India's 77th Republic Day in Photos
India displayed advanced indigenous missiles, surveillance tech, and mechanised vehicles, highlighting strategic progress with the hypersonic LR ASHM capable of Mach 10 speeds.
- On Monday, India held Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path in New Delhi, attended by European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen alongside India’s president and prime minister.
- The parade's theme emphasised the Vande Mataram legacy and linked cultural memory with Prosperity through Aatmanirbhar Bharat, as tableaux and cultural troupes celebrated national heritage and indigenous capability.
- DRDO highlighted the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, designed to carry variable payloads up to 1,500 kilometres and presented by A Prasad Goud, Outstanding Scientist and Project Director.
- The display underlined India's advanced weapon systems, featuring BrahMos with claims of neutralising Pakistani airbases during Operation Sindoor and exhibiting LR ASHM's long-range strike capability.
- Indigenous platforms such as the High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicle by Mahindra Defence Systems and advanced systems Divyastra, Shaktibaan, and ZOLT UAV demonstrated surveillance and air-defence.
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India's 77th Republic Day in photos
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rows of soldiers advance in lockstep, automatic rifles braced against their bodies. Behind them roll armoured columns, followed by mobile missile systems, radars, tanks and military command units. Overhead, fighter jets tear through the sky.
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