Vice Admiral John C De Silva, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command congratulated Master Ravi Mohan Saini, a student of Naval Public School, Visakhapatnam for winning the junior crorepati title in the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati Junior.

Master Ravi Mohan Saini called on the FOC-in-C at the Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam. He was accompanied by his father ML Saini, Master
Chief Petty Officer, serving
onboard a submarine, INS Vagli at Visakhapatnam.

The FOC-in-C said that the boy has brought laurels not only to the Naval Public School but also to the entire naval student community. His unique and splendid performance would be a source of great inspiration for those who desire to join the Naval Public School and the Navy which provides one of the most challenging careers in the world, he added.

The Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam was declared the winner of the Chief of the Naval Staff Trophy (CNS Traphy) for the year 1999-2000 for Human Resources Development (HRD) functions, amongst the industrial units of the Navy located at various places in the country.

The Naval Dockyard, Visakha-patnam achieved remarkable success in promoting a conducive and competitive environment as well as motivating the service personnel and civilian workforce employed at various centres. These centres are fully dedicated to repairs and modifications of the naval ships ensuring their operational readiness for safeguarding maritime interests off the eastern sea-board. The trophy was a recognition and appreciation of the sustained efforts put in by the human resources available within the yard through innovative approach. Vice Admiral John C DeSilva, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command complimented the service and civilian personnel of the Dockyard for the distinction they achieved.

from Visakhapatnam

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been using imported aeroloaders and MJ-3 aircraft weapon loading trolley. To meet the requirement indigenously, Bheema - 1000 has been designed and developed for carrying, positioning and loading a variety of armament stores and external fuel tanks on various classes of fighter aircraft. The trolley is self-propelled and uses a Maruti 800 engine as prime mover with three separate hydraulic pumps for drive, actuation and steering. It is superior to imported MJ-3 used by IAF in terms of lift height and table longitudinal/lateral movement. It uses hydraulic drive that eliminates clutch and provides safe operation and inching movement in the vicinity of aircraft. Extensive field trials have been carried out on several fighter aircraft. Five trolleys supplied to IAF are in use at operational bases.

courtesy : DRDO Newsletter