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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Nov 28, 2019

Indian Coast Guard to Set up Helicopter Base in Puducherry

The Indian Coast Guard has plans to set up a helicopter base in Puducherry to address coastal security concerns.
Additional Director General Virender Singh Pathania, Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard), Vishakapatnam, visited Puducherry to take stock of the state of preparedness of operational assets of the ICG.
During his visit he called on Lt Governor Kiran Bedi.
The role of enhanced security and increased surveillance of the Puducherry and Karaikal coasts came in for discussion during the meeting.

India to Carry Out Four Military Exercises

India will carry out major military exercises with several countries, including Russia and China, in different frontiers in December, 2019.
The exercises are the 'Indra' tri-services with Russia, 'Hand in Hand' with China, 'Mitra Shakti' with Sri Lanka and 'Surya Kiran' with Nepal.
The Indra exercise will be held at Babina, where the army to army drills will be carried out, and the navy and air force capsules will be at Goa and Pune. All the drills will be conducted simultaneously. The exercise will take place from December 10 to 20. It will involve company level mechanised forces, including infantry combat vehicles, fighter jets and warships.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army will carry out the 'Hand in Hand' with China's People's Liberation Army at Umroi, Meghalaya from December 7 to 20. It is at the company level, meaning around 100-120 infantry troops from both sides will be participating.
The seventh edition of the India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise, Mitra Shakti, will be held at the Foreign Training Node in Pune from December 1 to 14.
The Indian Army will also carry out the Surya Kiran exercise with the Nepal Army from December 3 to 16 in Nepal. Company level troops from both sides will participate.

Nov 27, 2019

Russia Hopes to Agree a New S-400 Missile Deal with Turkey

According to the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first half of 2020.
Turkey's purchase of the S-400 missiles has already drawn the ire of the United States, which has suspended Ankara from the F-35 stealth fighter jet programme, which it was a buyer and producer of, to punish it.
Washington has also warned of possible U.S. sanctions, saying the missiles are not compatible with NATO defences.

HAL Bids again for Chopper Project 'Reserved' for Private Companies

In a last-ditch effort to make an entry into a Rs. 21,000 crore project to manufacture naval helicopters, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has written to the Defence Ministry requesting that its bid also be considered.
The mega project under the strategic partnership (SP) model had been 'reserved' for the private sector, with the navy already having shortlisted four companies that would be eligible to tie up with a foreign vendor to manufacture 111 Naval Utility Helicopters domestically.
While Tata, Mahindra, Adani and Bharat Forge have been identified as companies that meet the financial and technical criteria required, HAL has been rejected as the bid documents had clearly mentioned that only private sector companies are eligible.
The HAL bid is likely to be strongly opposed by the navy that does not want any delays to impact the critical plan. The helicopter bid is also the pilot project under the SP model and would impact the fate of all other plans.

Nov 26, 2019

India, Afghanistan Agree To Extradite Pakistani Terrorists

In a move to counter terror in the region, India and Afghanistan formalised operation of extradition treaty that will enable extradition of Pakistani terrorists operating out of Afghan territory.
The extradition treaty was first signed in 2016 when President Ashraf Ghani visited India. The operationalisation of will enable India to extradite Pakistan-origin terrorists from banned groups who operate from Afghan soil. Backed by Pakistan Army and ISI, LeT and Jaish terrorists takerefuge in Afghanistan.

Nov 25, 2019

Rajnath Singh Calls for Increased Synergy between DRDO, Domestic Defence Industry

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and domestic defence industry should explore new ways for enhancing synergy to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Addressing the DRDO Industry Synergy Summit 2019 at Hyderabad through video conferencing, Singh said defence public sector units (DPSUs), industry, research institutes and armed forces need to work in tandem to achieve the target of incorporating at least 25 artificial intelligence based products into defence in near future.
Singh said under the Defence Production Policy, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has set the target of USD 26 billion for aerospace, defence services and goods by 2025.

Pragya Thakur Nominated to Parliamentary Panel on Defence

Terror-accused MP Pragya Singh Thakur has been nominated to the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Defence.
The Bhopal MP will be part of the 21-member consultative committee, which is headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh.
Singh is an accused in the Malegaon blasts case. She was fielded by the BJP against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year, calling her nomination a "satyagraha" against "false terror cases".

Nov 24, 2019

NCC Celebrates Its 71st Raising Day

The National Cadet Corps (NCC), the world's largest uniformed youth organization, is celebrating its 71st Raising Day. The celebrations began with Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and DG NCC Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra paying homage to the martyrs, who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation, at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.
The NCC Raising Day was also celebrated all over the country with the cadets participating in marches, cultural activities and social development programs.
The multifaceted activities and varied curriculum of NCC provides unique opportunities to the youth for their development.
Many cadets have done the nation and the organization proud by their remarkable achievements in the fields of sports and adventure.
NCC continues its relentless efforts towards moulding the youth into responsible citizens of the country.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates 172nd Defence Pensioners Adalat In Lucknow

Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 172nd Defence Pensioners Adalat in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, becoming the first Raksha Mantri to be a part of the event. The two-day Defence Pensioners Adalat aims at redressal of pension related grievances of veterans of Armed Forces and their Next of Kin residing in the all districts of Uttar Pradesh. It has been organised by Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Prayagraj in close coordination with Headquarters Central Command.

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