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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Apr 17, 2023

ARMY COMMANDERS CONFERENCE TO BE ORGANISED IN HYBRID FORMAT FROM 17 APRIL 2023

Army Commanders' Conference (ACC) is an apex-level biannual event which is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army. The first ACC for the year 2023 is scheduled from 17 to 21 April 2023. For the first time, the ACC is being conducted in Hybrid format exploiting available technology for secure communication, wherein Army Commanders and other senior functionaries will meet virtually on the first day and then travel to Delhi for balance physical meetings on matters which require detailed deliberations.
On the first-day of the conference, agenda points sponsored by various Command Headquarters will be discussed, followed by an update from Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command and sessions by Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters. The forum will also review the progress on the activities charted out as part of 'Year of Transformation-2023' along with progress on Agnipath Scheme, digitisation & automation initiatives, Combat Engineers tasks, work aspects and budget management.
The apex leadership will also brainstorm current / emerging security scenario and review operational preparedness of Indian Army.

Apr 16, 2023

IAF to Deploy Rafale Jets in First Overseas Exercise

India will deploy four Rafale jets, two C-17 aircraft and two IL-78 mid-air refuellers for a nearly three-week multinational air exercise 'Exercise Orion' at France's Mont-de-Marsan military base.
It will be the first overseas exercise for the Indian Air Force's Rafale jets.
The exercise will be conducted from April 17 to May 5.
Besides the IAF and the French Air and Space Force (FASF), the exercise will be participated by air forces from Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States.

Apr 15, 2023

North Korea Tests New Solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" ICBM

North Korea successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants, a development that if confirmed could provide the country with a harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States.
The launch was supervised on site by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who described the missile, named Hwasong-18, as the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces that would enhance its counterattack abilities in the face of external threats created by the military activities of the United States and its regional allies.
North Korea justified its weapons demonstrations as a response to the expanding military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which the North condemns as invasion rehearsals while using them as a pretext to push further its own weapons development.

Apr 14, 2023

Special Forces of Army, Air Force Conduct Mega Exercise in Eastern Sector

The strategic forces of the Indian Army and the Air Force carried out a multi-domain exercise in strategically key areas in the Eastern sector amid the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh.
The exercise was aimed at validating joint plans for strategic airlift of specialised forces employing IAF's fixed and rotary wing platforms by landing and dropping in designated areas for undertaking kinetic actions.
The exercise took place in the backdrop of Beijing announcing Chinese names for 11 more places in Arunachal Pradesh which the neighbouring country claims as southern part Tibet. India had rejected the Chinese move.

Apr 13, 2023

Greek-Indian Air Forces to Conduct Joint Exercise

The Greek and Indian Air Forces will collaborate on a joint training exercise with Su-30, F-16, and Rafale fighter jets for ten days over Greece and the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise will be conducted as part of the annual Greek exercise Iniochos 23, led by the Greek Air Force and the Greek Air Tactics Centre of the Ministry of Defence. The training is scheduled to begin on April 18 and will conclude on April 28.

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