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DEFENCE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Jul 13, 2020

Army Looks to Acquire US Aerial Vehicle

The Indian army has set its eyes on acquiring hand-launched, remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle Raven from US and state-of-the-art Israeli Spike Firefly "loitering" ammunition to add lethality to its ground infantry apart from long-range precision artillery shells with a range of over 40 kilometres.
While the army is sharpening the teeth of its infantry, the air force will get five Rafael multi-role fighter jets from Paris this month, with another four to be used for training in France.
The Indian navy is all set to commission its second ballistic missile-firing nuclear submarine, INS Arighat, later this year.

Jul 12, 2020

US Navy Welcomes 1st Black Female Tactical Aircraft Pilot

The U.S. Navy welcomed its first Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot. Lt. Madeline Swegle completed naval flight school and would later this month receive the flight officer insignia known as the "Wings of Gold."
Swegle's milestone comes more than 45 years after Rosemary Mariner in 1974 became the first woman to fly a tactical fighter jet.

Jul 11, 2020

Boeing Completes Delivery of Apache, Chinook Helicopters to Indian Air Force

Amid border standoff with China, Boeing has completed delivery of AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). With this, the US aerospace major has completed the contract for 22 Apaches to IAF. The delivery of the final 5 of the 22 Apache attack helicopters was done to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Boeing had earlier in March handed over the last 5 of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the IAF.
India is among the 17 countries to have the Apache and also the most advanced variant, AH-64E Apache. The helicopter is also flown by the US and many other countries.

US Approves $620 Million Missile Upgrade Package for Taiwan

The United States approved a possible $620 million upgrade package for Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Taiwan, the State Department said, the latest purchase from the United States to deal with a rising threat from China.
The United States, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide the democratic island with the means to defend itself.
China, which claims the democratically-ruled island as its own territory, routinely denounces U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Taiwan requested to buy components to upgrade its Patriot missiles "in order to support an operational life of 30 years", the State Department said.
Lockheed Martin will be the main contractor and the total estimated cost will be $620 million.
This arms sale is the 7^th by the Trump administration to Taiwan so far.

Jul 10, 2020

Indonesia Explores Options to Buy BrahMos Missile

India and the Philippines are in talks for the purchase of several defence platforms from India including the brahMos missile and according to Philippines media and Indian, both have moved past price negotiation talks for the BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia and intend to conclude a deal in Q3 of 2020 for Truck Based BrahMos Batteries for coastal defence.
As per reports, Indonesia is also in the early stages of exploring the procurement of the BrahMos missiles from India along with Vietnam and Thailand.
The Philippines also has shown interest in acquiring BrahMos for Anti-ship missions to be installed on their frontline warships. Growing Chinese muscularity in the South China Sea (SCS) has prompted many countries in the region to beef up their Naval defenses by acquiring weapons ranging from Patrol boats to submarines to counter growing interference of Beijing in the area.
The Philippines will be getting Anti-Ship BrahMos version for Coastal defense with a range of 290 km, Indonesia to has shown interest in Coastal batteries of BrahMos and have been briefed about BrahMos-A which can be carried by a Sukhoi-30MKI. Indonesian Air Force operates a small fleet of Su-27 and Su-30MK2s which will require considerable modifications to the airframe if Indonesia decides also to acquire BrahMos-A also soon.

India to Invite Australian Navy for Malabar Drill

India plans to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just Japan and the U.S., in a move that could risk China's ire.
The decision to include Australia in the drills, the first time all members of the regional grouping known as the Quad will be engaged at a military level, comes as Beijing and New Delhi are caught up in their worst border tensions in four decades. The exercise will bring together the navies of India, Japan, Australia and the U.S. in the Bay of Bengal at the end of the year.
New Delhi is expected to clear the way next week for a formal invitation to Australia following final government clearance and consultations with the U.S. and Japan.
As per Australia's defence department, the nation was yet to receive an invitation to Exercise Malabar, "Australia sees value in participating in quadrilateral defence activities in order to increase interoperability and advance our collective interests in a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

Jul 09, 2020

Bharat Dynamics Signs LAToT of Akash Missile Weapon System with DRDO

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) signed Licence Agreement and Transfer of Technology (LAToT) for Akash Missile Weapon System of Indian Army Variant with Defence Research and Development Organisation – Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDO – DRDL).
The agreement was signed by Dr. Dasharath Ram, Director of DRDL and P. Radha Krishna, Production Director of BDL.
The Akash missile was designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by BDL.
Bharat Electronics produces the hitech – Rajendra Phased array radar of the Akash missile system.
Akash is the first medium range Surface to Air missile produced in India which can engage multiple targets from multiple directions.
The missile can be launched from mobile platforms like tanks and trucks.

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