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DEFENCE - October 2019

Oct 2019

Jul 03, 2020

Defence Ministry Approves Procurement of MiG-29 and Sukhoi Fighter Jets

The Defence Ministry gave its approval to the Indian Air Force to speedily procure 21 MiG-29 fighter jets besides 12 Sukhoi MK1 from Russia – a key development that comes in the middle of an almost two-month long military standoff with China.
The Defence Ministry's Defence Acquisition Council also gave its nod for the upgradation of existing 59 MiG-29 aircrafts.
The DAC also approved acquisitions of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces for an approximate cost of Rs. 38,900 crore.
It also cleared the acquisition of 248 Astra Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missiles for the Indian Air Force and the Navy.

Jun 30, 2020

Bosnia in Central Europe Emerging as Route for Pak-origin Terrorists in Continent

Bosnia and Herzegovina, a breakaway state from erstwhile Yugoslavia, has emerged as the main entry point of Pakistan-origin illegal migrants and terrorists to Europe raising fears of future terror strikes in that continent. Incidents of terrorists among Pakistani nationals came to light when the Bosnian government recently summoned Pakistani Ambassador to Sarajevo and reprimanded Islamabad for two Pakistan origin terrorists who entered as illegals.
According to Bosnian Security Minister Fahrudin Radoncic, Pakistan's Ambassador has refused to cooperate with Bosnia and have their authorities check the fingerprints of illegal migrants in the country, even though Bosnia already uncovered two terrorists of Pakistani origin among the migrants based on their fingerprints.

India's Para (Special Forces) to Get New Assault Rifles from the United States

Indian Army has placed orders for 1000+ for FN SCAR-H STD 7.62x51mm NATO/.308 Win caliber assault rifle from Belgian firearms company FN Herstal which has a manufacturing unit in the United States for Para (Special Forces) under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program with the US administration. FN SCAR-H assault rifle was developed by FN Herstal for United States Special Operations Command and is known as Special forces go to assault rifle which is very effective against in Jungle War conditions.
FN SCAR-H can fire all types of 7.62mm ammunition and are made of special polymers and aluminum which makes the guns incredibly light with features like foldable buttstock and can be equipped with the FN40GL 40mm grenade launcher.

Jun 29, 2020

India Holds Naval Exercise with Japan Amid Stand-off with China

As per reports, Indian and Japanese warships conducted exercises in the Indian Ocean. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force described the manoeuvres as designed to promote mutual understanding and consisted of four warships, two from each country.
Naval exercises are now routine between India and Japan, but the timing of the present exercise will be bracketed with the military stand-off between India and China in Ladakh. Vice-Admiral Pradeep Chauhan said that we are using the exercises for strategic communications.
The Indian navy training vessels INS Rana and INS Kulush were joined by the Japanese navy's JS Kashima and JS Shimayuki. This was the 15th such exercise in three years. The Japanese navy has become one of the principal partners of the Indian Navy. Indian naval ships take part in the exercise, both bilaterally with their Japanese counterparts and as part of the Malabar Exercises, which include the United States.

Jun 27, 2020

Indian Navy Inducts Indigenously Developed Anti-torpedo Decoy System

The Indian Navy inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called 'Maareech' that is capable of being fired from all frontline ships.
Maareech has been designed and developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and it is capable of detecting, locating and neutralising incoming torpedo.
The prototype of this system installed onboard a nominated naval platform had successfully completed all user evaluation trials and demonstrated the features as per the Naval Staff Qualification Requirements. This induction not only stands testimony to the joint resolve of the Indian Navy and DRDO towards indigenous development of defence technology, but has also given a major fillip to the government's 'Make in India' initiative and the country's resolve to become 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant) in niche technology.
Bharat Electronics Limited, a defence PSU, would undertake the production of this decoy system.

Jun 26, 2020

Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M/M2, MiG-35 Fighters to Get Automated Intelligent g-limit Controls

Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 fighter aircraft will be soon fitted with a new automated intelligent g-limit control system to help the pilots during extremely high g-limits during combat operations. According to the MiG Corporation, engineers involved in the development and production of MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 fighters have been granted a patent for the intelligent system which will help pilots during high g-levels up to 9.
Once the intelligent g-limits limit control is fitted in the MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 jets, their pilots will be able to push their highly manoeuvrable fighters to its limits without compromising on safety and be able to carry out aerial combat without worrying about the instrument panel.

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