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DEFENCE - December 2018

Dec 2018

Apr 16, 2023

IAF to Deploy Rafale Jets in First Overseas Exercise

India will deploy four Rafale jets, two C-17 aircraft and two IL-78 mid-air refuellers for a nearly three-week multinational air exercise 'Exercise Orion' at France's Mont-de-Marsan military base.
It will be the first overseas exercise for the Indian Air Force's Rafale jets.
The exercise will be conducted from April 17 to May 5.
Besides the IAF and the French Air and Space Force (FASF), the exercise will be participated by air forces from Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States.

Apr 15, 2023

North Korea Tests New Solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" ICBM

North Korea successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants, a development that if confirmed could provide the country with a harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States.
The launch was supervised on site by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who described the missile, named Hwasong-18, as the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces that would enhance its counterattack abilities in the face of external threats created by the military activities of the United States and its regional allies.
North Korea justified its weapons demonstrations as a response to the expanding military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which the North condemns as invasion rehearsals while using them as a pretext to push further its own weapons development.

Apr 14, 2023

Special Forces of Army, Air Force Conduct Mega Exercise in Eastern Sector

The strategic forces of the Indian Army and the Air Force carried out a multi-domain exercise in strategically key areas in the Eastern sector amid the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh.
The exercise was aimed at validating joint plans for strategic airlift of specialised forces employing IAF's fixed and rotary wing platforms by landing and dropping in designated areas for undertaking kinetic actions.
The exercise took place in the backdrop of Beijing announcing Chinese names for 11 more places in Arunachal Pradesh which the neighbouring country claims as southern part Tibet. India had rejected the Chinese move.

Apr 13, 2023

Greek-Indian Air Forces to Conduct Joint Exercise

The Greek and Indian Air Forces will collaborate on a joint training exercise with Su-30, F-16, and Rafale fighter jets for ten days over Greece and the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise will be conducted as part of the annual Greek exercise Iniochos 23, led by the Greek Air Force and the Greek Air Tactics Centre of the Ministry of Defence. The training is scheduled to begin on April 18 and will conclude on April 28.

Apr 12, 2023

IIT-Kanpur Partners with Defence PSU to Focus on Innovation

The Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) at IIT Kanpur entered into a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agreement with Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited is one of the seven new Defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) that were created by converting the Ordnance Factory Board into fully government-owned enterprises. The agreement was signed in the presence of dignitaries from IIT Kanpur, SIIC, and Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AW&EIL) at the Ordnance Factory Kanpur.
The SIIC and AW&EIL joined hands with the aim of providing financial assistance to the start-up ecosystem and supporting the incubation of new technology and innovation-based startups at IIT Kanpur, in line with the CSR Policy of AW&EIL. The expected result of this partnership is the overall advancement and growth of the country, as the startups that emerge from this collaboration are expected to make a significant contribution to the economy and society as a whole. The partnership aims to establish a vibrant startup ecosystem that fosters ground-breaking research and development, generates employment opportunities, and positions India as a leading global innovator.

Indian Navy to Replace MiG-29K Fleet after 2035 Due to Quality Concerns

The Indian Navy inducted MiG-29K supersonic air dominance fighters in 2010 but will retire the entire fleet of around 41 jets from service by 2035 due to severe built quality issues with the jets, which frequently require periodic inspections at regular small intervals.
The MiG-29K has a design life of 6,000 hours and could have served the Indian Navy for another 10-15 years with a life extension program, but the Navy has no plans to extend the fleet's service life and that the entire fleet will be scrapped after retirement. The Indian Navy plans to replace the Mig-29K fleet with 45 Twin Engine Deck Based Fighters (TEDBF) a "5th generation minus" starting in 2035, but the Navy is unsure the fleet will last beyond 2030 due to airframe defects, discrepancies, and anomalies that will make flying dangerous as it ages.

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