Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, GOC-in-C, Central Command visited Shatrujeet Brigade on 5th June and reviewed the operational preparedness. He complimented the paratroopers for their excellent standard of training and motivation.
The 50th Parachute Brigade comprises the following units:
1 Para Special Forces battalion and 2 regular parachute battalions
1 Parachute Field Regiment (Artillery) (9 and 17 Parachute Field Regiments in rotation)
60 Parachute Field Hospital (AMC)
411 (Independent) Parachute Field Company (Bombay Sappers)
The President’s Bodyguard also forms part of the brigade as the pathfinder company.
The Airborne Special Forces Battalions of the Parachute Regiment rotate to form part of the brigade, alternatively serving their field tenures in counter-insurgency/high altitude areas. One of the two field regiments (9 (Parachute) Field Regiment and 17 (Parachute) Field Regiment (Zojila & Poongali Bridge)) also forms part of the brigade while the other serves out its field tenure on rotation.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today, having completed the Platinum Jubilee of dedicated service to the nation, is a modern, technology-intensive force distinguished by its commitment to excellence and professionalism.
Pilots graduating from AFTS
Keeping pace with the demands of contemporary advancements, the IAF continues to modernise in a phased manner and today it stands as a credible air power counted amongst the foremost professional services in the world.
The primacy of Air Power will be a decisive factor in shaping the outcome of future conflicts. In line with this dictum, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has developed into a major ‘Component of National Power’, which can be applied quickly and decisively. The IAF has reoriented itself to a multi-role capability of platforms and equipment, along with the multi-skill capability of personnel. The rapid economic growth of the country dictates the need to protect our security interests extending from the Persian Gulf to the Straits of Malacca.
INDIAN AIR FORCE TEST PILOTS SCHOOL
The backbone of the Indian Air force is formed by
different aircraft ranging from helicopters to fighter aircraft and UAVs to
Reckon Aircraft which play an important role in meeting the mission demands of
the organisation. These aircraft are made part of the organisation after
rigorous inspection and configurations at different levels.
The task of testing these aerial beasts is lent to the Test pilots of the Indian Air Force. These pilots form one of the most elite groups of the Indian Air Force and are selected after a stringent procedure and a long year course regarding the same.
These pilots are trained to fly and test most of the
aircraft, which are part of the fleet of the Indian Air Force, and also induct
aircraft which are to be newly inducted into the fleet. The responsibility of
training these elite group of pilots is on the shoulders of IAF Test Pilots
School and is one among the eight recognized test pilots school in the world to
impart flight test training.
Beginning of the school :
The IAF Test Pilot school has a very humble
beginning and the journey has been spectacular to date. During the early origin
years in 1932, there was no requirement for specialised flight testing in the
Indian Air Force, the need to raise a testing unit came up with the purchase of
the Folland Gnat Mk I.
In April 1957, this became the Aircraft & Armament Testing Unit (A&ATU) and was stationed at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The training of Indian test pilots began with two pupils attending the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) in the UK in 1949. Thereafter several pilots were trained in UK, France and the USA.
In August 1972, A&ATU was upgraded to Aircraft
and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) with the addition of the task of
training flight-testing crew and moved to Bengaluru, the capital of aviation in
the year 1973.
In 1972, the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) first started training pilots of the Indian Air Force for production testing. Three years later, senior ASTE officers visited Empire Test Pilot School and studied its training methods. These were eventually used to start a course for experimental test flying in 1976.
The Air Force Test Pilots schools is now a premier institute imparting training to flight test crew, to meet the requirements of the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the Indian Army and various other non-military organisations involved with aviation. The test pilots and flight test engineers are trained by AFTPS to work as a cohesive flight test team. There is a common saying in the organisation: “We turn pilots to half engineers and engineers to half pilots.”
First Course of Test Pilots School
Location of the School :
The Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is co-located with the Aircraft and Systems Training Establishment in Bangalore and is nearby of various aerospace research and development establishments, as well as aircraft design and manufacturing facilities, which include Hindustan Aeronautics, limited and also various agencies of DRDO.
The combination of flight testing, training and
professionalism make ASTE Indian Air Force’s mini-Edward’s Air Force Base (USA)
or Boscombe Down (UK).
Selection:
In the beginning years, the pilots were handpicked depending on their skill sets and mental adaptability to go for the course.
Over years, the volunteers who wish to join the
school are selected after strict selection procedures in which the knowledge,
adaptability, decision-making skills, patience, and other abilities are
checked.
