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DEFENCE - June 2019

Jun 2019

Mar 27, 2021

Pakistan Test-fires Nuclear-capable Shaheen-1A

Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 900 kilometres.
The test of Shaheen-1A surface to surface ballistic missile was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system including advanced navigation system, the media wing of the Pakistani army.
The launch was witnessed by senior officials from Strategic Plans Division, strategic forces, scientists and engineers of strategic organisations.

Mar 26, 2021

India Conducts First-ever Joint Patrol in Madagascar EEZ

In a first, the navies of India and Madagascar undertook joint patrolling of Madagascar's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and also conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX).
The first-ever joint patrol between the navies reflects the growing defence ties between the two Indian Ocean neighbours aimed at the common objective of ensuring maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

China and Russia Propose New Regional Security Dialogue Platform

China and Russia have proposed setting up a new regional security dialogue platform to address security concerns of countries in the region, as their Foreign Ministers hit out at the United States for forming small circles to seek bloc confrontation.
The proposal came following a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the southern Chinese city of Guilin, and days after the March 19 U.S.-China summit in Alaska and the March 12 leaders' summit of the Quad (India, Australia, Japan and the U.S.), grouping that both Beijing and Moscow have viewed warily.
Both sides said in a joint press release that "the two sides also proposed the establishment of a regional security dialogue platform to converge a new consensus on resolving the security concerns of countries in the region." China and Russia are already part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) security grouping, which includes India.

Mar 24, 2021

IAI Completes Test of New Defense Missile with 150 km Range

The Israel Aerospace Industries successfully completed live fire trials of a new long range defense missile.
The Barak extended range interceptor can take out airborne threats at a range of 150 kilometers (93 miles).
The missile, part of the firm's family of Barak interceptors, is launched vertically and includes a rocket motor, a booster, and a radar homing seeker. The range was extended by adjusting other interceptor missiles and radar capabilities.
The Barak system provides an integrated defense against an array of potential simultaneous aerial threats fired from different sources and ranges.

Mar 23, 2021

Defence Ministry Seals Deal with Mahindra Defence for Combat Vehicles

The Defence Ministry finalised a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) to procure 1,300 light combat vehicles for the Indian Army at a cost of Rs. 1,056 crore.
The induction of the vehicles is planned to be completed in four years.
The light specialist vehicle is a modern fighting vehicle and will be authorised to various fighting units for carriage of medium machine guns, automatic grenade launchers as well as anti-tank guided missiles.

Mar 22, 2021

Russian Jet Makers Sukhoi, MiG United under Single Program

Having long been on the agenda, a series of structural changes are on the way for Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and leading aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG. The Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec will unite the three entities into a single corporate aircraft building center in a move that will consolidate the management of aircraft programs and other assets of the UAC.
The engineering and design functions of the group will be divided into a separate center, which will be located in Moscow and will include all aviation design bureaus.
The report highlighted that the reforms are intended to increase the economic sustainability of UAC, optimize the administrative and managerial staff and reduce non-production costs and debt burden.

India, Pakistan and China to Hold Joint Anti-terrorism Exercise

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members including India, Pakistan and China will participate in a joint anti-terrorism exercise this year.
The decision to hold the joint exercise named "Pabbi-Antiterror-2021" was announced by the eight-member bloc on March 1, during the 36th meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The other members of SCO include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The representatives of the member states also approved the draft program of cooperation for 2022-2024 to counter-terrorism, separatism and extremism.

India Has World's Fourth Strongest Military

According to a study released by defence website Military Direct, China has the strongest military force in the world while India stands at number four.
"The USA, despite their enormous military budgets, comes in 2nd place with 74 points, followed by Russia with 69, India at 61 and then France with 58. The UK just about makes the Top 10, coming in 9th place with a score of 43.
As per the study, ultimate military strength index was calculated after taking into consideration various factors including budgets, number of inactive and active military personnel, total air, sea, land and nuclear resources, average salaries, and weight of equipment.

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