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Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step, says IAF Chief
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Last Updated: Feb 04, 2021, 02:37 PM IST
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The money has been used to acquire equipment like the Spice-2000 bombs, Spike anti-tank guided missiles, SiG Sauer assault rifles, Excalibur ammunition, multiple types of aircraft spares from Russia along with the ammunition for tanks and fighter jets.
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Indian Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster (C) flies in formation with Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters on the first day of the Aero India 2021 Airshow at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore on February 3, 2021
BENGALURU: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the increase in the capital outlay of Defence budget a huge step , which will provide adequate budgetary support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aero-India: Metal birds dazzle the Bengaluru skies
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Updated: Friday, February 5, 2021, 16:31 [IST]
Bengaluru, Feb 03: India on Wednesday displayed the prowess in military aeronautics at the opening session of the 13th edition of the biennial Aero India-2021, inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singhat the Yelahanka Air Force Station here.
Aero show 2021: Watch IAF s Surya Kiran team perform | Oneindia News
While the indigenously developed Tejas-LCA helicopters and Surya Kiran aircraft stole the show, Sukhoi, Rafale, Hawk and the American B-1B Lancer heavy bomber were among the star attractions.
For the B-1B, of the 28th Bomb Wing Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, this is a historic moment and marks the first time an American bomber has touched down in India in the history of the Republic, according to U.S. officials.
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1 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses during the curtain raiser program of Aero India 2021, in Bengaluru. PTI photo
Bengaluru, February 3
India is vigilant in the face of attempts to change status quo at its border and prepared to defeat any misadventures to defend territorial integrity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, amid a continued military standoff with China.
“We have long witnessed unfortunate attempts to employ force to change the status quo at our unresolved borders”, Singh said at the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2021, the country’s premier Defence and aerospace show, at Yelahanka Air Force Station here.