Course structure:
The Indian Air Force Test Pilots School runs 46-week long concurrent Flight Test Courses (FTC) for pilots, test engineers and instrumentation engineers. The courses are rigorous and intense in themselves but the exposure and the skills which they impart to the trainees is priceless.
The training opens new horizons for the pilots and
engineers which many of them even don’t know about. When the trainees are
properly trained they are aware of all the elements involved in designing as
well as flight testing of an aircraft or a system.
Emphasis is laid on working together as a flight
test team. The essential ingredients of training are: –
* Foundation of engineering concepts.
* Precision and Safety in flying
* Specialisation in concerned areas of expertise in the respective streams.
Indian test pilot students land at Edwards Air Force Base
To cope up with the increasing modernisation and
also deal with intensive technologies the courses are divided into :
Fixed Wing Test Pilots.
Rotary Wing Test Pilots.
Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineers.
Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineers.
Flight Test Engineers From the
Avionics Stream.
Flight Test Instrumentation
Engineers.
The courses at Indian Air Force Test Pilots School are amalgamations of both practical and theoretical aspects. Trained personnel act as the link between both the operator and the designer. The courses include over 500 hours of lectures and 100 to 150 hours of flying on a wide variety of aircraft.
The peculiar feature about this school is that the
pilots are trained both on the eastern(Russian) and western manufactured
aircraft and even on the Indian made machines.
Visits and Student Exchange Programmes:
During the course, students are taken to the premier aeronautical industries and also R&D organisations within India on study tours. A visit to one or two leading flight test schools and several aeronautical industries abroad is also arranged. As a part of the curriculum, guest lectures are given by eminent personalities in the field of aviation research and development. These help students become aware of the latest trends in aviation. They get better prepared for when they would enter the world of flight testing.
The students are taken to various bases of the Indian Air Force on a visit and given exposure to many other in-service aircraft types. As a part of their training, they also fly and evaluate flight simulators of Boeing 737, Airbus 300, Airbus 320 and the Air Combat Simulator. They are also allowed to fly variable stability aircraft during their study tour abroad and in various exchange programmes with different countries.
Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma, who was the first
Indian to go into space was also trained from this school and was a test pilot.
Suranjan Das Dinner :
When the trainees complete the year of rigorous training, utilising all their physical and mental strength they successful students pass out at a formal dining-in-night.
The tradition has been passed on from Empires Pilot training school the UK where it is called as McKenna Dinner and here in India, the ceremony is named after the Late Group Captain Suranjan Das who was the chief test pilot of HAL. The dinner is followed by awarding of graduation certificates to the passing out students and the Suranjan Das Trophy donated by HAL is awarded to the pilot standing first on the course.
Group Captain Suranjan Das
The passing out candidates from the school have
excellence in their technical knowledge and prove the motto of the school ‘सूक्ष्मता एवं उत्कर्ष’ which means “precision and
excellence”.
So if you wish to join the flyboys and prove your mettle in all the types of aircraft, Indian Air Force Test Pilots School is the way to go, but before that, you need to be a part of the prestigious Indian Air Force.
Rear Admiral Kapil Mohan Dhir has taken over as the Joint Secretary (Navy &Defence Staff) in the Department of Military Affairs. He is the first Armed Forces officer to tenant this assignment. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla, Pune and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1985.
He is the Senior most Serving Marine Commando (MARCOS) and has served in frontline afloat and ashore assignments including Command of the premier MARCOS establishment, INS Abhimanyu, Indian Naval warships INS Khanjar and INS Rana, and peacekeeping missions both within and outside the country, including ‘Op Pawan’ and ‘Op Jupiter’. He has held important operational and staff appointments, which include Fleet Operations Officer of Eastern Fleet and Commodore in charge Work up, Indian Naval Workup Team (INWT), Kochi.
The officer has rich experience of Ministry of Defence, having worked in various capacities at Naval Headquarters, as well as Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff. As ACIDS (PP&FS) in the HQIDS, he played an important role in taking forward Govt’s focus on ‘ease-of-doing business’, as well as ‘Make in India’ initiative by streamlining acquisition processes with greater focus on indigenisation. Being the architect of major policies, some of his contributions inter-alia include ‘Strategic Partnership (SP) Model, revised ‘Make-II’ and ‘Make-III’ procedures, as well as the ‘Positive Indigenisation List’. He has also furthered tri-service integration in Capability Development, besides introducing systemic approach to defence planning.
He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.
He is also a recipient of the ‘VishistSeva Medal’ and the ‘AtiVishishtSeva Medal’ for distinguished service.
