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Covers 1-15 July In This Issue Since 1909 IndiaBIRTH Gets ANNIVERSARY First Women CELEBRATIONS Fighter Pilots 4 (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 63 q No 13 10 - 24 Ashadha,1938 (Saka) 1-15 July 2016 The journal of India’s Armed Forces published every fortnight in thirteen languages including Hindi & English on behalf of Ministry of Defence. It is not necessarily an organ for the expression of the Government’s defence policy. The published items represent the views of respective writers and correspondents. Editor-in-Chief Platinum Jubilee Hasibur Rahman Indigenous Trainer 8 13 Senior Editor Editor Aircraft Makes… Celebrations Ruby T Sharma Ehsan Khusro Coordination Business Manager Sekhar Babu Madduri Dharam Pal Goswami Our Correspondents DELHI: Wg Cdr Anupam Banerjee; Dhananjay Mohanty; Capt DK Sharma; Manoj Tuli; Nampibou Marinmai; Wg Cdr Rochelle D’Silva; Col Rohan Anand; Ved Pal; ALLAHABAD: Gp Capt BB Pande; BENGALURU: Shivaram Pailoor; CHANDIGARH: Parvesh Sharma; CHENNAI: T Shanmugam; GANDHINAGAR: Wg Cdr Abhishek Matiman; GUWAHATI: Lt Col Suneet Newton; IMPHAL: Lt Col Ajay Kumar Sharma; JALANDHAR: ....... ; JAMMU: Lt Col Manish Mehta; JODHPUR: Lt Col Manish Ojha; KOCHI: Cdr Sridhar E Warrier ; KOHIMA: Col Chiranjeet Konwer; KOLKATA: 7 Foundation of Advanced… Wg Cdr SS Birdi; Dipannita Dhar; LUCKNOW: Ms Gargi Malik Sinha; MUMBAI: Cdr 14 Convocation Ceremony Indo- Korea Coast Rahul Sinha; Narendra Vispute; Wg Cdr Samir S Gangakhedkar; 18 NAGPUR: PALAM: 17 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Guard Joint Exercise Gp Capt SK Mehta; PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: Suresh Kumar G; SHILLONG: Gp Capt Amit Mahajan; SRINAGAR: Col NN Joshi; TEZPUR: Lt Col 24 Ceremonial Parade of MOBC-209 Sombith Ghosh; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Suresh Shreedharan; UDHAMPUR: 25 Helicopter Pilots Graduated at… Col SD Goswami; VISAKHAPATNAM: Cdr CG Raju. 28 Guwahati Witnesses the Biggest… Published by: Nitin D Wakankar 33 Ex-Servicemen Rally at… Offg Addl DG (Media & Communication) 34 Chakravyuh Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 Regulars 22 Photo Features: Follow us on: 2nd International Day of Yoga 35 Armed Forces Panorama www.facebook.com/DefenceMinIndia https://twitter.com/spokespersonMoD World Hydrography Day at Southern 27 Editorial Office: L-1 Block, Church Road, New Delhi-110001, Naval Command Telefax : 23094668 Telephone : 23092768 Email : [email protected] E-in-C: ASCON-32078 [email protected] For subscriptions contact : Business Manager, Sainik Samachar, Telephone : 23092768 Subscription Rates: Inland (Ordinary): One Year Rs 100.00, Overseas (Surface Mail): Rs 450.00 Concessional (per year): Rs 20.00 (Applicable for dependants of service personnel & ex-Servicemen.) For all correspondence subscribers must quote their subscription number For more details visit our website: http://sainiksamachar.nic.in On front cover: Newly commissioned women pilots of Indian Air Force fighter stream posing for a picture after the Combined Graduation Parade COMBINED GRADUATION PARADE HELD AT AIR FORCE ACADEMY India Gets First Women Fighter Pilots Sarang helicopter display team performing at the Combined Graduation Parade istory was created as the first Hthree women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force namely Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi, Flying Officer Bhawana Kanth and Flying Officer Mohana Singh were conferred with the President’s Commission on June 18, 2016. Mr Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence, graced the solemn ceremony as the Chief Guest and reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade. The Chief Guest was received by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Air Marshal SRK Nair and Air Newly commissioned flying officers in a jubilant mood after the Combined Graduation Parade Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar reviewing the Combined Graduation Parade held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal near Hyderabad 4 Sainik Samachar July 1-15, 2016 Newly commissioned women pilots of Indian Air Force fighter stream with their parents after the Combined Graduation Parade Cadets march past at the Combined Graduation Parade Marshal GP Singh. On this occasion, a total of 130 Flight Cadets including 22 women trainees, 93 pilots, seven navigators, nine officers of Navy and one officer of Coast Guard were commissioned as Flying Officers on successful completion of their training. Minister of Defence gave away various awards to the Flying officers who had excelled in their training. Flying Officer Adarsh Hooda from the Flying branch was awarded President’s Plaque and the Chief of the Air Staff’s ‘Sword of Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar addressing the media after the Combined Honour’ for standing first in Overall