Lieutenant General NPS Hira, Commander of Vajra Corps, has been appointed as Chief of Staff Northern Command at Udhampur. General Hira made contributions to operational and administrative preparedness of Vajra Corps during his tenure. An an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla, Lt General Hira was commissioned in the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on 16 December 1978.
Facts about Indian Army
- India controls the highest battle field in the world, the Siachen Glacier, at 5000 meters above mean sea level.
- Operation Rahat was carried out by the Indian Air Force to evacuate civilians affected by the floods in Uttarakhand in 2013. It was the biggest civilian rescue operations in the world.
- The Indian Army is the third military contingent in the World nect to USA and China.
- Agni is one of the best missile series in the world.
- Agni-VI give India the power to strike almost any part of the world. It will have a range of 10000 Kms.
- The Ezhimala Naval Academy in Kerala is the largest of its kind in Asia.
- India’s INS-ARIHANT is the first ingenious (built completely in India, by India) nuclear powered submarine in India.
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