Hello Aspirants !!! Today we will be talking about our Indian Navy and its popular training Institutes. As we are aware of the fact that the Indian Navy is the fifth largest navy in the world, which has some unique capabilities of not only operating on land but also under the water and in the air too. The cadets inside Navy institutes are supposed to be trained with that perspective only i.e. to become the men and women who will ride the waves with duty, honor, and courage. The navy training academies are more or less technology-oriented. So, Today we will be talking about the top 11 navy training Institutes which I came across which are as follows :
1.Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala (Officers Training): The Academy is located at Ezhimala in the Kannur district of Kerala. It shares the 2,452 acres site with the naval base depot, INS Zamorin, and the naval hospital, INHS Navjivani. Nestled between the imposing Mount Dilli, serene Kavvayi backwaters, and the majestic Arabian Sea, Ezhimala is an idyllic setting for training, with its picturesque and tranquil environment. This is the premier training establishment of the Indian Navy which conducts the basic training for all officers being inducted into the Indian Navy through various schemes. Indian Naval Ship Zamorin is the Base Depot Ship for administrative and logistics support for INA. It is the largest naval academy in Asia.
2.INS Chilka (Sailors Training): INS Chilka is a premier basic training
establishment for the sailor of the Indian Navy and serves to impart ab-initio
software training to recruits by demanding and comprehensive training. The
duration of the course run at INS Chilka is nine weeks for Artificer
Apprentices/ DEDH, fifteen weeks for NMERs (MR- Matric Recruits/NMR (Non-Matric
Recruits) and twenty-four weeks for SSR (SSR- Senior Secondary Recruits Entry)
and the frequency of the course is twice a year. On average, 3000 raw recruits
are transformed into Sea Warriors each year. The syllabus of a trainee at INS
Chilka covers all basic skills that a trainee would require during his tenure
at sea. On the academic front, the trainee has imparted instructions in
English, Physics, Maths, General Science in the case of SSRs and English,
Hindi, Maths, and General Knowledge in the case of MR/ NMRs. The endeavor is to
bring all trainees coming from diverse educational backgrounds onto the same
plane before undergoing professional training at various schools and
establishments. Artificer Apprentices are not imparted academic instructions
due to the short duration of their course.
3.INS Shivaji (Engineering Training): The establishment is located 08 km away from
Lonavala . The following schools are located in the establishment:-
(a) Naval College of
Engineering
(b) Centre for Marine
Engineering Training
(c) Nuclear Biological
and Chemical Defence NBCD School (Indian Navy operates a first damage control
simulator Akshat here to train its officers and sailors on damage control on a
warship at sea.)
4.INS VENDURUTHY (Seamen Training): INS Venduruthy is located on Willingdon Island,
Kochi on the West Coast of India. The following schools are located in this
establishment:-
(a) ASW School
(b) Diving School
(c) ND School
(d) Signal School
(e) Seamanship School
(f) Maritime Warfare
Centre (MWC)
(g) Centre for
Leadership and Behavioral Studies (CLABS)
(h) Naval Institute of
Educational and Training Technology (NIETT)
5.INS Dronacharya ( Gunnery School): Dronacharya is located on the beachfront of fort
Kochi in Kerala State situated on the West coast of India. It trains its men in
small arms, naval missiles, artillery, radar, and defensive countermeasures.
The action in the navy starts from this place itself.
6.INS Garuda (Air training Center): It is located in the Kochi state of Kerala. The
following schools are located in this establishment:-
(a) School for Naval
Aviation (SFNA)
(b) Naval Institute of
Aeronautical Technology (NIAT)
(c) School for Naval
Oceanography and Meteorology (SNOM)
(d) Observer School (It
is the oldest operating air station of the Indian Navy)
7.INS Agrani (Leadership Training): The Establishment is located at Red Fields,
Coimbatore. The sailors are trained in various disciplines of leadership
training.
8.INS Mandovi (Provost and Physical Training School): INS Mandovi is located at Verem on a plateau in
the state of Goa. The following schools are located in this establishment:-
(a) Naval Provost &
Regulating School
(b) Indian Navy Physical
Training School (This is the place where physical instructors for Naval
academies are trained up)
9.INS Valsura (Electrical Training): The establishment is located amidst salt pans at
Rozi Island Jamnagar The following schools are located in this establishment:-
(a) Basic Electrical
School (BLS)
(b) Electrical
Technology School (LTS)
(c) Centre for Advanced
Technology (CAT)
(d) Centre for
Electronic Engineering (CEE)
(e) Electrical Equipment
School (LES)
10.INS Hamla (Logistics Training): The Establishment is located along the seashore
in the North-Western part of Mumbai city. The management in logistics is taught
here and the supply chain in the Navy is continued up. The better the logistics
support the better the smooth and operations go.
