May 26, 1999 First air strike launched After the Cabinet Committee on Security approved use of air power on Indian side of the Line of Control, the air force launched air strikes with MIG-21s, MIG-27s and armed Mi-17 helicopters. The start was inauspicious. The IAF lost two fighters the very next day –while Flight Lieutenant […]
Kargil Timeline – Major Events
July 26th, 2009 | by Amit Sahrawat | published in General Awareness
India’s first Nuclear Submarine
July 26th, 2009 | by Amit Sahrawat | published in Technology
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur will launch India’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Arihant, in Vishakhapatnam on the east coast on – 10th anniversary of the Kargil War (Kargil Vijay Diwas). A new undersea Destroyer Arihant, literally, destroyer of enemies, is likely to be commissioned by 2011, and will form a crucial leg […]