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Bunker Buster Bombs

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  USA Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Iran In June 2025, the 12-day war was fought between Iran Vs Israel/USA (that is because Israel can’t fight any war without blessings and supplies of USA). Israel said Iran was weeks if not months away from building a nuclear bomb; (it’s a different matter that Israel (particularly Netanyahu) has been saying this since past 30 years). In the war, while Iran used land launched missiles and drones; Israel used aircraft dropped bombs and missiles. The war was started ostensibly to destroy Iranian missile and nuclear bomb capabilities. Suddenly, USA directly entered the war on 11th day and dropped 14 ‘Bunker Buster’ bombs on 3 key nuclear facilities of Iran; namely Fordow, Esfahan and Natanz. USA used the frighteningly expensive 7 B-2 bombers (each costing US$2 billion) to drop a total of 14 GBU-57 bunker busters. The 7 B-2 bombers took off from Missouri, USA for a 40-hour non-stop flight to drop bunker buster bombs at Fordow, Esfahan and Natanz;...
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Navika Sagar Parikrama II- Circumnavigation of Globe with INSV Tarini in Double-handed Mode

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  The Voyage Navika Sagar Parikrama II (lit. 'Sailors' Sea Circumambulation') or Navika Sagar Parikrama 2 /NSP II is an ambitious circumnavigation of the globe conducted successfully by two female officers of the Indian Navy. Unlike the previous edition that had a six-woman crew, this time only two women attempted to circumnavigate the globe in Two-handed mode. They are Indian Navy women officers Lt Cdr Roopa A and Lt Cdr Dilna K, who undertook the journey onboard INSV Tarini. The duo prepared themselves for this expedition for the last three years. The two officers were previously part of the six-member crew that had participated in trans-oceanic expedition from Goa to Rio de Janeiro via Cape Town and back in 2023. Then the two women officers undertook a sailing expedition from Goa to Sri Vijaya Puram (earlier Port Blair) and back in double-handed mode.  They further honed their skill by successfully undertaking a sortie from Goa to Port Louis, Mauritius, again in dual-h...
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IAF to Get 3 I-STAR Jets

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Why India Needs I-STAR India in its efforts to give a major boost to the defence capabilities, has sanctioned the Indian Air Force (IAF) to get 3 I-STAR spy planes worth INR₹10,000 crore. This is significant in light of the Operation Sindoor conducted by India against Pakistan. These 3 sophisticated spy planes will help the IAF get a clear air-to-ground picture allowing it to carry out precision strikes against enemy ground targets. The acquisition is set to be approved in late June 2025. I-STAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance. The project involves acquisition of three aircraft likely from either Boeing and Bombardier. It will then be fitted with fully indigenous sensors and electronic systems. The DRDO's Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) has already successfully developed them and will have to be integrated with the 3 aircraft which would be acquired and modified for the purpose. I-STAR aircraft will put India in a select club ...
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