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November 2021

MAJ SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN: ASHOK CHAKRA

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was born on 15th March 1977 in Kozhikode, Kerala to an ISRO officer K Unnikrishnan and Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan. Maj Unnikrishnan joined the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune, Maharashtra in 1995 and was a graduate of the 94th Course of NDA. He was commissioned as a lieutenant to the 7th…

HAV GAJENDRA S BISHT: ASHOK CHAKRA

Havildar Gajendra Singh Bisht belonged to Ganeshpur in Uttarakhand. He joined the Garhwal Rifles in 1991 and then chose to be part of the 10 Para (Special Force). Havildar Gajendra was a trained Commando of the special forces of the Indian Army, he was deputed to serve in the elite Special Action…

Radar tech developed by DRDO to power IAF’s Airbus

Spanish-based Airbus is planning to provide two advanced radar systems to the Indian Air Force (IAF), including the Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS), built by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).  Airbus will procure the RWR and MAWS from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The DRDO disclosed this during…

MAJOR M H PITAMBARE: KIRTI CHAKRA

Major Manish Hiraji Pitambare was born in the year 1975 to Sri Hiraji Ambo Pitambare and Smt Hemangini Pitambare. He hailed from Thane in Maharashtra. He joined the NDA and later on the Indian Military Academy (IMA) and was commissioned into the Indian Army in the year of 1996. He later volunteered to get trained as a Special Forces commando…

Pakistan conducts successful testing of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen 1-A

Pakistan on Thursday carried out a successful flight test of the Shaheen 1-A surface-to-surface ballistic missile. “The test flight was aimed at re-validating certain design and technical parameters of the weapon system,” Pak army was quoted.  The flight test was conducted in the presence of Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj,…