Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) Ships Varyag, Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY, the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy exercise on 09 Dec 18. The 10th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY will be conducted at/off Visakhapatnam from 09 to 16 December 2018. The primary aim of the exercise is to increase inter-operability amongst the two navies, develop common understanding and procedures for maritime security operations. Initiated in 2003, INDRA NAVY exercise has matured over the years with increase in scope, complexity and level of participation.
This edition of the exercise would be held in two phases. The Harbour Phase would be held at Visakhapatnam from 09 to 12 December 2018 and would encompass planning conferences, professional interactions, cultural visits, sports fixtures and formal calls between Flag Officers/ Senior Officers of participating navies. The Sea Phase from 13 to 16 December 2018 would be conducted in the Bay of Bengal. The thrust of exercises at sea would be on Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW), Air Defence drills, Surface Firings, Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations and tactical procedures. During exercise INDRA NAVY-18, the Indian Navy would be represented by INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer, INS Satpura, an indigenous frigate, INS Kadmatt, an indigenous anti- submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, IN Ships Kuthar and Khanjar both indigenous missile corvettes and INS Jyoti, a fleet tanker. In addition, one Sindhughosh class submarine, Dornier maritime patrol aircraft, Hawk fighter aircraft and other integral rotary wing helicopters would be taking part in the exercise. The Indian Navy ships participating in the exercise would be under the Command of Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Fleet. Ships of the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) would be under the Command of Rear Admiral Mikhailov Edward Evgenievich, Chief of the Headquarters, Submarine Forces, Pacific Fleet and ships from the Pacific Fleet, based at Vladivostok.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy visited Russia from 26 to 29 November 2018 to consolidate bilateral defence relations and to explore new avenues for defence cooperation. The Indian Navy interacts with Russian Federation Navy on many fronts, which include operational interactions, training, hydrographic cooperation and exchange of Subject Matter Experts in various fields through the medium of Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks. Exercise INDRA NAVY-18 would help to further strengthen mutual confidence and inter-operability and also enable sharing of best practices between both the navies. The exercise will be yet another milestone in strengthening maritime security cooperation between the two navies and will serve to reinforce the long standing bond of friendship between the countries.
Officers Training Academy’s Gaya 14th Pass Out Parade ceremony held on 08 December 2018. With this, 165 cadets joined the Indian Army as an officer. In the pass-out parade, 168 cadets including three Bhutani took part. On this occasion, 165 cadets of the Indian army took the pledge to keep the unity and integrity of the country intact. During the OTA Gaya passing out parade, the Chief of Bhutan Army took salute and inspected all the cadets in the main parade.
IMA Passing Out Parade 08 December 2018: IMA POP : The Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun held its passing out parade on Saturday. 428 Gentlemen Cadets passed out in this ceremony. Of these 428, 347 cadets are set to join the Indian Army as officers. 80 foreign cadets of seven friendly nations were also amongst the passing out cadre, and will join the armies of their respective nations. Cadets after strenuous training and their hard work will be inducted in regiments across India. Families gathered as spectators to witness the last moments of their sons and daughters’ academic journey. Chief Guest of the passing out ceremony was the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu.
Indian military academy passing out parade held on 08 December 2018 and with that Indian army got 347 young officers to defend the motherland. While moving on the Drill Square in front of the Historic Chetwood Building Gentleman Cadet stepped on the IMA song, 427 Gentleman Cadets including 80 FGC crossed the antim pag and became the officers in the Indian army. They achieved this after the two-year stringent training at the Indian Military Academy. The parade was inaugurated at 8:55 AM. Company Sergeant Major Arvind, Manish Kumar, Hitesh Chanda, Sanjay Pant, Thakur Harshvardhan, Rahul Singh and Brajesh Pal Singh took their place on drill squares. Meanwhile, several senior army officers and retired officers, including Commandant-in-Chief General SK Jha, Deputy Commandant Major General JS Nehra were present.
Indian airforce has published the final merit list of candidates who are going to join the Indian Air force academy, Hyderabad for the January 2019 course. Candidates who have cleared the AFSB interview of AFCAT 1 2018 and CDS 1 2018 can check the merit list for AFA January 2019 course. There are total 96 candidates who are in the merit list and will get the joining letter for Air Force Academy. List of Selected Candidates for various courses commencing in Jan 19 is placed at Annexure ‘A’. To meet vacancies in various branches, allotment has been made taking into consideration Eligibility, Merit Position, Medical Fitness and choices given by the candidates. Please note that the selection is subject to Medical Fitness as given by the competent Armed Forces Medical Authorities and on Submission of Requisite Documents as proof of having achieved the minimum educational qualifications for the course, besides other qualifications.
Indian Army’s official website has published the cutoff marks for TGC 129 Technical Graduate Course – 129 Cut Off Marks. Candidates who have applied for TGC 129 can check the cut off for their respective branch. Only candidates who have cleared the TGC 129 cut off will be called for the TGC 129 SSB Interview. TGC 129 Vacancies and Cut off – Technical Graduate Course 2019. Applications are invited from unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 129th Technical Graduates Course (commencing in July 2019 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun) for permanent commission in the Indian Army.
