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DEFENCE - January 2019

Jan 2019

Jan 02, 2022

Director General VS Pathania Takes Charge as 24th Indian Coast Guard Chief

Director General VS Pathania took over as the 24th Chief of the Indian Coast Guard. A qualified helicopter pilot, the top official of India's Coast Guard has held several key roles afloat and ashore in a career spanning 36 years.
The Flag Officer has commanded all classes of Coast Guard ships such as Inshore Patrol Vessel 'Ranijindan', Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Vigraha' and Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Sarang'.

Jan 01, 2022

China Transfers Secondhand Submarine to Myanmar

China has transferred a former People's Liberation Army Navy diesel-electric attack submarine to Myanmar, marking the first transfer of such equipment between the two countries.
The commissioning of the Type 035 or Ming-class submarine, which is named the UMS Minye Kyaw Htin, brings the Southeast Asian nation's fleet to two boats. In March 2020, Myanmar took delivery of a Russian-built Project 877 Kilo-class boat from India.
The date coincided with the 74th anniversary of the navy and, in addition to the submarine, also saw the induction of the Inlay-class Offshore Patrol Vessel UMS Inwa, two 18-meter riverine fast attack craft and four 20m riverine patrol boats.

Dec 31, 2021

ITBP DG Sanjay Arora to Hold SSB Additional Charge

ITBP director general Sanjay Arora will hold the additional charge of another border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as the latter's chief Kumar Rajesh Chandra is set to retire on December 31. Arora, a 1988-batch officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, was appointed the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) DG in August and he took charge of the India-China LAC guarding force on September 1. The SSB is primarily tasked to guard unfenced Indian borders with Nepal and Bhutan.

India, Philippines Set to Conclude BrahMos Missile Deal

As per reports, India and the Philippines are set to formally seal a government-to-government BrahMos deal soon, capping years of negotiations for the supply of a batch of the supersonic cruise missiles for the Philippine navy.
The procurement is expected to signal a major upswing in India's strategic ties with the Philippines which has been focusing on ramping up its naval prowess in the face of its lingering friction with China in the South China Sea.

Dec 30, 2021

Army Sets Up New Quantum Computing Lab

The Army set up a quantum computing laboratory and a centre for artificial intelligence (AI) at a military engineering institute in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow.
The two centres will carry out extensive research in developing transformative technologies for use by the armed forces.
The Army, with support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), established the Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow to spearhead research and training in this key developing field.

India Constructs 24 Bridges, Three Roads at China and Pakistan borders

India Constructs 24 Bridges, Three Roads at China and Pakistan borders
To ensure swift movement of troops at borders with China and Pakistan, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed 24 bridges and three roads, including at the height of over 19,000 feet in Ladakh, in four states and two union territories.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated these 24 bridges and three roads from Delhi.
Of the 24 bridges, nine are in Jammu and Kashmir, five each in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, three in Uttarakhand and one each in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Of the three roads, two are in Ladakh and one is in West Bengal.
The projects e-inaugurated by Singh have been completed on important road axis and laterals along the Northern and Eastern borders of the country.

Dec 29, 2021

Five Private Firms to Produce Winter Clothing for Troops

The Defence Research and Development Organisation handed over indigenously-developed technology to five local companies for producing extreme cold-weather clothing for the armed forces.
The technology was handed over as part of the government's efforts to hand-hold Indian defence firms to produce high-quality products required by the armed forces.

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