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AERO INDIA 2023 Aero India is a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, India at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. It is organised by the Defence Exhibition Organisation, Ministry of Defence. The Defence Ministry of India, Indian Air Force, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Department of Space, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and other such organisations organise the Aero India show. The first edition of the air show was held in 1996. Subsequently, Aero India has emerged as a significant military aviation exhibition. The emblem of the show is a tricolour patch of Reuleaux triangle triangle holding an image of a fighter jet super imposed by Ashoka Chakra. The year, name of the show and its tagline are written below.

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was established in 1954 under the Ministry of Defence to meet the specialised electronic needs of the Indian Defence. BEL has grown into a multi-product, multi- technology, multi-unit conglomerate empowering the nation’s armed forces to guard the country’s frontiers with state-of-the-art products and systems in the areas of radars and fire control systems, missile systems, communication and c4i systems, electronic warfare and avionics, naval systems and antisubmarine warfare systems, electro optics, tank electronics and gun upgrades and strategic components. Its logo is in cyan and black colour with a monogram and text. The monogram is created using its acronym and was inspired by the shape of a transistor. While the italics ‘B’ is a negative and the ‘E’ is a positive image without their vertical strokes, the name of the company is written in Hindi and English adjacent to this. Its tagline ‘Quality, Tech

NO. 8 SQUADRON The No. 8 Squadron, Indian Air Force (Pursoots) was formed in 1943 at Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirapalli) and were trained at Peshawar and Bhopal. On December 2, 1943, they were moved to Doublemooring in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) to work closely together with No. 82 Squadron RAF in the Burma Campaign. Equipped with Spitfires they had significant success against the Japanese Imperial Army.Presently, the squadron is based at the Bareilly Air Force Station, Uttar Pradesh. They will be re-equipped with the Su-30MKI Fighter aircraft by 2008-09. The Squadron’s motto is ‘Surakshya va Akraman’, meaning ‘Offence is Defence'. Its insignia has a star in the centre superimposed with a fierce dragon with an open mouth.

DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Government of India, with a vision to empower India with cutting-edge defence technologies and a mission to achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and systems, while equipping the nation's armed forces with state-of-the-art weapon systems and equipment in accordance with requirements laid down by the three Services. Its circular insignia has the motifs of Indian armed forces in the middle, above which a gear wheel is placed and these are crested by the National Emblem in a light yellow background. It has a white border in which its name and the name of the controlling ministry are written in Devanagari and English. This is ensconced by a blue border which has its acronym in Hindi and English in white.

INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF Based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers, the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) was set up vide Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter number MoD/IC/1027/32/IDS/5843/2001 dated 23 November 2001. Its vision is to “act as a point organisation for jointmanship in Ministry of Defence which integrates policy, doctrine, warfighting and procurement by employing best management practices”. On December 24, 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) established the post of Chief of Defence Staff, a four-star general, a tri-service Chief, that shall lead the defence forces as well as play the role of head of the Department of Military Affairs. The body advises and assists the Chief of Defence Staff. IDS deal with higher defence planning, exercises, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. acquisition, budget, training, international cooperation and medical issues. The seal of the IDS has the symbols of the tri-services in gold with

ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE Army Air Defence  College (AADC), a prestigious training institution of army air defence is located in the lap of nature aside the majestic Bay of Bengal on the Eastern Sea Coast of India. The sprawling complex of the college, spread over more than 2700 acres of land, is brimming with state of the art training infrastructure and facilities belonging to the contemporary technologies, ably managed by a dedicated and possessed team of Instructors. In addition to Army, personnel of the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and students from friendly foreign defence forces also undergo various courses at this college. The role of this College is to function as a centre of excellence, on all matters concerning army air defence. In 1955 a case was taken up to relocate Air Defence Wing due to lack of adequate ranges for gun and missile firing. In 1963 Government of Orissa offered 3000 acres of land at Gopalpur-on-sea along with seaward firing range, whic

