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DEFENCE - December 2018

Dec 2018

May 10, 2025

Arnala First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Delivered to Navy

In a boost to India's maritime capabilities, 'Arnala', the first in a series of eight indigenously designed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW-SWCs), was delivered to the Indian Navy.
'Arnala', the first of the eight ASW-SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), is indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
The warship has been designed and constructed as per the Classification Rules of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of GRSE with MIs L&T Shipyard.
Arnala is named after the historic fort 'Arnala' located off Vasai, Maharashtra, a reflection of India's rich maritime heritage. The 77 m long warship, is the largest Indian Naval warship propelled by a Diesel Engine-Waterjet combination.

May 09, 2025

CENJOWS Hosts MRSAM-India Eco-System Summit 2.0

The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), in collaboration with Aerospace Services India (ASI) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), successfully hosted the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) India Eco-System Summit 2.0 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The day-long summit brought together key stakeholders from India's defence eco-system, highlighting collaborative achievements and future possibilities in enhancing the country's air & missile defence capabilities under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India initiatives.
The event witnessed participation from senior representatives of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Armed Forces, DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Dynamics Limited, and leading Indian defence manufacturers. The participants voiced a shared commitment to elevate India's position as a global hub for advanced defence systems, with ASI reaffirming its vision to become India's premier defence service provider.

May 08, 2025

CBI Chief Praveen Sood Gets One-year Extension

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Praveen Sood got a one-year extension, with the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approving it.
According to reports, the three-member selection panel that met at the Prime Minister's Office deliberated on the names of a few senior IPS officers, including Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora. However, no consensus could be reached, following which the members agreed to extend Sood's tenure by a year. The deliberations come ahead of the scheduled end of Sood's two-year fixed tenure on May 25.
A 1986-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, Sood was appointed as CBI director on May 25, 2023.

International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) - 2025

Indian Naval Ship INS Kiltan was in Singapore and participated in the 9th IMDEX Asia 2025, which concluded on May 8, at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore.
The visit was part of the Indian Navy's operational deployment and underscored the robust maritime partnership between India and Singapore.
The ships' crew engaged in a series of bilateral/ multilateral activities, including professional exchanges with the Republic of Singapore Navy and other participating navies of IMDEX Asia 2025.
These engagements aimed to strengthen naval cooperation, enhance interoperability, and promote mutual understanding between the two navies.

May 07, 2025

Operation Sindoor: India Strikes Back in Pakistan and PoK

In a significant military development, the Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday launched 'Operation Sindoor', a series of precision strikes on terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The operation comes in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, triggering widespread outrage and demands for decisive action.
According to a formal release by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the strikes targeted a total of nine locations believed to house active terrorist infrastructure involved in planning and executing attacks against India.

India-Maldives Strengthen Defence Ties through HADR Exercise

In a move showcasing India's deepening regional defence ties and commitment to humanitarian collaboration, INS Sharda reached the Maldives' Maafilaafushi Atoll on May 4, 2025, and is participating in a joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise. This bilateral exercise with the Maldives' National Defence Force (MNDF) runs until May 10 and underscores India's strategic vision for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The activities included in the exercise are: joint drills and rescue simulations, medical aid provision and team mobilisation, and community engagement and capacity building.

May 06, 2025

DRDO & Indian Navy Conduct Combat Firing (with reduced explosive) of Indigenous Multi-Influence G...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully undertook combat firing (with reduced explosive) of the indigenously designed and developed Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM). The system is an advanced underwater naval mine developed by the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories - High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune and Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh.

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