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This article is a summary of important events that have taken place in last one week affecting, India's national security. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said was speaking about India's stand on the Israel crisis.
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The Indian Army is exploring a bulk order of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-made light utility helicopter (LUH) by early next year, according to The Hindu.
With the latest crash of IAF's MiG-21 in Rajasthan leaving three dead, it has created an unwanted record within India's military aviation
"Four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia", Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.
An Indian Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdi la in Arunachal Pradesh crashed near the Mandala hills area of the state on Thursday, officals said.
Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopters carrying the second batch of 12 Cheetah landed at their destination, Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Twelve more Cheetahs, including seven males and five females, will be translocated to India on Saturday through Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
An initial batch of 12 cheetahs are scheduled to be flown from South Africa to India in February-March 2023
Speaking at the valedictory function of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Indore, MP CM Chouhan said, "I will call you to see the cheetahs in February. We are allowing (tourist visits) from February,” he said.
Govt said that the news reports on delay in paper work in South Africa leading to hindering the translocation of cheetahs to India are not based on facts and published with intention to create panic and sensation only.
Two cheetahs who were flown in from Namibia and released in Kuno National Park made their first kill within 24 hours of being released into a large enclosure. It is significant because it indicates that they are willing to adapt to their new home.
The Indian Air Force ( IAF ) celebrated its foundation day on 8th October, annually. The present year is important for the Indian Air Force, as founded in 1932, the force has completed 90 years of foundation today. On this important day, let us take a look at the Indian Aircrafts that have muscled the prowess of the IAF;
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a nine-member task force for monitoring cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.
An Indian Army pilot, Lt Col Saurabh Yadav, lost his life in a Cheetah helicopter crash near Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday (Oct 5) morning. The second pilot is under medical treatment.
IAF is planning to go ahead with its Project Cheetah under the Make in India route where Indian defence manufacturers would arm the Israeli Heron drones with strike capabilities. The development comes after a period when all major import deals being either put on hold or scrapped by the Indian govt.
Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav shared a video of Cheetahs as the species finally landed in India on Saturday, nearly seven decades after it went extinct in the country. "Today is Day!", the union minister tweeted along with the video.
In his address to the nation about the historic event, PM Modi expressed, "Today, the Cheetahs have come back to our land after decades. On this historic day, I want to congratulate all Indians and also thank the government of Namibia. This could not have been possible without their help."
Five female and three male cheetahs will head for India in a customized Boeing 747-400 jumbo aircraft from Namibia's capital Windhoek, travelling overnight and reaching Jaipur on the morning of Saturday, September 17.
Under the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, a source population of 15-20 Cheetahs will be flown in from Namibia and South Africa and introduced at the Kuno National Park.
Seven decades after the fastest moving animal on earth became extinct in India, Cheetahs will arrive in India on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. He will introduce five of the world’s fastest animal in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on September 17.
The Aviation Corps of the Indian Army has been strengthening its capacity and preparedness along the LAC lately. The trained forces are aimed to reach out to the LAC and give a befitting reply to any attack on the sovereignty of the country.
The main goal of Cheetah reintroduction project in India is to establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provides space for the expansion of the cheetah within its historical range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts.
IAF has reportedly utilized two Mi-17V5, one Mi-17, one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and one Cheetah to fly more than 26 hours towards this effort.
Army helicopter crash lands in Udhampur, two pilots succumb to injuries
Following the bad weather here, a Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made a forced landing that was on a routine air maintenance sortie from Chaten to Mukutang on Thursday.
Developing a technical snag, the Cheetah, an Indian Air Force helicopter on Thursday had to make an emergency landing on the Outer Ring Road, however, the aircraft was back in action after the glitch was rectified.
In an unfortunate incident, an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed in Bhutan leading to the death of two pilots. The Indian Army pilot who died in the crash was of Lt Col (Lieutenant colonel) rank while the other was a Bhutanese Army pilot training with the Indian Army. The helicopter went out of radio and visual contact at around 1 pm while it was on its way from Khirmu in Arunanchal Pradesh to Yongfulla.