rajnath Singh briefed Parliament and President Ram Nath Kovind on the chopper crash and said that Rawat would be cremated with full military honours.

Singh informed Parliament that the Indian Air Force has initiated a tri-service investigation into the military helicopter accident, which would be conducted by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh.

The mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife along with other Armed Forces personnel killed in the chopper crash is expected to arrive in Delhi by evening tomorrow.

The missile, which is planned for integration onboard naval ships, was tested against an electronic target at a low altitude.

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The Defence Acquisition Councilapproved a capital acquisition proposal worth Rs 2,236 crore to acquire a GSAT-7C satellite. The deal for6.71 lakh AK-203 assault rifles isworth Rs 5000 crore.

He also accused China of engaging irresponsibly in the maritime domain and said, “Some irresponsible nations for narrow partisan interests violate rules of UNCLOS.”

Konchok Stanzin requested the defence minister to open new medical centres in the region with adequate staff, educational institutions amd lay optical fibre cable in the villages.