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DEFENCE - November 2018

Nov 2018

Oct 07, 2019

Rajnath Singh Leaves For France To Participate In Rafale Fighter Aircraft Handing Over Ceremony

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave on a two-day visit to France.
Mr Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron. Later, the Minister will participate in the Rafale fighter aircraft handing over ceremony at Merignac along with French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly.
He will also perform the Shastra Puja on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami and fly a sortie in the Rafale fighter aircraft.
The Minister is also scheduled to hold the Annual Defence dialogue with the French Minister of Armed Forces.

IAF Engraves Name Of Sqn Ldr Ravi Khanna On National War Memorial

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has engraved the name of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, who was killed in 1990 by separatist Yasin Malik-led Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), on the National War Memorial in Delhi.
The names of personnel killed in action are provided by the respective services to the National War Memorial and they are then put up on the walls there along with the detail of action in which they had laid down their lives.

Army's biggest mountain combat exercise 'Him Vijay' begins in Arunachal Pradesh

Indian Army undergoing its biggest transformation has started its biggest mountain assault exercise.
"Exercise 'Him Vijay' has begun. As it is in phases, the first important phase will be from 7 -10 October and the other phase will be from 20- 24 October, 2019.
The exercise is to test mobility, communication and coordination of such huge body of fast-moving troops in difficult terrain.
Three Battle Groups, each comprising around 4000 soldiers, are participating which will include troop mobilisation, mountain assault and air assault. Elements of special forces will also be part of it.
Air force and Army helicopters will be transferring troops and equipment at the terrain of upto 15,000 ft.

Oct 06, 2019

INS Tarkash Arrives At Reunion Island In France

As part of Indian Navy's overseas deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia, Indian Naval Ship Tarkash arrived at St Denis, Reunion Island, France for a three-day visit.
Commanded by Captain Sathish Vasudev, the ship is a potent frontline frigate of the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors.
The ship is part of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet and under the Operational Command of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, based at Mumbai.

Defence Minister Approves Four-Fold Increase In Funds To Families Of Battle Casualties

Heeding to a long-standing demand of the Army, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given in-principle approval to enhance monetary assistance to next of kin of battle casualties from existing Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. Financial assistance will be granted under Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF).
At present, financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh was given to battle casualties in case of death and also to those sustaining 60 per cent and above disability besides to several other categories.
The assistance is given in addition to liberalised family pension, financial assistance from Army group insurance, Army Welfare Fund and ex-gratia amount.

Oct 04, 2019

North Korea Tests New Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

North Korea had successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea to contain external threats and bolster self-defence, ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States.
The launch was the most provocative by North Korea since it resumed dialogue with the United States in 2018 and a reminder by Pyongyang of the weapons capability it has been aggressively developing, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Oct 02, 2019

South Korea Shows Its US-made F-35 Stealth Jets For 1st Time

South Korea displayed some of its newly purchased U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter jets for the first time during its Armed Forces Day ceremony, a development that will likely infuriate rival North Korea.
Under its biggest-ever weapons purchase, South Korea is to buy 40 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin by 2021.

Oct 01, 2019

Turkey Building Naval Warship for Pakistan

Turkey began work on building a naval warship which would be sold to Pakistan as part of a deal signed in 2018.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement during a ceremony to mark the commencement for the construction of the warship named MILGEM.
MILGEM vessels are 99 metres long, have a displacement capacity of 24,00 tonnes and a speed of 29 nautical miles.

Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile with Major Indigenous Systems Test-Fired Successfully

Brahmos supersonic cruise missile featuring Indian propulsion system, airframe, power supply and other major indigenous components, was successfully test-fired.
The missile was successfully test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha for its full range of 290-km during the launch jointly conducted by DRDO and BrahMos Aerospace.
With this successful mission, the indigenous content in the formidable weapon has reached a high value, thus bolstering India's defence indigenisation and the flagship 'Make in India' programme.

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