Around 1.07 lakh posts lying vacant in armed forces: Government dataIn the Indian Navy, the shortage of officers against the sanctioned strength is 1,044 while the number for sailors and other ranks is 12,31...
23 Mar, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd awaiting approval for Mk-1A manufacture: CMDThe Cabinet's approval should have been received earlier, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 situation and the company is expecting it dur...
29 May, 2020, 07.02 AM IST
Tardy maintenance, shortage of spares affect aging AN-32sOf the 118 AN-32s inducted from 1984 onwards, almost 20 have been lost in crashes.
04 Jun, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
IAF re-raises aerial display team SuryaKiran; targets first new performance in OctoberThe IAF was forced to disband the immensely popular aerobatic team in 2011 following an acute shortage of trainer aircraft.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.54 PM IST
Army short of 10,000 officers, Navy of about 1,800: Manohar ParrikarExcluding the medical and dental branch, there are 9,642 vacant posts of officers in the Army, while the figure for the Navy is 1,779.
13 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
Shortage of nearly 1,500 IAS officers in country: GovernmentOfficers in position as on January 1, 2017, is 5,004 against the total authorised strength of 6,500 -- vacancy of 1,496, Minister of State ...
07 Feb, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
Armed forces facing shortage of nearly 60,000 personnel: GovernmentReplying to a question, she said the total strength of the Army as on July 1 is 12.37 lakh personnel against the authorised strength of 12....
27 Dec, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
Armed forces battle shortage of 'fighting rank' officers: Defence MinisterThe 11.77 lakh strong Indian Army is short of 7,989 officers in total of 47,574. The shortfall is 7,764 among Lt-Cols, Majors, Captains and...
01 Dec, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
IAF chief Arup Raha meets Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe IAF has been forced to continue operating its vintage MiG-series aircraft, which have been frequently meeting with accidents.
02 Jun, 2014, 04.16 PM IST
9 Army personnel arrested for spying in last 3 yrs: A K AntonyThe Minister said after the arrest of these personnel, cases are at different stages in various civil and military courts.
10 Feb, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Indian Military facing a shortage of 13,000 officers with Army accounting for bulk of vacancies: AK AntonyThe Indian Military is facing a shortage of around 13,000 officers and 53,700 personnel below officer rank with the Army accounting for bul...
10 Dec, 2012, 06.02 PM IST
- Indian Air Force to reinforce pilot training
The IAF will kick off a major upgrade in its entire training programme for rookie pilots who go on to fly expensive fighter jets, transport...
18 Jun, 2012, 12.29 PM IST
- Military dead against permanent commission for women across the board
Australia are dismantling all gender barriers to allow female troops to serve on the frontlines, India remains extremely reluctant to even ...
07 Nov, 2011, 09.12 AM IST
- Army wants 50% increase in officers
The Army has projected that it will need 16,222 more officers by 2020 to meet the demands of modernization slated for the 12th Plan period ...
13 Jun, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- Army offers to depute officers for advise on anti-naxal ops
Army has offered to send Colonel-rank officers for advise.
22 Jun, 2010, 04.35 PM IST
- 101 pilots wanted to quit IAF last year
IAF continues to haemorrhage from the exodus of its pilots seeking the muchgreener pastures of the civil aviation sector, which promises mo...
10 Dec, 2009, 07.13 AM IST
- Military grapples with exodus of officers
6,573 officers have sought PMR in the last 5 years.
16 Jul, 2009, 11.50 AM IST