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DEFENCE - January 2019

Jan 2019

Mar 02, 2022

BSF Comes up with CCTV Surveillance System at Indo-Bangladesh Border

Border Security Force (BSF) came up with CCTV surveillance systems along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam.
Sanjay Singh Gehlot, Inspector General of BSF Guwahati frontier visited the border outposts at Indo-Bangladesh and inaugurated CCTV surveillance system. The CCTV surveillance system is installed with command & control system to monitor all the activities going on at the border in order to enhance round the clock surveillance to control various border crimes.

Western Air Command Chief Assumes Charge

Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran assumed the command of Delhi-based Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Air Marshal was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December 1983. He has flown MiG-21 fighter jets and is a category 'A' qualified flying instructor. He has nearly 5,000 hours of flying experience.
Air Marshal Prabhakaran succeeded Air Marshal Amit Dev, who superannuated on February 28 after more than 39 years of distinguished service in the IAF.

Mar 01, 2022

IAF's Biggest Firepower Drill to be Held on March 7

The Indian Air Force will conduct its biggest firepower demonstration, Vayu Shakti-2022, on March 7 at Pokhran Firing Range, Rajasthan. They will also hold full dress reharsals on March 4. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajasthan Governor, Kalraj Mishra, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and more than 50 dignitaries from friendly countries will attend the event, strict security arrangements are being made.
Around 150 aircraft, including frontline fighters, Rafale, Mig-21 Bison, Mig-27, Mig-29, Mirage-2000, Su-30 MKI, Jaguars, Tejas LCA, transport aircraft C130, IL78, Hercules, AN-32, Mi-17 1V, Rudra and Mi-35 gunships are going to participate in the exercise. Other unseen force multipliers, including mid-air refuellers, AWACS, and UAV will be seen.

Feb 28, 2022

IAF Pulls Out of Multilateral Air Exercise in UK

The Indian Air Force decided not to deploy its combat jets in a multilateral air exercise in the UK next month in view of the situation arising out of the crisis in Ukraine.
The announcement by the IAF to not send its aircraft for the 'Cobra Warrior' exercise came just three days after it confirmed its participation in the drills from March 6 to 27 at Waddington in the United Kingdom.
Though the IAF did not clearly mention the reasons for the pull-out, it is learnt that the deepening crisis in Ukraine following the Russian military attack in that country prompted the decision.

Feb 27, 2022

India, Japan Hold Annual Military Drill in Karnataka

India and Japan started the annual joint military exercise "Dharma Guardian 2022" in Belgaum, Karnataka, from February 27 to March 10.
In the series of military training exercises undertaken by India with various countries, this exercise with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both nations in the backdrop of current global situation.
The scope of Dharma Guardian exercise covers platoon-level joint training on operations in jungle and semi urban and urban terrain.
Combat experienced troops of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army and 30th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces are participating in the exercise this year.
The annual exercise has been taking place since 2018.

Feb 25, 2022

Navy's Exercise Milan Begins

The Navy's Milan 2022 began in Vishakhapatnam, the largest-ever edition of the exercise that will see the participation of 40 countries, including all major navies of the world.
The biennial exercise, being conducted after four years, will last nine days with the harbour phase which started on February 25 and the sea phase on March 1. The 2020 edition of the exercise had been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year's theme is 'Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration' which "aims to project India as a responsible maritime power to the world at large".
A multilateral exercise, Milan began in 1995 with the participation of only four countries – Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Until now, it was held at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, but given the large number of participants this time, it was shifted to the Eastern Naval Command, which offers larger sea room.

MoD Signs Contract with BEL for Retro-modification of Commander Sight in Battle Tanks

The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs. 1,075 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for retro-modification of commander sight in 957 T-90 battle tanks so that they can detect targets at longer ranges. Commander sight is an optical observation device on a tank.
Commander sight of T-90, India's premier battle tank, is presently fitted with image converter (IC) tube-based sight for night viewing.
Based on the requirement projected by the Indian Army, the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and BEL have jointly designed and developed an advanced mid wave thermal image (MWIR)-based sight as a replacement for the existing IC-based sight.
The new retro-modified commander sight employs a thermal imager capable of detecting the targets at 8 km during day and night and a laser ranger finder (LRF) to find the ranges accurately up to 5 km, thereby enhancing its capability to engage target at longer ranges.

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