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Adm Arun Prakash responds to “Do we really need an aircraft carrier?”
Responding to the post about the induction of a INS Kesari, one of our commenters, Ankur, suggested that the real need for an aircraft carrier in the Indian fleet was questionable, since a carrier battle group was “simply an offensive…
INS Kesari (Shardul-class) to be commissioned on April 5
INS Kesari (see photos), the Navy’s latest amphibious vessel of the Shardul-class will be commissioned into service on April 5 at the IN Jetty at Naval Base, Vizag. The GRSE-built vessel is the second in the Shardul-series of landing ships.…
Update on HAL’s programmes
HAL chairman Ashok Baweja held his annual press conference yesterday. Here’s a press release update of what he said about HAL’s projects:ALH new versions: Mr Baweja said the new ALH Mk III, with the Shakti engine, will be equipped with…
DNA: The DRDO Audit Report
It’s something we’ve all been waiting for. My friend and colleague Josy Joseph of DNA has accessed the long-awaited P Rama Rao committee audit report on DRDO. Here’s his piece from today’s edition of the newspaper in full:DRDO may have…