BSF Deploys Women Guards in Sundarbans on India-Bangladesh Border
In a major step symbolizing women's empowerment, Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier for the first time deployed Mahila Praharis to protect the international border passing through the marshy and inaccessible Sundarbans area surrounded by vast dense forests and rivers.
Securing borders in mighty Sundarbans spread over hundreds of square kilometres along the India-Bangladesh border in the North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal is challenging.
The smuggling of cattle, drugs and infiltration from this region has been a continuous major problem. As the construction of land border outposts (BOP) is not feasible in the area, BSF maintains a round-the-clock vigil through floating BOPs.
This is the first time in the history of BSF that a platoon of Mahila Praharis has been deployed for border patrolling and operation of a Floating BOP in difficult terrain like the Sunderbans. Their deployment will be especially helpful in preventing smuggling by women smugglers.
Dec 19, 2022
Rajnath Singh Commissions Stealth-guided Missile Destroyer INS Mormugao
INS Mormugao, a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai. INS Mormugao was commissioned in the presence of Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar and other dignitaries.
The ship is 163 metres long and 17 metres wide, displaces 7400 tonnes when fully loaded and has a maximum speed of 30 knots. Apart from myriad indigenous equipment in the 'Float' and 'Move' categories, the destroyer is also installed with under-mentioned major indigenous weapons. The overall indigenous content of the project is approximately 75 per cent.
The keel of Mormugao was laid in June 2015 and the ship was launched on September 17, 2016. The design has largely maintained the hull form, propulsion machinery, a lot of platform equipment and major weapons and sensors.
Dec 18, 2022
Nepal-India Hold Joint Military Exercise 'Surya Kiran'
Nepal and India started the 16th edition of Surya Kiran, the joint military training exercise between the two South Asian nations.
The exercise, which focuses on counter-terrorism, martial arts, humanitarian aid, natural disasters, environmental protection, is taking place at the Integrated Military Training Centre in Saljhandi, Rupandehi district, Nepal.
According to the Nepal Army, the Surya Kiran is a 14-day long joint training based on counter-insurgency operations in the jungle and mountainous terrain.
Both armies familiarize themselves with each other's weapons, equipment, tactics, techniques and operating procedures in a counter-insurgency environment.
It will conclude on December 29.
Dec 17, 2022
Amid Border Tensions with China, India Successfully Tests Agni V Missile
India successfully conducted night trial of nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni V, which is capable of hitting targets beyond 5,000 kilometres with very high level of accuracy.
The test was carried out to validate new technologies and equipment on the missile that are now lighter than before.
This was the latest test in the Agni missile series, and defence sources added that the trial proved the ability to augment the range of the Agni V missile.
The missile test firing was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
Dec 16, 2022
India-Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise 'Kazind-22' Begins at Umroi, Meghalaya
The 6th edition of Indo – Kazakhstan joint training exercise "Kazind-22" is being conducted at Umroi (Meghalaya) from 15 to 28 December 2022. The scope of this exercise involves a Command Post Exercise (CPX) at the Battalion level and Company level Field Training Exercise (FTX) on sub-conventional operations. During the exercise, participants will engage in variety of missions ranging from joint planning, joint tactical drills, basics of special arms skills, HADR and raiding a hostile target.
Joint annual training exercise with the Kazakhstan Army was instituted in 2016 as Exercise Prabal Dostyk, which was later upgraded to a company level exercise and renamed as Ex Kazind in 2018.
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