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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Oct 12, 2019

Govt Plans To Amend Arms Act

Makers of "prohibited" arms illegally and those carrying such guns may soon have to spend the remainder of their life in jail, if convicted under a new law proposed by the Union Home Ministry.
According to the draft Arms (Amendment) Bill, anyone possessing more than two licensed guns will have to deposit the third one with authorities as the government is planning to ban the practice of granting multiple licenses to an individual.
The Centre is also planning to double the punishments stipulated in the Arms Act, enacted six decades ago.
The draft of the proposed law covers areas like illegal trafficking of arms, tracking arms and their components from manufacturers to end users, organised crime, organised crime syndicates, and celebratory firing --- with varying punishment for these offences.

Navies Of India, Bangladesh To Participate In Bilateral Drill

The navies of India and Bangladesh will participate for the first time in a bilateral exercise at Visakhapatnam from October 12 to 16, 2019.
The exercise would also include air familiarisation of Bangladesh Navy aircrew and a 10-day training exercise between Indian Navy Marine Commandos and BN SWADS.
The second edition of the Indian Navy (IN) and the Bangladesh Navy (BN) Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced in northern part of Bay of Bengal.
The drill will take place a week after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.
INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, an ingeniously built missile Corvette are participating in the CORPAT along with BNS Ali Haider, a Type 053 frigate and BNS Shadinota, a Type 056 stealth guided missile corvette.

Oct 11, 2019

Turkey's Military Operation In Syria

Turkey has launched a major military operation in northeast Syria.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the offensive is aimed at removing Kurdish-led forces from the border area and creating a "safe zone" so millions of Syrian refugees can be returned.
The move came after the United States announced it was withdrawing its troops from the region, leaving the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), its main ally in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group, without US military support.
Heavy clashes between Turkish forces and the SDF are under way in the Syrian border towns.

Air India Training IAF Pilots To Fly New Boeing 777 Aircraft

National carrier Air India is training the pilots of Indian Air Force (IAF) for operating the new Boeing 777 aircraft, which would be used for ferrying the top leadership of the country including the President, Vice President and Prime Minister.
This would also be for the first time that Air India pilots will not fly the 'Air India One' special aircraft which is used by dignitaries.
Currently, Air India's trained pilots of Boeing 777 are giving training to Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots at the Mumbai (Kalina) training centre of the airline.
IAF pilots are trained but they are specialised to fly with fighter plane or specific IAF aircraft, but new aircraft of Air India Boeing 777 which will be delivered in July 2020 for VVIPs are typical commercial aircrafts, and IAF pilots need to go through training for commercial aircraft.

Oct 10, 2019

India, France To Deepen Defence Ties; Agree To Combat Terrorism

Defence minister Rajnath Singh had "fruitful deliberations" with his French counterpart during which they reviewed the full spectrum of the bilateral defence engagement and reaffirmed their strong commitment to further deepen cooperation to combat terrorism.
Singh and French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly held the second ministerial level Annual Defence Dialogue between the two countries in Paris after France formally handed over the first Rafale fighter jet to India.

PM Modi Releases Commemorative Stamp On Marshal Of The Air Force Arjan Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 'at home' programme of the Indian Air Force to mark its 87th raising day and released a commemorative stamp to honour Marshal of the Air Force late Arjan Singh.
The PM also witnessed an exhibition on self-reliance through innovation.
The 'at home' event was organised as part of the Air Force Day celebrations.
PM Modi posted pictures of the event including the one in which he is handing over certificates to IAF personnel who participated in the exhibition.

Oct 09, 2019

India Gets Its 1st Of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets From France

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Defence Minister termed the developments as "historic" and said that it will go a long way in strengthening strategic-ties between India and France.
India had signed an agreement with France for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of Rs. 59,000 crores.

First Training Squadron At Mombasa, Kenya

As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment, four indigenously built ships of Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, Indian Naval Ships Tir, Sujata and Shardul and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, arrived at Mombasa Kenya, on 07 Oct 19 for a three day visit.
The Senior Officer of First Training Squadron is Captain Varun Singh, who is also Commanding Officer of INS Tir.
The Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command based at Kochi, imparts training to Officer Cadets of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard as well as from Friendly Foreign Countries.
The training curriculum includes subjects like Seamanship, Navigation, Shiphandling, Boat Work and Engineering, imparted onboard the 1TS Ships, and Sail Training onboard IN Sail Training Ships Tarangini and Sudarshini.

Oct 08, 2019

Indian Army Organizes "Veer Kutumb Rally" In J&K's Akhnoor

In Jammu and Kashmir, Crossed Swords Division organized a "VEER KUTUMB RALLY" at Tanda, Akhnoor with an aim to reach out to veterans, veer naris, widows and their families.
The Rally was organised by the Indian Army as part of its activities to observe 2019 as the 'Year of the Next of Kin'.
General Officer Commanding (GoC) Crossed Swords Division, Maj Gen R. Dewan, was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Rajnath Singh Heads To France To Receive IAF's first Rafale Jet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who reached France's capital city of Paris for a three-day visit, met French President Emmanuel Macron, hours before he received the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
The Defence Minister received first of the 36 Rafale jets but India will officially get the first batch of four jets by May 2020.
Before meeting Macron, Singh met the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and the Defence Adviser to the French President, Admiral Bernard Rogel.

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