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DEFENCE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Aug 28, 2020

Government Working on Giving Shape to New Air Defence Command

The defence ministry is likely to make an announcement in October on setting up of a new air defence command under the broad principle of convergence among the three services. The new air defence command will handle certain air assets like missiles of the Indian Army.
A high-level committee was appointed earlier this year to frame contours of the new air defence command with a focus on ensuring jointness among the three services.
The initiative was part of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat's mandate to redesign all existing military commands to help them effectively deal with all future security challenges.
The air defence command is likely to be based in an area under the IAF's Delhi-headquartered Western Command or its Central Command headquartered in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
The Air Defence Command will bring all the air assets of the IAF, the Indian Navy and the Indian Army.

Aug 27, 2020

Thai Envoy Announces The Royal Thai Army's Purchase Of 600 Tata Motors Defence Trucks

When the Prime Minister said to go 'Vocal for Local', he also meant that products be made competitive vis-a-vis global brands. Tata Motors – India's leading auto brand – seems to have solidified the brand's stance for the 'Vocal for Local' initiative, by manufacturing high-end military support vehicles not just for the country, but one that fits the purpose of international defence deals.
The Thai ambassador to India lauded India's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative by announces the purchase of 600 Tata motors military trucks.
Tata Motors has been a prime defence supplier to the Armed and Paramilitary Forces of the country for a long time now. The Group's history with the Defence sector goes way back to the 1940s.
Apart from being a leading supplier of mobility solutions to the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and various Paramilitary forces, the company also exports its range of specialized Defence vehicles to SAARC, ASEAN, African nations and the UN peacekeeping forces in conflict zones in Africa.

Aug 26, 2020

Indian Tri-services Contingent to Take Part in Kavkaz-2020 Along with Chinese, Pakistani Troops

India is sending a tri-services contingent of around 200 personnel to Southern Russia in September for participating in a multi-lateral exercise Kavkaz-2020.
Along with several other countries, troops of China and Pakistan are also likely to participate in the event. The Indian contingent would include 160 personnel from the army along with 40 troops of the Indian Air Force and two Navy officers for the observers there.
The exercise is being held in the Astrakhan province of Southern Russia where member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Central Asian countries would be participating.
India had earlier also participated in this exercise with both China and Pakistan as part of it.

Served for 30 Years, INS Viraat to Be Dismantled at Alang in Gujarat

INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned three years ago, is likely to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district next month to be dismantled and sold as scrap. The longest serving warship, inducted into the Indian Navy in 1987, was bought by Shree Ram Group for Rs. 38.54 crore at an auction conducted by the Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited last month.
It will likely be towed from the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai to ship breaking yard at Alang next month.
There were proposals in the past to preserve it as a maritime museum. In July last year, the central government said that the decision to scrap INS Viraat was taken in due consultation with the Indian Navy.
The aircraft carrier, in its earlier avatar, had won the Falklands War against Argentina in 1982 for the Royal British Navy. It weighs about 27,800 tonnes and served in the British Navy as HMS Hermes from November 1959 to April 1984 and after refurbishment, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Aug 25, 2020

China Launches First of the Four Advanced Naval Warships it is Building for Pakistan

China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan, amid deepening defence ties between the two all-weather allies. The launching ceremony for the first warship was held at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.
The Type-054 class, equipped with the latest surface, subsurface, anti-air weapons, combat management system, and sensors will be one of the technologically advanced surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet.
Pakistan signed a contract with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd. (CSTC) for the delivery of two Type-054 A/P frigates in 2017. Last year, the Chinese official media reported that under a major arms deal between the two all-weather allies, China would build four advanced frigates for Pakistan Navy.

Aug 24, 2020

India Plans to Buy Radiation Detection Equipment to Enhance Internal Security

The government is looking to buy radiation detection equipment (RDE) to deter and detect illicit trafficking of radioactive materials across international borders. Border crossings, integrated check posts (ICPs) and land ports will be equipped with RDE to stop any smuggling of material needed for a nuclear device or radiological dispersal device.
The move will lead to a significant enhancement of India's internal security abilities as border checks have so far focused on detecting counterfeit currency, drugs, arms and ammunition, and explosives, said a senior government official, who did not wish to be identified. The government issued a request for interest (RFI) on August 21, a copy of which has been seen by ET, for seeking inputs on system requirements and technical information for procuring RDE. India has ICPs at Attari, Jogbani, Raxaul, Agartala, Petrapole and Moreh which see cross-border trade and movement of passengers.
The government has sought information from bidders on the experience from places the world over where RDE has been installed and is actually under use. The US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, for example, has been helping many countries combat the smuggling of radioactive material at important international border crossing points with such equipment, including at the Friendship Bridge connecting Afghanistan to Uzbekistan.

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