COLLEGE OF DEFENCE MANAGEMENT College of Defence Management (CDM)  is a premier tri-service institution imparting management training to officers of the Defence Services. The CDM is entrusted with the responsibility of instilling contemporary management thoughts, concepts and practices in the senior leadership of the three Services. The need to set up a college specializing in imparting scientific management training was felt sometime after the Indo-Pak war of 1965. The complexities of modern combat, the high lethality and velocity of battle, large size of the Indian Armed Forces, their deployment in far flung areas, high cost of equipment, limited resources, socio-economic changes; all necessitated military commanders to be exposed to modern management concepts and techniques to enable them to operate in an effective and optimal manner. This felt need of Services gave birth to the Institute of Defence Management - IDM, at Secunderabad in December 1970. Brigadier

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY   Since its inception sixtythree years ago, National Defence Academy (NDA)  has steadily grown both in stature and élan. The present Academy insignia was selected in 1948. The background is maroon, which is not only an appropriate colour of heraldry but also a symbol of chivalry and sacrifice. The crest is composed of the symbols of the three services superimposed on each other and mounted on top by the Ashoka Capitol . The anchor  supports the sword  and both support the eagle . In this combined form they are no longer four separate entities but fused into one organic whole, communicating visually a new identity, a brotherhood of the armed forces of India, imbued with unquestioned valour (the swords), an unruffled stability and poise (the anchor) which no storms can disturb and fervent zeal always to reach for the sky (the eagle) and the pride of being in the service of the motherland (the Ashoka Capital).  The scroll or motto is fashion

INDIAN ARMED FORCES The Indian Armed Forces  are the military forces of the Republic of India. They consist of the Army , Navy , Air Force  and Indian Coast Guard, supported by paramilitary forces and various inter-service institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command . The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), which is led by the Union Cabinet Minister of Defence. The Indian armed forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations, including the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the Sino-Indian War, the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, the Kargil War and the Siachen conflict among others. India honours its armed forces and military personnel annually on Armed Forces Flag Day on December 7. The crest of the Indian Armed forces consists of the symbols of the Army, Navy and Air Force placed one above the other  in the middle of

CIVIL DEFENCE The concept of Civil Defence owes its origin in India to erstwhile Armed Reserve Police Organisation raised and operated during World War II (1939-45) to safeguard the life and property of the civilian population and also to maintain the continuity of productive and economic activity of the nation during war time crisis. The Civil Defence concept once again got thrust immediately after Sino-Indian conflict during October, 1962. The post of DGCD was created and first DGCD was appointed on 14th November, 1962. Civil Defence aims at saving life, minimising damage to the property and maintaining continuity of industrial production in the event of an hostile attack. The Civil Defence Policy of the Government of India till the declaration of emergency in 1962, was confined to making the States and Union Territories conscious of the need of civil protection measures and to ask to them to keep ready civil protection paper plans for major cities and towns under the then Emergency

DEFENCE SECURITY CORPS The Defence Security Corps , with 31,000 personnel, provides security at Ministry of Defence sites of India. The role of Defence Security Corps is to ensure the protection and security of designated Defence Installations against sabotage and pilferage. The Defence Department Constabulary Centre, now known as Defence Security Corps - DSC, was raised on 25th April 1947 at Muthura in Uttar Pradesh. The centre moved to Delhi on May 3, 1947. It was formed in the form of a semi-police force with police title and badges of ranks. In 1948, military titles and badges of ranks were given to the DSC. In August 1958, the Corps was reorganised and redesignated as Defence Security Corps - DSC and brought under the control of Army  Headquarters. The DSC and Records moved from Delhi to Chkrata in UP in April 1959 and then to Kannur on 21st November 1961. The DSC is a ministry of defence force. The corps motto is ‘Raksha Tatha Suraksha’, which translates to ‘Defence and Security’