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DEFENCE - October 2019

Oct 2019

Feb 25, 2020

US President Unveils $3bn Military Copter Pact

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for the sale of military helicopters worth more than $3 billion to India, saying Washington should be New Delhi's "premier defence partner" as his country revitalises military alliances across the world.
Addressing the "Namaste Trump" rally at Motera Stadium, Trump dwelt at length on the burgeoning defence ties between the two countries, and said the US had spent $2.5 trillion to rebuild its armed forces and make it the "most powerful military anywhere in the world".
Defence and security ties between India and the US have grown sharply in recent decades as foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said last week that New Delhi has acquired American military hardware worth more than $18 billion to significantly enhance defence preparedness.

Feb 24, 2020

IIT Madras Developing Ramjet-powered Artillery Shell for Indian Army

The department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Madras is working on developing a next-generation artillery shell that can be used by the Indian Army to hit far away targets with greater precision. Lt Gen PR Shankar, a (retd) Professor of Practice at IIT Madras, whose team had exhibited the theoretical possibilities of the project at the recently concluded Defense Expo in Uttar Pradesh, said that his team is working on an artillery shell that is based on the Ramjet technology.

Feb 23, 2020

Kuwait Opens Defence Attaché Office in India

Oil rich state of Kuwait opened an office for defence attaché in Delhi eyeing to ramp up security cooperation. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to India Jassim AlNajem said that opening of the military office in New Delhi attests that there is a real desire to increase defense and security cooperation between the two friendly countries.
During a reception hosted by the Kuwait Embassy to welcome head of the Military Liaison Officer Colonel Fahad Al-Shammari and Assistant Head of the Office Colonel Nawaf Al-Obaidan in the presence of Arab ambassadors and heads of Arab military officials in New Delhi, the Kuwaiti ambassador affirmed that the opening of the military office is an expression of a firm desire to enhance cooperation in the military fields between the two countries and is expected to help increase exchange visits by concerned officials and conducting bilateral and multilateral military exercises.

Feb 21, 2020

India and China Collaboration for Afghan National Police Officer Training

Under the trilateral cooperation between India, Afghanistan and China, a capacity building programme for a team of 10 senior Afghan National Police officers started in India in February 2020 at Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI), Ghaziabad. The programme is specially focussed on the various aspects of Community Policing. The programme is aimed at further strengthening India and China collaboration on Afghanistan. A similar joint programme for Afghan diplomats was held at Foreign Service Institute in November 2019.

Feb 20, 2020

Truck-mounted AK-630M Based CIWS Ready for Indian Army Trials

AK-630M based Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) mounted on Tatra High Mobility 6×6 Vehicle specifically developed for the Indian Army is ready for developmental trials. The first Truck-mounted AK-630M CIWS has carried out internal trials by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and will ready for further trials by the Indian Army.
AK-630M CIWS is a 6 barrelled 30 mm Air defence Naval Gun of Russian origin presently in service with the Indian Navy and has a primary purpose to secure warship against anti-ship missiles and other precision-guided weapons, but the Truck-mounted AK-630M CIWS developed for the Indian Army will be positioned at Line of Control (LOC) against Heavy mortar shells Anti-Rocket and Artillery Shell, which are usually fired against Army Post in the region.
Truck-mounted AK-630M CIWS incorporates BEL developed fire control radar which can engage aerial targets at 4 km and 5 km and is fully automated, and can also be remotely controlled by an operator from either the control console or via a remotely mounted gun-sight. According to OFB sources close to idrw.org, CIWS System is also fine-tuned to take out MALE and HALE Class UAVs and Small Drones and has been jointly developed with BEML.

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