Ajendra is Eastern Fleet Commander
New Delhi: Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh on Tuesday took over as the Eastern Fleet Commander taking over from Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain. The change of guard took place at an impressive ceremony held onboard the Flag Ship INS Jalashwa. Rear Admiral AB Singh is a specialist in Navigation and Aircraft direction and a graduate of National Defence Academy Khadakvasla and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. The Admiral also holds a Masters Degree from Cranfield University, UK.
HAl invests Rs 150 cr for lCH prototypes
New Delhi: Seeking to fast-track indigenous attack chopper production, the State-owned PSU HAl has invested over Rs 150 crore more for building another two prototypes of the light Combat Helicopter (lCH) which will help in early completion of the programme. “We have invested Rs 150 crore more in the project to build two more prototypes of the lCH which will help in advancing the date of Intial Operational Clearance (IOC) from December 2015 to September 2015,” HAl Chief RK Tyagi told PTI here.