Defence
India to Get 36 F-35 Fighter Aircraft
▪ U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that India will receive America’s advanced F-35 fighter aircraft.
▪ This aircraft can fly up to 2,800 km without landing on a single fuel fill.
▪ It costs Rs. 715 crores to manufacture one F-35 fighter aircraft. This is considered the world’s best fighter aircraft.
▪ Only Britain, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Switzerland possess F-35 fighter aircraft so far .
Sports
38th National Games Conclude
▪ these games held in Uttarakhand, Services team secured first place with 121 medals, Maharashtra got second place with 201 medals, and Haryana team secured third place with 153 medals
▪ Tamil Nadu team secured 6th place with 92 medals
▪ More than 10,000 athletes from 37 states and union territories participated.
