Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare Appointed Adviser in Defence Ministry
Khandare (retd.) was appointed as Adviser in the Ministry of Defence. He will work closely with the Defence Secretary. The mandate of the role would be to give strategic inputs and advice on affairs relating to defence policy, preparedness and related activities, including international defence corporation and maritime security and defence spaceLt. Gen. Khandare superannuated from the Army end-January 2018. From then till October 2021, he served as the Military Adviser in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) under the Prime Minister's Office.
India Successfully Tests Extended Range Version of BrahMos Cruise Missile from Andaman and Nicoba...
India successfully tested a surface-to-surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Andaman and Nicobar. BrahMos was recently in a controversy after a missile was misfired due to a technical malfunction from an Indian Air Force unit during a Command Air Staff Inspection (CASI).The range of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles had recently been extended to 500 km by simply upgrading the software. No changes were made to the missile.
The BrahMos missile has been developed in collaboration with Russia. These missiles fly at three times the speed of sound i.e. 2.8 Mach (Mach number is the ratio of an object's speed in a given medium to the speed of sound in that medium).
The extended range missile test firing was witnessed by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and other defence officials who congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful test-firing of BrahMos missile.
Mar 27, 2022
Colombo Expands Defence Ties with India
The Sri Lanka Navy entered into an agreement with Goa Shipyard Ltd, India for the construction of a Floating Dock with Colombo eyeing to expand its defence ties with New Delhi.
According to Sri Lanka Navy, the Floating Dock is a much-needed requirement for the navy, and it will be delivered to Sri Lanka as a grant from India.
The the Floating Dock will be established at the Trincomalee Naval DockYard within the next 30 months.
Mar 26, 2022
North Korea Fires New ICBM in Largest Test since 2017
North Korea test-fired its biggest-yet intercontinental range ballistic missile under the orders of authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to expand the North's "nuclear war deterrent" while preparing for a "long-standing confrontation" with the United States.
The report by North Korean state media came a day after the militaries of South Korea and Japan said they detected the North launching an ICBM from an airport near capital Pyongyang in its first long-range test since 2017.
The Hwasong-17 ICBM, which was fired on a high trajectory to avoid the territorial waters of neighbors, reached a maximum altitude of 6,248 kilometers (3,880 miles) and traveled 1,090 kilometers (680 miles) during a 67-minute flight before landing in waters between North Korea and Japan.
Believed to be about 25 meters (82 feet) long, the Hwasong-17 is the North's longest-range weapon and, by some estimates, the world's biggest road mobile ballistic missile system.
Mar 25, 2022
3rd Edition of India-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise Begins in Yangiarik
The third edition of the joint training exercise between India's and Uzbekistan's armies - EX-DUSTLIK - began in Uzbekistan's Yangiarik. The last edition of DUSTLIK was held in Uttarakhand's Ranikhet last March. The joint exercise focused on Counter Terrorism operations in semi-urban terrain under a United Nations Mandate.
The Indian contingent comprised the platoon strength of the Grenadiers Regiment and the Uzbek Army contingent was represented by troops of the North Western Military District.
Mar 24, 2022
India successfully Test Fires Surface to Surface BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
India successfully test fired the surface to surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the UT of Andaman and Nicobar. The extended range missile hit its target with pinpoint accuracy.
Earlier, in the first week of March the Indian Navy also successfully test-fired a long-range version of the BrahMos cruise missile.
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