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Dec 2018

Nov 07, 2022

Annual Joint Military Training between IAF, Royal Singapore Air Force Resumes

The annual Joint Military Training (JMT) between the Indian Air Force (lAF) and the Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF) commenced at Air Force Station, Kalaikunda in West Bengal, after a gap of two year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The JMT began on November 3.
This edition of JMT would be conducted over a period of six weeks. The bilateral phase of the exercise will be conducted from November 9-18 and will see the two Air Forces engage in advanced air combat simulations.
The RSAF is participating in JMT-2022 with F-16 aircraft, while the IAF would field the Su-30 MKI, Jaguar, MiG-29 and LCA Tejas aircraft. The exercise underscores the strong and longstanding relationship between India and Singapore in the domain of defence cooperation.

Indian Army Approves 5 Make II Projects Including Drone Kill System

As per the Defence Ministry, the Army approved project sanction orders of five Make II projects, including drone kill system and infantry training weapon simulator, giving an impetus to India's vision for self-reliance.
Make II projects are essentially industry-funded projects involving design, development and innovative solutions by Indian vendors for development of prototypes.
Indian Army is spearheading actions to provide impetus to 'Make Projects' as the prime drivers of infusion of niche technologies through indigenous development.
These projects whose PSOs have been approved, included high frequency man packed software defined radio, drone kill system, infantry training weapon simulator (IWTS), 155 mm terminally guided munition (TGM) and medium range precision kill system (MRPKS).

Nov 06, 2022

Goa Maritime Symposium 2022

Fourth edition of biennial Goa Maritime Symposium was conducted successfully by the Indian Navy at Goa.
Coming out of the shadows of global COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Navy was delighted to witness physical participation of overseas delegates from all 12 invitees. Representatives from Navies and Maritime Agencies from 12 Friendly Foreign Indian Ocean littoral countries, which included Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, besides India, attended the Symposium, conducted by the Naval War College, Goa.

Nov 05, 2022

DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor

India successfully conducted maiden flight test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
The flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations.
The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. It is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with indigenously-developed advanced control system, navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target.

Nov 04, 2022

In a First, CRPF Appoints 2 Women Cadre Officers as IG of RAF, Bihar Sector

In a first, the CRPF appointed two women officers from its cadre as Inspectors General (IG) of its specialised anti-riots unit RAF and the Bihar Sector.
Annie Abraham was appointed as the IG of the blue duangree donning Rapid Action Force (RAF) while Seema Dhundia was posted as the IG of the Bihar Sector.
This is the first time that the RAF will be headed by a woman IG. An IG is the head of the sector in the CRPF.
Both officers joined the paramilitary force in 1987 as the first batch of women officers. They have also commanded an all-women Indian police contingent at the UN.
They have been decorated with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the 'Ati Utkrisht Sewa Padak' during their service.

Nov 03, 2022

India Secures First Contract for Naval Guns with Indonesia

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured a contract to deliver 40 mm naval gun systems to the Indonesian Navy, which marks the first-ever export of the weapon system from India to Indonesia.
A contract for the weapons was signed with the Indonesian Navy, and it covers the delivery of two Teevra 40 units. L&T will work with Indonesian defence firm BTI Defence on the contract, and the latter will provide after-sales service for the weapon system while it is operational.
The Teevra 40 is a naval gun system that has a maximum range of about 11,800 m. For surface targets, it has an effective range of about 3,500 m, while for aerial targets the effective range is about 4,500 m. It can fire various 40 mm/L70 standard NATO rounds.

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