This is the first time that Egypt has been invited as a guest at India s republic day parade, something that will firm up ties between Delhi and Cairo.
New Delhi: Egypt president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's visit to New Delhi next week is expected to strengthen focus on agriculture, defence, as part of efforts to elevate India-Egypt ties. This is the first time that Egypt has been invited as 'guest country' at India's Republic Day celebrations. Sisi is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on January 24th, with the main day of engagement being 25th when he will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the official residence of President of India.
Hindustan Aeronatics Test-Fires First Anti-Airfield Weapon From Hawk-I Aircraft
The indigenous stand-off weapon is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132 @HALHQBLR/Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-21T18:35:10+05:30 Hindustan Aeronatics Test-Fires First Anti-Airfield Weapon From Hawk-I Aircraft outlookindia.com 2021-01-21T21:16:11+05:30
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Thursday successfully test-fired the indigenous Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft, the state-owned company said in a statement.
The test launch happened off the coast of Odisha. The aircraft was operated by HAL test pilots Wing Commander (Retd) P Awasthi and Wg Cdr (Retd) M Patel who executed the weapon released in a textbook manner , successfully meeting all mission objectives.