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DEFENCE - October 2019

Oct 2019

Aug 17, 2021

US Army Endorses Tactical Drone Contest to Replace Shadow

The U.S. Army has given the green light to proceed into a competition to replace its aging, runway-dependent Shadow unmanned aircraft system with a new tactical drone.
The Army Requirements Oversight Council approved requirements for the service's Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, or FTUAS, in the form of an Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document, which will allow the program to move forward into a competitive prototyping phase.
The service has spent over a year assessing a variety of new and improved capabilities to replace the Textron-manufactured Shadow.

Aug 16, 2021

Russia and China Hold Joint Military Drills

Russia's Defense Minister hailed joint war games with China as a sign of increasingly close military cooperation that should expand further.
The drills were held in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
From the Russian side several Su-30SM fighters and a motorised infantry unit took part in the maneuvers.
The exercise marked the first time that Russian troops had taken part in joint drills on the territory of China.

Aug 14, 2021

Pakistan Successfully Test-fires Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile Ghaznavi

Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi', which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres.
The successful training launch of ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi' was aimed at ensuring operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command, besides re-validating technical parameters of the weapon system.
The training launch was witnessed by Lt. Gen Muhammad Ali, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command, senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, Army Strategic Forces Command, Scientists and Engineers of the strategic organisations.

Aug 12, 2021

India Tests DRDO-developed Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile

India has successfully tested the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile off the coast of Odisha's Balasore district.
As per report, the missile flew for around 150 km with an indigenous cruise engine.
Earlier, in July India had successfully test-fired indigenously developed New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a Surface to Air Missile defence system in Balasore. It was the second test firing of the 30 km strike-range air defence missile systems in two days.

Aug 11, 2021

INS Kochi Participates in First Naval Exercise with Saudi Arabia

Indian Navy warship INS Kochi is currently participating in the first naval exercise with Saudi Arabia, reflecting the growing defence ties between the two countries in the midst of fast-paced developments in the Gulf region.
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021' drill comprises a number of shore and sea-based exercises between the two friendly navies.
INS Kochi, an indigenously designed and built Kolkata class stealth guided missile destroyer of Indian Western Naval Fleet, arrived at Port Al-Jubail after conducting a naval drill with the United Arab Emirates off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
The exercise comes months after Army chief General M. M. Naravane's historic visit to Saudi Arabia in December 2020. He was the first-ever head of the Indian Army to travel to the strategically important Gulf countries - the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Russia, Central Asian Allies Wrap up Drills

The troops from Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan wrapped up their drills intended to simulate a joint response to potential security threats coming from Afghanistan.
The war games that began last week involved 2,500 Russian, Tajik and Uzbek troops and about 500 military vehicles.
The drills, which were held at Harb-Maidon firing range about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) north of the Tajik border with Afghanistan, saw the troops practice action against invading militants. As part of the exercise, Russian Su-25 attack jets struck mock targets imitating militant vehicles.

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