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Droupadi Murmu becomes 1st Indian President to Fly in attack Helicopter Prachand

Why in News? President Droupadi Murmu became the first Indian President to fly in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand. As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, she undertook a 25-minute sortie as a co-pilot from the Jaisalmer Air Force Station in Rajasthan, near the India-Pakistan border Must-Know Concepts for Exams 1. PRACHANDThe HAL Prachand (meaning “Fierce”) is India’s first indigenously designed and developed multi-role […]

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DRDO successfully conducts three successive flight trials of VSHORADS

Why in News? DRDO has successfully conducted three successive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. Must-Know Concepts for Exams Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS): The Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) is a 4th-generation, indigenously developed Man-Portable Air-Defence System (MANPADS)

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