The Indian Military Academy in Dehradun has cancelled the Commandant’s Parade, final rehearsal parade scheduled to be held on Thursday, ahead of the final passing out parade, said Academy’s Public Relations Officer Col Himani Pant on Thursday.
Thirteen out of 14 occupants of the Indian Air Force military helicopter, which was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and had crashed on Wednesday near Coonor near Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri hill district, have been confirmed dead.
The crashed Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter, carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat was heading for Wellington from Sulur, informed the Indian Air Force.
In the backdrop of a choice between an indigenous and foreign option to fulfil Indian Army’s requirement for over 400 howitzers, DRDO has said that it would be in a position to offer over 200 Made in India ATAGS howitzers in 18-24 months of placement of orders.
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