11.INS Satavahana(Submarine Training):
It is located on the eastern seafront at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam
city, Andhra Pradesh (AP) The following schools are located in this
establishment:-
(a) Submarine Training
School
(b) Escape Training
School
The primary role of this
establishment is to impart world-class submarine and escape training to meet
the stringent performance objectives and exacting standards of the Submarine
Arm. It is the only integrated training establishment in the Indian Navy, as it
carries out training for all branches of officers and sailors of the Submarine
Arm.
So this was all about training academies of the Indian Navy. Academy/Institute is like a pressure cooker. It will push you to your limits. At times you will feel like crying. At times you will feel why the hell have you joined and why the hell are you here. The only thing you need to remember is, “This Too Shall Pass!”. But it surely gives you life-long hardships and the grit and perseverance for upcoming tasks.
The life of the Indian Army is envied by people in our country. The respect an Indian Army soldier gets is unmatchable. But, even the soldiers envy to have the life of the elite soldiers of the Parachute Regiment.
The Parachute Regiment is an airborne infantry unit of the Indian Army. The soldiers of the Parachute Regiment have a significant uniform with the Para wings badge and a maroon beret.
The soldiers of Para Special Forces battalions are given a badge which consists of an upward dagger. This badge is called the Balidaan badge which the SF soldiers receive after their first kill in combat.
These soldiers are capable of carrying out parachute jumps to land behind enemy lines. By penetrating deep into enemy lines they are able to give an upper hand in the war situation by destroying important supply lines. These soldiers are able to carry out numerous tasks like search and sabotage, special reconnaissance, and surgical strikes deep into enemy territory.
The Parachute Regiment consists of 9 Special Forces battalions, 5 airborne battalions, 2 Territorial Army battalions, and 1 Rashtriya Rifles Battalions.
Parachute Regiment Training Center
The initial training of the recruits of the Parachute Regiment is done at Parachute Regimental Training Center in Bengaluru.
The initial training includes rigorous workouts and drills. Around 35-45 percent of recruits get rejected in the basic course of this training.
The day of a Para recruit starts at 4 AM and by 5:30 AM the trainees are needed to reach the drill ground. After half an hour of warming up, there are exercises meant for strengthening their upper body, arms lower body, and abdomen to make them capable of operating in different terrains like mountains and desserts.
These exercises include rope climbing and crocodile walks but are not limited to that.
Other than physical training the recruits are trained for personality development, weapon handling, and map reading.
Being a Paratrooper has no place for fear. The recruits are trained for building their confidence, overcome the fear of fight and build mental and physical agility. The recruits have to go through something called a confidence walk. It consists of walking on high beams by looking straight with a full swing of hands.
A Para soldier is a full-fledged weapon system in himself even in the absence of any equipment. They are trained rigorously in unarmed combat and martial arts as when in an operation they need to complete the task and kill the enemies even when there is no ammunition left.
After completing the basic training the recruits are sent to Paratrooper Training School, Agra for being trained in parachute jumping.
During the initial days after the raising of the regiment in 1952, the Parachute Regiment Training Wing was raised at Kota under the Brigade of the Guards training center. In the year 1963, Parachute Regiment Training Center was raised at Agra Fort for extensive recruitment and specialized training of the recruits for the Parachute Regiment. In the year 1992, the regiment moved to Bengaluru.
The Special Forces Training School (SFTS) of the Indian Army is a unique institution providing training to the Indian Army’s Special Forces. SFTS is located in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. It is under the command of the commandant, SFTS, who is the Chief Instructor of the rank of Major General.
Army’s First Special Forces:
The first SF unit was raised in July 1966 as the 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. On 1st July 1967, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment was raised by splitting 9 Para at Gwalior.
The Para Commandos were first deployed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and subsequently in the 1984 Operation Blue Star and in Sri Lanka in 1980s during Operation Pawan.
The Special Forces battalions of the Para Regiment are – 1 Para SF, 2 Para SF, 3 Para SF, 4 Para SF, 9 Para SF, 10 Para SF, 11 Para SF and 21 Para SF.
History:
The School owes its origin to a humble beginning on 01 Apr 1993 where it was established as a Special Forces Training Wing (SFTW) to impart training to the then 3 Para Commando battalions. The aim of raising this School was to provide unique and specialist training which was not available in any other training institution.
Initially, Special Forces Training School was raised as part of Headquarters Special Forces of War Establishment.
