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Feb 21, 2021

India Sends Naval Ship to UAE for Participation in Military Exhibitions

India has sent a warship to Abu Dhabi to participate in two naval defence exhibitions from February 20 to 25, 2021 in reflection of its gradual expansion of military cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.
The ship Pralaya arrived in Abu Dhabi to participate in the naval defence exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and international defence exhibition (IDEX 21).
- Participation of an Indian Navy ship in NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 also highlights close relations between India and UAE

Helina, Dhruvastra ATGMs Successfully Test Fired

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out joint user trials of indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in the desert.
Helina is the Army variant and Dhruvastra is the Air Force variant of the ALH.
On the trials conducted, DRDO said that five missions were carried out for evaluating the missile capabilities in minimum and maximum range and the missiles were fired in hover and maximum forward flight against realistic static and moving targets.

China Admits four PLA Soldiers Killed in Galwan Valley clash with Indian Army

Four Chinese soldiers were killed in the fierce clash with the Indian Army in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June last year, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) officially acknowledged for the first time.
Five Chinese frontier officers and soldiers stationed in the Karakoram Mountains have been recognized by the Central Military Commission of China (CMC) for their sacrifice in the border confrontation with India, which occurred in the Galwan Valley in June 2020.

Feb 19, 2021

L&T Delivers 100th K9 Vajra Howitzer to Army

- Army Chief Gen Manoj Naravane flagged off the 100th K9 Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzer built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its armoured system complex at Hazira in Gujarat.
- With this, L&T had completed the delivery of all the howitzers under the contract awarded in May 2017 ahead of schedule.
- The 155mm, 52 calibre K9 Vajra is built by L&T with technology transfer from South Korean defence major Hanwha Defense, and is based on its K9 Thunder. L&T had started indigenising the howitzer right at the field trial stage by replacing 14 critical systems with indigenous systems.

Feb 18, 2021

Centre Gives Financial Powers to Clear Projects to Deputy Chiefs, Command Heads of Armed Forces

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved financial powers to clear projects worth up to Rs. 200 crore to the deputy chiefs and command heads of the armed forces for capital procurement projects, officials said. The financial powers have been approved for projects under the 'Other Capital Procurement Procedure' category.
As per the approval, financial powers for capital procurement projects worth up to Rs. 100 crore have been delegated to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) at services commands and regional commands.

First Test of Air-to-Air Missile Astra Mk II

India's latest Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra Mk II is all set to move out of the drawing board as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to conduct its first developmental trial this week.
The indigenously developed missile will be flight tested from a ground launcher being set up at launching complex III of Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast.
The initial trials of the successor of Astra Mk I will be to test the weapon system's ballistic performance. Once the safe release of the missile from the ground launcher and its propulsion and navigation are validated, it would be test fired from a fighter aircraft.

Feb 17, 2021

First Joint Commands to be Launched by May

India is set to begin a formal roll-out of its long-awaited theaterisation plan to best utilise its military's resources amid growing security threats, with the Air Defence Command and the Maritime Theatre Command set to be launched by May.
The commands are being set up in the backdrop of border tensions with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and Pakistani hostility along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir, with a joint threat from the two nuclear-armed neighbours being acknowledged as a reality by the country's military leadership, and at a time when India is demonstrating a muscular stance in the Indo-Pacific region.

India Joins Iran-Russia's Two-day Navy Exercise

India has joined Iran and Russia in a two-day navy exercise dubbed "Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021" in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
As per reports, forces and vessels from the navy divisions of both the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) participated in the drill alongside several vessels from the Russian navy.
The drill will cover an area of 17,000 square kilometres (6,500 square miles). It will include shooting at sea and air targets and liberating hijacked ships, as well as search and rescue and anti-piracy operations.

Feb 16, 2021

Indian Navy Gets Third Scorpene Submarine, to be Commissioned as INS Karanj

The Indian Navy got its third Scorpene submarine, which will be commissioned as INS Karanj, of Project P-75 in Mumbai.
The acceptance document was signed by Vice Admiral (Retd) Narayan Prasad, Chairman and Managing Director of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, and Rear Admiral B. Sivakumar, Chief of Staff Officer (Tech) of Western Naval Command.
With the delivery of Karanj, India further cemented its position as a submarine building nation.
MDL, one of the India's leading shipyards with the capacity and the capability to meet the requirements and aspirations of the Indian Navy, has delivered three Scorpene submarines named Khanderi, Kalvari and now Karanj.

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