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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Jan 17, 2020

Indian Army Conducts Biggest Airborne Exercise

  • The Indian Army conducted its biggest airborne exercise called the 'Winged Raider' comprising of more than 500 Special Forces troops in the North-Eastern theatre.
  • The exercise conducted in January had over 500 soldiers of the Special Forces parachuting from C-130 Hercules and C-17 globemaster transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, besides Dhruv helicopters during the day and night. The exercise was preceded by a series of intense preparations involving movement of Special Forces and rallying up of transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force starting from January 6.
  • The newly inducted aerial platforms and equipment were validated with clockwork precision and seamless integration between the Indian Army and Indian Air Force in difficult terrain. Exercise Winged Raider demonstrated the operational readiness of our Paratroopers and Air Warriors to undertake airborne missions.

Jan 16, 2020

European powers trigger dispute mechanism

  • European powers have triggered a formal dispute mechanism over Iran's breaches of key parts of the 2015 nuclear deal - a move that could spell its end.
  • Iran has gradually lifted all limits on its production of enriched uranium, which can be used to make reactor fuel but also nuclear weapons.
  • It has said it is entitled to do so in response to sanctions reinstated by the US when it abandoned the deal in 2018.
  • France, Germany and the UK did not accept Iran's argument.
  • The mechanism, set out in article 36 of the deal, involves the dispute being referred to a Joint Commission that will have a minimum of 15 days to resolve the issue.
  • If the complainants are still not satisfied, they can refer the matter to the UN Security Council, which could vote to reimpose any sanctions lifted under the deal.

222 squadron to be operationalised with Brahmos equipped Sukhoi-30 at AFS Thanjavur

  • The newly resurrected 222 Squadron will be operationalised with Brahmos equipped Sukhoi-30 air superiority fighter with twin-engine at Air Force Station in Thanjavur on January 20.
  • The induction ceremony of Su-30 Squadron will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Thanjavoor, an official statement quoted Air Marshal Amit Tiwari, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command announcing in a press meet. 
  • The 222 Squadron, also known as 'Tigersharks' was raised at Air Force Station Ambala on 15 Sep 1969 with Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft. In July 1971, the Squadron moved to Air Force Station Halwara and took part in the 1971 war with Pakistan.

Jan 14, 2020

India Erecting New 'Steel Fence' Along Pakistan, Bangladesh Borders

  •   India is erecting a new non-cut 'steel fence' to plug vulnerable and infiltration-prone patches along its sensitive border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  • They said the single-row fence, with loops of concertina wires on top, is being erected at a 60-km border stretch in near Amritsar in Punjab.
  • A 'pilot project' of this new fence is also being tested at a 7-km stretch in Assam's Silchar along India's border with Bangladesh and is being analysed by the BSF.
  • This fence will cost about ₹2 crore for a kilometre.

IOC Launches Special NATO Class Diesel For Indian Navy

  •  State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has developed a special class diesel conforming to NATO grade for use in ships and vessels of Indian Navy.
  • Vice Admiral G S Pabby launched the Upgraded High Flash High-Speed Diesel (HFHSD- IN 512) in presence of IOC Director (R&D) SSV Ramakumar and IOC Director (Refineries) S M Vaidya.
  • The fuel possesses the best rheological and detergent characteristics validated against most stringent military specifications. It also has lesser environmental impact due to low Sulphur content and would result in the better performance of engines.

Jan 13, 2020

Two Coast Guard Ships Commissioned At Kolkata

  •  Two Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) — Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur — were commissioned by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar at Kolkata.
  • Director General of Indian Coast Guard K. Natarajan, Additional Director General and Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard) V.S. Pathania, and other officials from Central and State agencies, were present during the impressive ceremony, according to a statement issued by the Headquarters, Coast Guard Eastern Seaboard.

India To Acquire 200 Fighter Jets For Indian Air Force

  •  The government is in the process of acquiring around 200 aircraft to cope with the depleting aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force.
  • The contract for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-manufactured 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets are in the final stages.
  • Apart from these, Expression of Interest (EOI) has been floated for another 110 aircraft, based on which Request for Proposal (RFP) will be floated.
  • Roughly (for) 200 aircrafts, the acquisition is in process.

Jan 12, 2020

In Naval Landmark, Tejas Lands On Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya

  •  In a major landmark for indigenous Indian aviation, the naval version of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) landed for the first time on an aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya.
  • This takes India into a select group of nations — the US, UK, Russia, France, and China — that have developed aircraft capable of landing and taking off from the severely constrained confines of an aircraft carrier deck, which is barely 200 metres long. During World War II, Japan too had developed carrier-capable fighters, but has not done so thereafter.

Iran Admits It Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

  •  Iranian officials have admitted to accidentally shooting down a Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet, killing all 176 on board. The government blamed "human error" for its military firing the missiles that destroyed the Boeing 737-800.
  • The Iranian government had previously maintained that engine failure caused the crash, which occurred shortly after the airliner took off from Imam Khomeini International Airport outside Tehran, bound for Kyiv. Many of the passengers were due to make a connecting flight to Toronto—82 Iranians, 57 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians were among the dead.

Naval Variant Of LCA Tejas Successfully Lands On Carrier

  •  The Naval variant of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1 Tejas under development successfully completed the first arrested landing on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
  • After completing extensive trials on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) developed LCA Navy did an arrested landing on INS Vikramaditya successfully. Commodore Jaideep Maolankar did the maiden landing.
  • The Naval LCA successfully completed take-off and landing trials on the SBTF in Goa.

India Erecting New 'Steel Fence' Along Pakistan, Bangladesh Borders

  •   India is erecting a new non-cut 'steel fence' to plug vulnerable and infiltration-prone patches along its sensitive border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  • They said the single-row fence, with loops of concertina wires on top, is being erected at a 60-km border stretch in near Amritsar in Punjab.
  • A 'pilot project' of this new fence is also being tested at a 7-km stretch in Assam's Silchar along India's border with Bangladesh and is being analysed by the BSF.
  • This fence will cost about ₹2 crore for a kilometre.
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