The raising of this school gave a boost to upgradation of the parachute commando battalions to Special Forces which were capable of conducting a wide variety of strategic and operational tasks, both overt and covert, in war and low intensity conflict situations.
Training at SFTS:
The essence of training at SFTS is ‘Walk The Talk’ where absolute professional competence is built through a practical on ground training. The students are trained to be confident and develop a strong winning attitude for carrying out special operations in the entire spectrum of contemporary warfare. SFTS is a Centre of Excellence (COE) for Special Forces’ Training and is also nominated as Nodal Agency for training with Special Forces of Friendly Foreign Countries (FFC).
The Indian Army conducts joint Special Forces exercises and training with the special forces of countries such as the United Kingdom, Seychelles, United States, Sri Lanka, Russia, France, Bangladesh and Thailand at this school.
The motto of the School is “Sauryam Daksham Yuddhe” which means “Courage and Competence in War”.
ARTRAC Citation:
Owing to the developments made in training and infrastructure, conduct of complex exercises like water para jumps and maintaining a high level of training standards, the School was awarded Army Training Command (ARTRAC) Army Commander’s Citation on 26 Jan 2018 along with 3 other units in recognition of their services.
The investiture ceremony of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) was held at Officers Training Academy premises on 16th March.
Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre and College (Bengaluru), Combat Aviation Army Training School (CAATS, Nashik), Simulator Development Division (SDD), Secundarabad and Special Forces Training School (SFTS) Nahan, received the citation from General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of ARTRAC, Lieutenant General M M Naravane, during the ceremony.
Need for a Permanent Location:
The School over the years has transformed into a Category ‘A’ establishment where it trains approximately 800 Officers, JCOs/ORs yearly.
The school at present is located at its intermediate or temporary location. Land acquisition process for the permanent location of the school is in progress. The Army needs 1,500 acres for the permanent location. The school will have its own airfield in its permanent location. Right now, after the initial commando training, the students go to Paratroopers Training School, Agra for their Parachute jumps training.
The Special Forces Training School (SFTS) of the Indian Army is a unique institution providing training to the Indian Army’s Special Forces. SFTS is located in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. It is under the command of the commandant, SFTS, who is the Chief Instructor of the rank of Major General.
Army’s First Special Forces:
The first SF unit was raised in July 1966 as the 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. On 1st July 1967, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment was raised by splitting 9 Para at Gwalior.
The Para Commandos were first deployed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and subsequently in the 1984 Operation Blue Star and in Sri Lanka in 1980s during Operation Pawan.
The Special Forces battalions of the Para Regiment are – 1 Para SF, 2 Para SF, 3 Para SF, 4 Para SF, 9 Para SF, 10 Para SF, 11 Para SF and 21 Para SF.
History:
The School owes its origin to a humble beginning on 01 Apr 1993 where it was established as a Special Forces Training Wing (SFTW) to impart training to the then 3 Para Commando battalions. The aim of raising this School was to provide unique and specialist training which was not available in any other training institution.
Initially, Special Forces Training School was raised as part of Headquarters Special Forces of War Establishment.
The raising of this school gave a boost to upgradation of the parachute commando battalions to Special Forces which were capable of conducting a wide variety of strategic and operational tasks, both overt and covert, in war and low intensity conflict situations.
Training at SFTS:
The essence of training at SFTS is ‘Walk The Talk’ where absolute professional competence is built through a practical on ground training. The students are trained to be confident and develop a strong winning attitude for carrying out special operations in the entire spectrum of contemporary warfare. SFTS is a Centre of Excellence (COE) for Special Forces’ Training and is also nominated as Nodal Agency for training with Special Forces of Friendly Foreign Countries (FFC).
The Indian Army conducts joint Special Forces exercises and training with the special forces of countries such as the United Kingdom, Seychelles, United States, Sri Lanka, Russia, France, Bangladesh and Thailand at this school.
The motto of the School is “Sauryam Daksham Yuddhe” which means “Courage and Competence in War”.
ARTRAC Citation:
Owing to the developments made in training and infrastructure, conduct of complex exercises like water para jumps and maintaining a high level of training standards, the School was awarded Army Training Command (ARTRAC) Army Commander’s Citation on 26 Jan 2018 along with 3 other units in recognition of their services.
The investiture ceremony of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) was held at Officers Training Academy premises on 16th March.
Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre and College (Bengaluru), Combat Aviation Army Training School (CAATS, Nashik), Simulator Development Division (SDD), Secundarabad and Special Forces Training School (SFTS) Nahan, received the citation from General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of ARTRAC, Lieutenant General M M Naravane, during the ceremony.
