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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Nov 07, 2019

Chinese Soldiers Will Fly Like Iron Man In The Future

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is said to be evaluating "advanced exoskeleton systems" or weaponised body-braces with flying capability.
The Chinese state media expectedly called them "Iron Man" suits, which will carry "heavy firepower" and "special armour".
Several types of exoskeletons were recently tested at completion in Beijing where nearly 100 research institutes, companies, and universities showcased their products.
The competition titled the "Super Warrior 2019 Military Individual Exoskeleton System Challenge" was organised by the PLA's Equipment Department.

Nov 06, 2019

Israeli Tethered Drones to Check Cross-border Crime in Assam

The BSF has recently procured Israeli tethered drones and thermal imagers to check smuggling and illegal infiltration in Dhubri sector of Assam, where a major part of the India-Bangladesh border passes through a riverine stretch, making it difficult to erect fences.
The drones, equipped with day-night vision cameras, can fly up to a height of 150 metre to capture images on the ground, especially of isolated areas not visible to unaided human eye.
The 61-km-long border in Dhubri area of western Assam, where the Brahmaputra enters Bangladesh, comprises vast chars (sand bars) and multiple river channels that make border patrolling a daunting task, especially during the monsoons.
Cattle smuggling and drug trafficking activities are usually carried out at night. These newly employed drones will be able to send images of smugglers hiding in the vicinity of the border area during day time.

New Firearm Policy in Works

A new firearm policy proposes to bar individuals, with few exceptions, from possessing more than one gun, down from three now, and introduce four different categories of offences that would attract jail term of 10 years besides a fine.
The proposed amendments to Arms Act stipulates jail term that can go up to life imprisonment for possession of weapons looted "from armed forces or police", engagement in "organised crime syndicate" or "illicit trafficking", and rash and negligent use of firearms.
This category of offense has been included in the draft bill to rein in incidents of celebratory firing resulting in deaths, people aware of the development said. Punishment will not be the same for the four new categories of offense.
The bill is likely to be tabled before Parliament in the upcoming session starting from November 18, 2019.
The proposed amendment would curtail the number of gun licences one can possess to one from existing three.
"Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no person, other than a person referred to in subsection (3), shall acquire, have in his possession or carry, at any time, more than one firearm," the draft amendment states.
Earlier, the minimum punishment was five years which may be extended to ten years with a fine.

Operation "Maa" by Army in J&K Yields Results

It was a quiet humane operation of approaching "Maa" (mother) launched by Kashmir-based XV Army Corps that saw around 50 Kashmiri youths return to normal life this year, after abandoning the terror groups they had joined.
In this operation, the Army, on the directions of General Officer Commanding (GoC) of 15 Corps Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, undertook an exercise in the hunt for missing youths and approached their families.
The strategically located 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps, is at the forefront in fighting the insurgency in the Valley as well as countering Pakistan's actions on the Line of Control (LoC).

Rajnath Singh Urges Russian Defence Industries to Jointly Manufacture in India

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called upon the Russian defence industry to work jointly to modernise India's defence platforms and manufacture equipment to give a massive boost to the two nations' exports to third countries.
The defence minister said the Indian government is encouraging Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to make use of the 'Make in India' initiative.
Singh was addressing the CEOs of OEMs from the Russian defence industry after jointly inaugurating the 'India-Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference' with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in Moscow.
He urged industry leaders to make use of the significant economic reforms undertaken by the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve ease of doing business and opening up the defence manufacturing sector for foreign participation.
The defence minister is on a three-day visit to Russia to co-chair the 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation.
Singh assured that India will provide orders for procurement of agreed quantities at mutually decided price for a period not less than five years.
He expressed hope that the manufacturing under the agreement in India will lead to reduction in cost, reduction in timelines of the supplies and progressive indigenisation of spares.

Nov 05, 2019

Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy Exercise Starts in Chattogram

The second phase of the biggest US- Bangladesh Navy exercise named 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019' started in Chattogram.
According to a Press Release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) wing of Bangladesh armed forces, Assistant chief of naval staff (operations) Bangladesh Navy rear admiral M Makbul Hossain was present as the chief guest in the opening ceremony.
Rear admiral Murray Tynch, commander logistic group, Western Pacific Command Task Force 73 (CTF-73) of the US Navy was present as the special guest.
Rajnath Singh reaches out to diplomats of 80 countries, pushes for Indian defence equipment.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed top diplomats of over 80 countries showcasing India as a major exporter of defence equipment.
The Ministry of Defence organised the Ambassadors' Round Table conference with an aim to brief missions on the upcoming DefExpo 2020.
The Round Table was aimed at briefing the representatives of foreign missions based in New Delhi about the arrangements being made for DefExpo and elicit suggestions from them to further improve the experience.

Nov 04, 2019

Indian Army holding 1st Army Recruitment Rally in J&K After Creation Of Union Territory

Indian Army is holding the first Army Recruitment Rally in Jammu and Kashmir after the creation of the Union Territory. The ten-day Recruitment Rally through Army Recruitment Office, Jammu, commenced at Samba and will continue till 12th of November, 2019.
This rally is being conducted to provide employment to youth from three districts including Jammu, Samba and Kathua. Over 44 thousand aspirants from Jammu Region have registered and likely to be screened for their physical and medical fitness during the Recruitment Rally.

India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise - Dustlik-2019 To Begin In Tashkent

Rajnath Singh attended the 'Curtain Raiser' event of the First Indo-Uzbek Joint Exercise named 'Dustlik-2019' at the Armed Forces meet in Tashkent.
In his address, Rajnath Singh said that he was immensely pleasured to be at Uzbekistan on this momentous occasion wherein the armies of two great nations are ready to participate in their first Joint Exercise 'Dustlik-2019'.

Nov 03, 2019

India, Uzbekistan sign 3 MoUs In Fields Of Military Medicine And Military Education

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral consultations with his Uzbekistan counterpart Major General Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov during his three-day visit to Tashkent from 1st of November, 2019.
This was the first visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Uzbekistan in about 15 years. Both the countries signed three MoUs to enhance cooperation in Military Medicine and Military Education.

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