Ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Kashmir Valley; DRDO achieves yet another milestone
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    • According to reports, Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts in Karnah area of Kupwara district, violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control. The Pakistani troops opened fire at on December 4, towards Indian posts located close to civilian areas in Karnah area. The Indian Army retaliated the firing with small weapons and the exchange lasted several minutes. This is the first ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Kashmir Valley in the past three months. Pakistani troops had violated ceasefire several times during August and September, resulting in the death of an Indian Junior Commissioned Officer and three Pakistani soldiers. 1

    In another development, the first flight of indigenously developed AEW&C took place at Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil with about 1000 mission system components provided by Bangalore- based DRDO lab, The Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS). V K Saraswat, the DRDO chief, in his message after the successful first test-flight of the AEW&C, said, "The flight is a major milestone towards realising the dream of indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control system, which will put India into a select club of countries." The delivery of these aircraft with fully integrated mission control system is expected to take place by the end of 2013. The systems developed by DRDO are being integrated on specially designed Embraer aircraft with capability of tracking airborne objects in all directions. 2

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