Need for a Permanent Location:
The School over the years has transformed into a Category ‘A’ establishment where it trains approximately 800 Officers, JCOs/ORs yearly.
The school at present is located at its intermediate or temporary location. Land acquisition process for the permanent location of the school is in progress. The Army needs 1,500 acres for the permanent location. The school will have its own airfield in its permanent location. Right now, after the initial commando training, the students go to Paratroopers Training School, Agra for their Parachute jumps training.
Hello Aspirants !!! As you all might be knowing that the Personal Interview In NDA SSB is very important for any Candidates’ Selection Process. Though most of the questions are known by the candidates which could be easily found on the Internet, still they can Face some Surprising questions from the Interviewing Officer for which they need to be fully prepared before themselves. As an NDA aspirant’s age is between 16.5 to 19.5 years they could find these questions surprising, but they did not need to worry as they can read those questions below and prepare themselves accordingly.
The motive behind asking these kinds of questions might not
directly link with the Candidate’s Selection but could be because that the
Interviewing Officer wants to know how the aspirant reacts in nervous
situations or whether he is lying or not. I have found some of the awkward
questions which were asked during the SSBs from NDA aspirants which are listed
below:
Do you Smoke?
Tell me the secret which you haven’t told anybody?
Do you have any Girlfriends or How many Girlfriends did you have in your life?
Do your parents know about your Girlfriend and if No then why didn’t you tell them about her?
Do you have any physical Relationship with your GirlFriend?
As you didn’t have any girlfriend in the past, Are you a Gay?
Do you watch Adult Movies? Do your parents know about It?
How often do you watch adult films?
What will you do if your parents will not allow you to marry your Girlfriend?
What will you do if your girlfriend marries your best friend?
I don’t see you fit for the armed forces, what do you say?
Do you Masturbate? How often do you Masturbate? Do Your parents know about it?
What is the importance/significance of having Girl Friend?
What is the Naughtiest thing you have done in your life?
What was your reason for your break-Up?
Do you have a crush on anyone in the present?
What do you like about your favorite movie Heroine?
Would you smoke or drink alcohol in the future?
Tell me 3-3 advantages and disadvantages of Masturbating.
What are the things you Like about your Crush/GirlFriend?
How do you spend time with your GirlFriend?
These were some of the Real-Time Questions. I would advise the
candidates that though there is very little possibility that these questions
would be asked from them but they should prepare them in advance.
Talking logically these questions could be answered by the candidates who positively see them and handle each question with proper reasons and assertions. Answering them logically would be the best way to handle them, and try to be true with your answers as much as you can as might the interviewer may find you cheating. Also, Prepare the cross questions from your answers. This was all about the topic.
Hello Aspirants !! As we all know that we have the World’s fourth strongest AirForce. Indian Airforce is not only responsible for securing Indian airspace and for conducting aerial warfare during the armed conflict but also contributes to the nation’s development in many ways.
Since its establishment on 8 October 1932, AirForce has seen
many advancements in its Technology and Planes. Today it holds a wide variety
of Planes, Fighter Jets, and Helicopters, but today we are going to talk about
one such exception planned by our Country which will not only make our AirForce
strong but will make the whole country proud.
Today we will talk about India’s 5th Generation Fighter Jet ‘AMCA’.
INTRODUCTION
This is also known as the HAL-DRDOs Advanced Medium Combat
Aircraft (AMCA). It will be produced jointly with the two most significant
organizations of India namely the Defence Research and Development Organisation
and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Under this program, we will be developing
India’s first-ever fifth and sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Though we have
been discussing it now, it is planned to start production by 2027 or 2028.
Firstly its prototype will be seen possibly in the year 2021 and the first
flight is expected in 2024 or 2025.
DESIGN
AMCA is designed as a single-seat, twin-engine, stealth
all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft. A study on AMCA and the preliminary
design stage have been completed, and the project entered the detailed design
phase in February 2019. A CAD model of the aircraft was shown at Aero India
2019.
The AMCA is a multirole fighter aircraft, with shoulder-mounted
diamond-shaped trapezoidal wings, which helps to reduce drag at transonic
speeds. Flight control surfaces consist of leading and trailing-edge flaps,
ailerons, rudders on the canted vertical stabilizers, and all-moving
tailplanes; these surfaces also serve as Air brakes.
The cockpit has a single-seat configuration which is placed
high, near the air intakes and wings of the aircraft which will provide good
visibility to the pilot. The aircraft has a tricycle landing gear configuration
with a nose landing gear leg and two main landing gear legs. The weapons bay is
placed on the underside of the fuselage between the nose and main landing gear.
