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DEFENCE - October 2019

Oct 2019

Dec 19, 2019

US Hopeful of Bagging IAF, Navy Orders for Fighter Jets

The US hopes to win the deals for supplying fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy by selling its F21 and F/A18 Super Hornets respectively.
Joel Starr, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in the US Department of State, said that the IAF and Navy fighter competitions are once in a generation opportunity to more closely ally US and India.

Dec 18, 2019

Indian Army Looking for New 8x8 APCs

The Indian Army's newest Request for Information (RFI) is inviting vendors to submit proposals for 198 8×8 wheeled APCs by February 17, 2019. The vehicles are meant for a reconnaissance and support role in Punjab and Rajasthan. The 20-page RFI lists technical parameters that leave Russia and the US out of the game, as the BTR-82A and the Stryker both fail to match the army's needs.
The Indian army has the strongest mechanized forces in Asia with its estimated 4,000 main battle tanks (locally assembled T-72M1 Ajeyas and T-90S Bhismas) with an equal number of BMP-2 Sarath infantry fighting vehicles.

China Launches Second Aircraft Carrier

The Chinese military officially put into service the CNS Shandong, its second aircraft carrier.
Previously known as "Type 001A", CNS Shandong is the first domestically built Chinese aircraft carrier by the shipyard China Shipbuilding Industry. The commissioning ceremony took place in Sanya, in the southern island province of Hainan that borders the South China Sea.
Designed on the model of the current Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov", it is similar to its sister-ship, CNS Lioaning, the first aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy.

Dec 17, 2019

India Being Briefed Regularly on Su-57 Program

Rostec officials confirmed that Indian officials have been getting a regular briefing on the progress of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet program from them and are still hopeful that India will be among the first few countries who will procure Stealth Su-57E fighter jets from Russia in near foresee. Russia is keen to address issues pointed out by IAF with the aircraft as it gears up to mass manufacture the aircraft for the Russian air force.
Su-57 has conducted 16 flights with the second stage engine known as Item 30 which comes equipped with a fully electronic automatic control system and ensures the fighter's super-maneuverability, thrust-to-weight ratio, stealth characteristics and the ability to perform cruising flights at supersonic speed.

Dec 16, 2019

Exercise Mitra Shakti- VII Closing Ceremony

The seventh edition of the joint training exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise Mitra Shakti concluded in December, 2019 at Aundh Military Station, Pune.
Contingent comprising of 120 personnel each from Sri Lankan and Indian Army participated in the exercise. The two week long exercise had commenced on 01 December and focused on enhancing interoperability for developing the capability to undertake joint operations in counter terrorism operations under United Nations mandate.
The themes chosen for the joint training exercise were both, live & contemporary affecting both the nations, the joint training exercise concluded with a 48 hour long culmination exercise which was witnessed by Senior Military & Defence officials of the Indian Army as well as representatives of the Sri Lankan Army.
The culmination exercise showcased the standards achieved by the contingents during the joint training & demonstrated the commitment as well as capabilities of the participating armies in working closely with each other to maintain world peace under the United Nations flag.

Dec 14, 2019

Singapore Navy Liaison Joins IFC-IOR

Singapore joined the Indian initiative to strengthen the maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean Region by agreeing to send its officer to the Information Fusion Center-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR).
The IFC-IOR was established keeping in mind the significance of the Indian Ocean to world trade and security. Seventy-five per cent of the world's maritime trade and 50 per cent of global oil pass through the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) 75.
IFC-IOR was inaugurated in December 2018 and is tasked to collate, fuse and disseminate intelligence on 'White Shipping' in the Indian Ocean.
It aims to base 40 international liaison officers. India signed information exchange agreement with 22 countries and one multinational construct — the Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Centre which facilitates 30 other countries to create a virtual network for exchange of information.

China Plans to Scale Up Defence Cooperation with Pakistan

China plans to scale up its defence cooperation with its all-weather ally Pakistan to co-produce ballistic missiles, in an apparent retaliation to India developing the nuclear-capable Agni V missile that has a range of over 5,000 km covering whole of China.
Declining to react to Chinese official media reports that Beijing plans to co-produce ballistic and cruise missiles with Pakistan, besides mass production of military aircraft, Chinese Foreign Ministry however said Beijing stands for strategic balance in South Asia.
"On Pakistan army chief's visit to China, the Pakistan military has released information about the meetings between the him and the Chinese counterpart," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told media briefing in Beijing.

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