Graduation Parade Merit in Pilot Course. Flying Officer July 1-15, 2016 Sainik Samachar 5 Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar with newly commissioned three women pilot officers the Combined Graduation Parade and to welcome the fine men and women into the Indian Air Force”. Keeping in view the changing geo- political and strategic environment and varied security challenges faced by India, he urged the young officers to give their best, as future leaders of the IAF and take it to next higher level of performance by dynamically adapting to the newer environment by imbibing flexibility of mind and agilityin decision making. While bringing out that our country is going through a transformational shift to continuously modernise its forces, he exhorted them to widen their horizon and keep pace with the swiftly advancing Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar presenting the “Sword of honour” to Flying Officer Adarsh Hooda for standing first in Overall Merit in Pilot Course at the Combined technology to exploit the true Graduation Parade potential of the Aerospace Power. The Minister concluded by saying that Narendra Kushwaha and Flying Defence Minister complimented defending motherland is the noblest Officer Sahil Yadav were awarded the newly Commissioned ‘Flying and most honorable profession and President’s Plaque for being first Officers’ for the exceptional standard the satisfaction one gets in doing this in overall merit in Navigation and of their parade. Congratulating the is enormous. Ground Duty branches respectively. passing-out cadets the Minister said, - Suresh Kumar G Addressing the Parade, the “It is a matter of great honor to review pix: B Satheesh Kumar 6 Sainik Samachar July 1-15, 2016 Foundation of Advanced Technology Research Centre Laid in Kolkata eralding a new era of DRDO- HAcademia Partnership, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on June 23, 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata to establish the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT). Secretary, Department of the Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO Dr S Christopher laid the foundation of the Advanced Technology Research Centre at the university campus in Kolkata. Dr Foundation Laying of Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) Christopher in his address called for by Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO Dr S Christopher focused Research & Development at in Kolkata the centre and urged for continued The Chief Controller R&D facilitate DRDO and the Jadavpur cooperation to achieve success in (Technology Management) of University to pursue collaborative long term. “Novelty in production DRDO, Mr MH Rahman in his advanced research. The JCBCAT needs to be designed keeping in address said that JCBCAT would will primarily undertake research mind constraints of time, cost and equip itself with advanced and in areas of secure systems and space”, he said. unique research facilities and Multi- cognitive technologies, directed The Vice Chancellor of JU, Prof University collaboration for quality energy, unmanned and robotics Suranjan Das welcomed the DG, research outcome which would technologies and other futuristic DRDO and said it is a matter of involve the best researchers. technologies. great honour for the university to be Research contributions made The Centre will strengthen associated with DRDO. He assured to DRDO by Jadavpur University DRDO’s relationship with Jadavpur the DG that JCBCAT would be a and existing research potential in University and with other academic centre of excellence and assist in the university led to establishing this research institutions in the region. nation-building. centre of excellence. The MoU will DRDO scientists and engineers will get the opportunity to work with the faculty and scholars of the university towards addressing scientific problems and finding innovative solutions. DRDO will support and facilitate advanced research and utilize the outcome in developing futuristic defence systems. The researchers will also have the opportunity to work on real problems in the advanced areas of Defence technologies. The concerted research efforts at this centre will lead to realization of Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO Dr S Christopher indigenous technologies in critical addressing the gathering on the occasion of Foundation Laying Ceremony of Jagadish areas and enhance self-reliance. Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) in Kolkata - N Ao July 1-15, 2016 Sainik Samachar 7 Indigenous Trainer Aircraft Makes Inaugural Flight he Defence Minister Mr Manohar TParrikar witnessed the inaugural flight of India’s own indigenous HTT 40 (Basic Trainer Aircraft - BTA) designed and developed by HAL, in Bengaluru on June 17, 2016. The aircraft was flown by Gp Capt C Subramaniam and Group
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