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DEFENCE - May 2020

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Apr 16, 2021

Army Moves to Identify Indian Partners to Develop Advanced Protection System for Tanks

With the Ministry of Defence (MoD) having approved the procurement of advanced protection and counter-measure system for its fleet of T-90 tanks, the Army has moved to identify Indian partners to develop the system that would enhance the survivability of armoured vehicles against incoming missiles and projectiles in the battlefield.
Contemporary combat vehicles have onboard protective-cum-warning systems that warn the crew of impending attacks and create a physical interference between the platform and hostile threat to significantly degrade the effectiveness of hostile weapons.
T-90 S/SK tanks are the mainstay of the mechanised forces and are likely to remain in service beyond 2050. Hence, the tanks must be periodically upgraded to cater for the futuristic warfighting capabilities as also facilitate obsolescence management.
The Army could initially procure over 800 protection systems.

Apr 15, 2021

India to Get Apex Body for Maritime Challenges

India will now lastly have an apex federal physique to deal with all maritime affairs, from the shoreline to the excessive seas, and guarantee cohesive policy-making and efficient coordination among the many a number of authorities coping with such points within the nation.
"The organisational construction of a Nationwide Maritime Fee (NMC) has been laboured out after inter-ministerial consultations. It's within the remaining levels now, requiring solely the nod of the Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS)" said chief of defence employees Normal Bipin Rawat.

Quad Navies can Come Together if Need Arises

In what could set the tone for future military cooperation to tackle growing Chinese assertiveness, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said that if an opportunity arose the Quad navies had the capability and capacity to come together almost in a plug and play manner.
The Quad or Quadrilateral is the grouping of India, the US, Japan and Australia.

Apr 14, 2021

IAF Inducts Specialist Vehicles for Airbase Security

In a bid to strengthen its capability to tackle terrorists trying to launch attacks inside its air bases like the Pathankot Airbase, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted specialist vehicles that can withstand bullet and grenade attacks.
The Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPVs) have been inducted into the service and would be deployed at the airbases to be used during any terrorist attack to suppress them.
The vehicle has been provided protection by equipping with 6 mm thick armoured protection and a 40 mm windshield, which can withstand AK-47 and sniper rifle bullets.

Defsys Solutions Deliveres Counter Drone Systems to Indian Forces

Defsys Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is fast emerging as an integrated provider of a variety of counter drone (CuAS) solutions, providing a variety of soft kill and hard kill solutions for customers in India.
Defsys Solutions has recently delivered Smartshooter Counter drone Fire Control Systems to a customer in India, enabling First Shot - First Kill capability to the frontline in engaging with this emerging threat.
Col. S. Gupta, Defsys Solutions spokes person said that the recent use of Chinese and Pakistani drones to target Indian security forces is rapidly increasing and causing a serious threat to the nation. The Chinese and Pakistani drones equipped to drop grenades, drugs etc. are being used more frequently now than before as a new weapon and means to distribute illegal items into India. In Dec 2020 a Pakistani drone carrying 11 hand grenades was neutralised in Punjab from a field near the International Border in Gurdaspur. Prior to that in Aug 2019 another drone carrying weapons was neutralized by the forces. Incidents are increasing and the needs to effectively neutralize the drones are a priority.

Apr 13, 2021

Philippines and US to Hold 2-week "Balikatan" Military Exercise

Philippines and U.S. soldiers started two weeks of military exercises against a backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea, though the drills were reduced in scale due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The countries are proceeding with the exercises, which were postponed last year due to the pandemic, after Manila recently accused China of territorial incursions by hundreds of its vessels manned by militias in the South China Sea.
Philippine military officials said that the "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games that end on April 23 will involve drills in tabletop and simulation form rather than field training.

Apr 12, 2021

NanoSniffer Microsensor Based Explosive Trace Detector

The Union Education Minister launched the world's first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector called the "NanoSniffer".
The NanoSniffer was developed by an IIT Bombay incubated startup called NanoSniff Technologies. It is marketed by the IIT Delhi incubated startup Kritikal Solutions.
The NanoSniffer can detect explosives in less than ten seconds.
It can detect all class of military, homemade and conventional explosives.
It uses MEMS system.
It can detect even nano gram quantities of explosives.
The Explosive Trace Detection is the technology used to detect explosives of small magnitude. The three main characteristics of Explosive Trace Detection are sensitivity, light weight, and size. The sensitivity or detection limit is the lowest amount of explosive matter a detector can detect. The NanoSniffer can detect even nano quantities of explosives.

Gen M. M. Naravane Attends the Army Chiefs' Conclave in Bangladesh

Indian Army chief Gen. M.M. Naravane attended the Army Chiefs' Conclave held in Bangladesh on the sidelines of a multinational military exercise.
Gen. Naravane, who is on a five-day official tour, delivered a keynote address on Changing Nature of Global Conflicts: Role of UN Peacekeepers.
During the event, the Army chief also interacted with the senior officers of the participating nations and military observers from the other nations.
The Shantir Ogroshena (Frontrunners of Peace) 2021 exercise commenced on April 4 at Bangabandhu Senanibas to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh's Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mark 50 years of the country's liberation from Pakistan.
Military observers from the US, UK, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore are also attending the exercise.

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