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DEFENCE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Oct 23, 2020

Indian Navy operationalises the First Batch of Women Pilots

The Indian Navy operationalised the first batch of women pilots on Dornier Aircraft at Kochi. This was done by the Southern Naval Command of Indian Navy.
The three women pilots are Lieutenant Divya Sharma, Lieutenant Shivangi and Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop. They underwent training partly with the Indian Air Force and partly with Indian Navy prior to the DOFT course.
Dornier aircraft is a multi-purpose, fuel efficient light weight aircraft. It was designed and manufactured in Germany till 1998. India bought 245 Dornier aircrafts till 1998. Later, Dornier aircrafts were manufactured in Kanpur, India by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Oct 22, 2020

INS Kavaratti to be Commissioned into Indian Navy

The last of four indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes INS Kavaratti is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. It will be commissioned by Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
INS Kavaratti comes under Project 28 (Kamorta Class). Touted as a potent stealth ASW corvette, Kavaratti is indigenously designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND).
It has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. It portrays the growing capability of the Navy, GRSE and the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization, thus, accentuating our national objective of "Atmanirbhar Bharat".

Final Trial of DRDO-developed Nag Missile Successful

India successfully carried out the final trial of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Nag anti-tank guided missile with a warhead.
The test was carried out at the Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan.
The missile system is now ready for induction into the Indian Army which has been looking for such a missile system to take down the enemy tanks and other armoured vehicles.
The Nag Missile System fired from a Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA) can take our targets at ranges of 4 to 7 kilometres and is fitted with an advanced seeker to home on to its target.
The NAG missile is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, which has top attack capabilities that can effectively engage and destroy all known enemy tanks during day and night.

Oct 21, 2020

India, US to Sign Fourth and Final Foundational Military Pact Called BECA

India is now getting set to ink the fourth and final `foundational military pact' called the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) with the US to further tighten the strategic clinch between the two countries.
BECA, which will enable the US to share advanced satellite and topographical data for long-range navigation and missile-targeting with India, is "very likely" to be inked during the "two-plus-two" dialogue.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will hold the dialogue with their US counterparts Mark Esper and Mike Pompeo on October 26-27.
India inked the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the US in 2002, which was followed by the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016, and then the Communications, Compatibility and Security Arrangement (COMCASA) in 2018.

New Version of DRDO's Procurement Manual

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a new version of the procurement manual of the premier military research institute DRDO featuring simplified procedures for involvement of the private sector in various research and development projects.
The new version of the manual has been brought out to encourage participation of private industry, including start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises in defence research in sync with the government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) initiative.
All deals, projects and research initiatives in DRDO are guided by the procurement manual.
The procurement manual-2020 will facilitate faster execution of R&D projects/programmes. The modified features in the manual will go a long way to facilitate participation of industry in various R&D projects.

Oct 20, 2020

India, SL Begin Eighth Edition of Bilateral Maritime Exercise

The eighth edition of the annual Indian Navy (IN) - Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from October 19 to 21.
The Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by SLN Ships Sayura (Offshore Patrol Vessel) and Gajabahu (Training Ship) led by Rear Admiral Bandara Jayathilaka, the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet, Sri Lanka Navy.

SANT Missile Successfully Testfired from Odisha Coast

India successfully test fired the Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile off the coast of Odisha.
The Missile is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will have both Lock-on After Launch and Lock-on Before Launch capability.
On the other hand, the IAF congratulated the DRDO on the successful test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

Australia to Take Part in Malabar Naval Exercise

Australia will participate in the Malabar naval exercise involving India, the US and Japan that will bring the four key defence partners and democracies in the region together, demonstrating their collective resolve to support an open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
In a significant move that comes amid a Sino-India border row, India announced Australia's participation in the upcoming Malabar exercise along with the US and Japan, effectively making it the first military-level engagement between the four-member nation grouping -- the Quad.

Oct 19, 2020

Iran Hails Lifting of UN Arms Embargo

Iranian officials have hailed the lifting of a 13-year UN arms embargo on their military as a momentous day, claiming they were once again free to buy and sell conventional weapons in an effort to strengthen their country's security.
The embargo was lifted in 2020 despite US protests and was in line with the five-year timetable set out in the Iran nuclear deal, which was signed in 2015.
Russia and China are the two countries now most likely to offer arms to Tehran, making Iran less dependent on its own weapons industry – and smuggling.
But Iran's parlous financial state, and the continued threat of US sanctions on anyone trading with the country, means Tehran is unlikely to go on a short-term buying spree, or reach anything like the defence spending levels of its chief Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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