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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Mar 13, 2020

Tata-Lockheed to Produce more Aircraft in India

With an aim to advance US-India strategic partnership, US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster arrived in Hyderabad and visited the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures facility, currently in its 10th year.
The jointly-owned facility in Adibatla manufactures airframe components, including centre-wing boxes and tail sections for the C-130J military transport aircraft. Tata-Lockheed planto expand their partnership to produce further aircraft in India, which would advance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and accelerate US-India cooperation in sensitive high-end technologies.

Mar 12, 2020

India Ramps up Defence Exports to Africa

According to Narendra Modi, the country is setting high defence production goals. In a few decades, it plans to join the ranks of leading exporters of equipment. The latter will primarily be sold to African nations. The pace of economic development on the continent has attracted many companies to the region, including Alpari Forex Broker in South Africa.
The Indian defence industry is predicted to expand. There has already been a palpable rise in military export, which has been growing gradually for a decade. Last year, it stood at the mark of $1.5 billion. This is expected to be doubled, as Modi wants to see the defence business reach $5 billion by 2025 overall.

Mar 10, 2020

Indian Coast Guard Conducts 9th Edition of Rescue Exercise 'SAREX-2020' in Goa

Indian Coast Guard (ICG), an armed force that protects India's maritime interests,has conducted a 2-day 9th edition of national level search and rescue exercise 'SAREX-2020' based on the theme 'Harmonization of Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (HAMSAR)' in the sea at Vasco, South Goa district from March 5-7,2020.
It was inaugurated by Dr. Ajay Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Defence), Ministry of Defence.
For the 1st time, it was attended by 3 pillars of national SAR mechanism i.e. Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Defence.
It also saw the participation of 24 representatives from 19 countries, primarily from Asia and Africa, international delegates including 38 national observers and officials of 7 commercial airlines including 2 helicopter operators.
This exercise consisted of a series of conduct of workshop, table top exercise and sea exercise with focus on Mass Rescue operation (MRO).

Mar 08, 2020

Russia Offers TOS-2 'Tosochka' Heavy Flamethrower Vehicles to India

Defense Ministry of Russia offered India its latest TOS-2 'Tosochka' heavy flamethrower vehicles for defeating enemy personnel. TOS-2 (the R&D work 'Tosochka') is a derivative of the TOS-1A 'Solntsepyok' heavy flamethrower system with improved performance characteristics. As compared to its predecessor, it is mounted on the wheeled chassis.
According to Russian designers, the heavy flamethrower systems are intended to destroy light-armor vehicles, incapacitation of the personnel deployed on open spaces or in shelters, initiate fires and smokescreens by smoke/incendiary munitions. TOS-2 is armed with fuel-air explosive munitions that use spraying of combustible material and explosion of the formed gas cloud. In terms of power, they are compared with midget tactical nuclear munitions, though they have no radiation effect.

Mar 07, 2020

India and USA Begin Work on BECA Draft Agreement

India and the United States have begun work on the draft paper of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), the third of the "foundational" pacts that aims to bring the armed forces of the two countries closer. Work on the drafts has just begun after a successful meeting on BECA in Washington DC. After several rounds of discussions led by the Indian ministry of defence and the U.S. National Geospatial Agency, it was decided to begin work on the draft. Indian and U.S. armed forces officials were part of the meeting.
BECA is the third of the agreements, India already having signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) and the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA). Both sides are confident that the agreement could be signed by the end of the year.
In fact, both sides are working towards signing the agreement with the Trump administration before the November US Presidential polls. BECA would lead to sharing information relating to various kinds of data, whether it is imagery, hydrological, topographical or other kinds of data.

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