It produces a very small radar cross-section. The flight control
surfaces are controlled by a central management computer system. Raising the
wing flaps and ailerons on one side and lowering them on the other side will
provide a roll.
AMCA IMPORTANCE FOR OUR
COUNTRY
As our country does not have any 5th generation Aircraft with
us, so this will surely be a great Add on to that.
In addition to this AMCA will perform Air superiority, Ground
Attack, Bombing, Intercepting, strike, and other types of roles.
As we will be manufacturing it under India only, therefore we
will not have any design boundations on it from another country.
It can also enhance our economy as when other countries would
buy it from us, we will get a good profit on behalf of that.
It will complement HAL Tejas, the Su-30MKI, and Rafale in the
air force service and Mikoyan MiG-29K in the naval service Thus making them
more powerful. The AMCA is intended to replace the SEPECAT Jaguar, Dassault
Mirage 2000, and Mikoyan MiG-29 in the Indian Air Force.
An AMCA Mark-2 variant is also planned which will come up with
certain sixth-generation characteristics and is expected to be produced in
greater numbers. It is also supposed to have indigenously designed and built
engines.
SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: One pilot
Length: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 39.9 m2 (429 sq ft)
Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb) (estimated)
Gross weight: 18,000 kg (39,683 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 25,000[103] kg (55,116 lb)
(estimated)
Fuel capacity: 6,500kg
Powerplant: 2 × Modified GE F414 (initial
production)turbofan
Powerplant: 2 × Undecided
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: Mach 2.15+
Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (planned)
Range: 3,240 km (2,010 mi, 1,750 nmi)
Combat range: 1,620 km (1,010 mi, 870 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,324 km (3,308 mi, 2,875 nmi)
Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min)
CONCLUSION
So, I think that we have covered almost every detail related to
the 5th generation AMCA. Defense aspirants should know about it as it will be
going to be among one of the biggest milestones in the History of Our Armed
Forces.
As we are aware from the
fact that our country India has the 4th largest army in the world. Our Indian
army holds a lot of potential in it, whether it is out saving our borders or
helping our country from terrorism, it has always proved its capabilities to
us. We always have the Great stories of these brave warriors, but what most of
us do not know is that where these great warriors are made.
Yes, you all got it
right, I am talking about the Military Training Institutes where these soldiers
get the training to the best of their capabilities So that they can give their
best for the country. Here they not only learn about the Weapon training but
also become familiar with brotherhood and leadership qualities. These training
centers not only train them for the battlefields but also train them for their
life. Today, we will be talking about some of the Training Institutes which are
given below:
1. National Defence Academy (NDA) Pune: The NDA is the tri-service training academy at Pune and a prominent institute for the military ethos where young gallant starts their journeys. Here, we get candidates directly after their 12th Class who are trained to become well-rounded gentlemen. It is one of the oldest and biggest training academies in India. Here, Cadets have imparted a blend of outdoor and indoor training. Outdoor training is carried out in the hilly and wooded terrain in and around the NDA campus. Indoor training includes theoretical and practical simulated training. Cadets are taught subjects such as tactical training, weapon training, map reading, military writing, field engineering, organization and administration, and radiotelephony.
2. Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun: This is considered among one of the Finest Training academies of India. Cadets come here directly through CDS Entry and from the NDA also. Valor and Wisdom is the motto of this academy which shapes young boys into men and embarks them into the finest Army officers. The training is emphasized on Drill, weapons, map reading, etc, and from here only the officers are en route for their respective regiments. Training is broadly categorized into character building, service subjects, and academic subjects. Service subjects give basic military knowledge up to the standard required for an infantry platoon commander.
3. Officers Training Academy Gaya: This is the academy that trains fresh out school boys that are selected through TES and Service entry people that are selected through SCO entry. It gives basic military training and makes them capable of military education. The academy has been equipped with state-of-the-art training facilities, other pre-commissioning training institutions.
4. Officers Training Academy Chennai: It is also among one of the finest academies that train GCS for 49 weeks that are recruited through NCC special, CDS OTA, SSCT, SSCWT, and the JAG entry. In this, we get to see Both males and females training together. After training for 49 weeks nation gets newly commissioned officers ready to serve the motherland. Into the academy, Cadets are organized into six companies majorly known as Meiktila, Naushera, Kohima, Jessami, Zojila & Phillora.
5. Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) Secunderabad: After one year of Basic military training, the TES cadets come here for their second phase of training. This is a Field based training academy where they are imparted with technical skills in Electronics and Mechanical branches. After grueling training of 4 years, they are awarded with a Btech degree and later given posting to their respective regiments.
