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DEFENCE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 09, 2020

MHA Holds Discussions with Companies for Making Arms

The Union home ministry held discussions with 17 private Indian companies including Larsen & Toubro and Godrej for local manufacturing of small arms for central armed police forces (CAPFs), in its attempt to promote self-reliance.
Some of these weapons currently being used were imported by security forces through the home ministry. The home ministry is looking at local production of these equipment following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call on Atmanirbhar Bharat to make the country self-reliant.
The private companies shortlisted by the MHA own licence to manufacture weapons.
Besides L&T and Godrej, these include Vem Technologies, Kalyani Strategic, Shyam Arms, Premier Explosives and HYT.
The security forces have been asked to provide their requirement and to cut down on import of arms and ammunitions which can be easily developed with the help of local manufacturers.

Jun 08, 2020

Philippines Plans to Procure Brahmos Land-based Supersonic Anti-ship Missile System from India

As per reports, the Philippines plans to procure the Brahmos land-based supersonic anti-ship missile system from India. The development of BrahMos is based on the Russian made P-800 Oniks / Yakhont supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. The BrahMos propulsion is based on the Oniks, while the guidance system was developed by BrahMos Aerospace.
According to India, the Brahmos missile is claimed to be the fastest low-altitude missile in the world. It has a maximum firing range of 500 km.

Jun 06, 2020

China Appoints New Commander for Troops Overseeing India Border

China has appointed Lieutenant General Xu Qiling as the new army commander for its Western Theatre Command ground forces responsible for the Sino-India border, ahead of the key talks between senior Indian and Chinese military officials to end the border standoff.
Before this, he reportedly served in the Eastern Theatre Command.
The Western Theatre Command of the PLA guards the 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India.
The PLA's Western Theatre Command, which includes the ground force or army, Air Force and Rocket Force, is headed by General Zhao Zongqi.

Jun 05, 2020

ITBP Establishes Two New Headquarters to Look after India-China Border

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) issued an order of establishing two command headquarters in Chandigarh and Guwahati. The Chandigarh headquarters will be headed by IG rank official who will work as Additional Director General (ADG) and look after Ladakh, Leh, and Srinagar areas while the Guwahati sector will look after the north-eastern parts. Last year (2019) in October, the Union Cabinet had approved two new headquarters for ITBP along with 60 extra posts. Two new posts of ADG have been sanctioned by the Cabinet. ITBP is majorly responsible for guarding over 3,400 km-long Line of Actual Control with China. Amid tensions with China, the ITBP stepped up its vigil as Chinese choppers violated Indian airspace twice in recent weeks. These two new headquarters will also look after the international border with China.

India Looking to Ink Military Logistics Pact with Japan

India is fast inking reciprocal military logistics pacts with like-minded countries to extend its strategic and naval operational reach in the entire Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and beyond, with an eye firmly on China's expansionist behavior in the Indo-Pacific. After similar agreements with the US, France, South Korea and Singapore, it was India's turn to ink the mutual logistics support arrangement (MLSA) with Australia during the virtual summit between the two PMs.
That's not all. India is set to ink a military logistics pact with Japan next, while similar agreements with Russia and theUK are also being negotiated. The MLSA will enable our warships to get refueling from Australian tankers on the high seas, while also availing of berthing, maintenance and storage facilities at Australian naval bases. It will, of course, be on a reciprocal basis. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) inked with the US in 2016 similarly gives India refueling facilities and access to American bases in Djibouti, Diego Garcia, Guam and Subic Bay. The one inked with France in 2018, in turn, also extends the Indian Navy's reach in south-western IOR due to French bases in the Reunion Islands near Madagascar and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

Jun 04, 2020

India, Australia Ink Landmark Defence Pact

India and Australia inked a landmark agreement for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support besides firming up six more pacts to further broad base ties after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held an online summit.
The Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) will allow militaries of the two countries to use each other's bases for repair and replenishment of supplies besides facilitating scaling up of overall defense cooperation.
India has already signed similar agreements with the US, France and Singapore.
The other pacts will provide for bilateral cooperation in areas of cyber and cyber-enabled critical technology, mining and minerals, military technology, vocational education, and water resources management.

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