6. The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE)Mhow: It is also one of the CTWs for TES cadets. The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow is a premier training institute of the training of Corps of Signals. It has a variety of training modules that focuses on today’s need for advanced warfare and cadets are taught IT and CSE branches.
7. College of Military Engineering (Pune): This Academy is Famous for Civil Engineering and makes out a TES cadet into a good officer as well as a good engineer who is always ready for carrying out operations anytime. It is located in Pune, Maharashtra.
8. Infantry School Mhow: The Infantry School, Mhow is the Largest and the Oldest military training center of the Indian Army. The Institution is responsible for Developing the complete spectrum of tactical drills and concepts of infantry operating in varied terrain and environment. This institution also trains the National Shooting Team under the aegis of Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) which is part of Infantry School.
9. Commando School Belgaum: The school basically provides commando training to the young soldiers and officers of the Indian Army. The Officers and Soldiers, who graduate from this school after brainstorming 35 days join the Ghatak platoon of their Units. It is situated on the Cradle of Infantry Belgaum, Karnataka. A total of 350 trainees are taken into the single batch. The 35 days course is designed to train the Soldiers in Unarmed combat, Navigation, Cliff Climbing, Intense Physical Activities, Heliborne, and Commando Insertion.
10. Combat Army Aviation Training School (CAATS) (Nashik): CAATS is the main training course for Aviators of the Airwing of the Army, called The Army Aviation Corps. It is located at the Army Aviation Base in Nashik Road. Previously It has replaced the Indian Air Force’s academy, the Helicopter Training School (HTS), as the main training school. It mainly operates Cheetahs and Chetaks and is also equipped with Simulators. The Pilots are trained in Valley Flying, Special Forces missions, Night Flying, Tactical Flying, and Medical Emergencies training.
11. High Altitude Warfare School Gulmarg: The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg offers two training programs, the Mountain Warfare course, and the Winter Warfare course. The Mountain Warfare course is conducted in Sonamarg between May and October each year. The Winter Warfare course is conducted in Gulmarg between January and April. The two courses train personnel in High Altitude warfare, counterintelligence, and survival skills. Ice-craft is taught at Machoi across Zojila. Army personnel deployed to the Siachen Glacier and other high altitude forward posts on the Himalayan borders go through these courses.
12. School of Artillery Nashik: School of Artillery, Deolali Nasik district, Maharashtra is a Premier Institute of the Army and imparts Effective Training, Evaluation of new Equipment for induction, and development of new concepts/ doctrine for application of artillery fire. The officers and soldiers are trained here for effective functioning with field guns. Artillery is known as the god of war and hence the elite officers are made with greater efforts.
13. Army Air Defence College Gopalpur: The Army Air Defence College (AADC), Gopalpur provides training for the provision of effective Air Defence Artillery protection to ground forces against long and medium-altitude enemies air attacks. They are also trained to preserve specified tactical and strategic vital areas and pivotal points from critical danger and destruction from enemy air attacks. Officers and soldiers from all three services are trained here with real-time operability.
14. Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJW School) Vairengte: The CIJW School in Vairengte, Mizoram, is an institution for Counter-Guerrilla Training. The institution has risen to be the nodal agency for imparting counter-insurgency training for the other branches. The officers are given a special badge after the course and that you can identify easily. The training imparted is full of the deadliest tactics and real-time situations making them capable to carry out operations at any time.
15. Army Airborne Training School Agra: The Army Airborne Training School (AATS), Agra imparts training in aerial delivery and air transportation of men and material. It is also responsible for carrying out research and trials on on-air portability and para dropping of all types of equipment. The fear of jumping is relieved off here and the journey of a paratrooper starts with jumping in various situations. The elite soldiers are a symbol of hard work and the dedication shown to their training.
So, these were the 15
Top Military Training Institutes of the Indian Army. Though it became a bit
longer, it is important for the defense aspirants, that they should know about
them. I hope you would have liked reading this.
We have heard a few stories of brothers who passed out from the academy together and joined the Indian army as an officer. 29th May 2021, history was repeated again when lieutenant Arun and lieutenant Hanish got commissioned in the Indian army.
Both brothers cracked the SSB interview and got recommended at the same time and join the OTA Chennai together.
The elder brother joined the Signals and the younger brother joined the parachute regiment. While doing the virtual meeting during the passing out parade he said “it is all mixed emotions today, I am feeling nostalgic, I am proud to have such parents and passing out with my own brother, I would like to thank my parents, coursemate, and OTA Chennai, from getting recommended on the same day to getting commissioned on the same has been a great journey”
