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DEFENCE - January 2021

Jan 2021

Oct 13, 2022

Naval Drill with SA, Brazil Concludes

The Indian Navy concluded a multi-national maritime exercise with Brazilian and South African Navies. Naval warship INS Tarkash was at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for the seventh edition of exercise 'IBSAMAR'. The exercise was aimed at strengthening security, joint operational training and sharing of best practices.
This multinational maritime exercise among the navies of the three countries which are also part of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) was held from Oct 10- 12, 2022.
According to the Indian Navy, during the harbour phase of IBSAMAR VII there were professional exchanges like fire-fighting and damage control drills, and also interaction among Special Forces and VBSS/cross boarding lectures.

Oct 12, 2022

Pakistan to Take Part in the SCO Anti-Terror Exercise Hosted by India

Pakistan was invited to the closing ceremony, on October 13, of the ongoing Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE) 'Manesar Anti-Terror 2022' under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) hosted by India.
The National Security Guard (NSG) hosted the multinational JATE "Manesar Anti-Terror 2022" under the framework of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), at the NSG Manesar Garrison.
An Indian delegation had participated in the closing ceremony of the two-week-long JATE-2021 hosted by Pakistan at the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi, in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, in September 2021.
The exercise was aimed at exchanging expertise and best practices, and build synergy between the Counter Terrorism Forces of the SCO RATS member countries to enhance capabilities for conducting anti-terrorist operations and countering other security threats collectively.

Oct 11, 2022

Kyrgyzstan Calls off Indestructible Brotherhood-2022

Kyrgyzstan called off the CSTO's military drills called Indestructible Brotherhood-2022, which were set to be held in the Central Asian country from October 10 to 14.
Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Republic, called off the "Indestructible Brotherhood 2022" command and staff exercise a day before the multinational military exercise was scheduled to commence in its territory.
The exercise is joint military drill involving army personnel from Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) – a 6-member security alliance comprising of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
Non-member states like Syria, Serbia and Uzbekistan were also invited for this military exercise as observers.
The multilateral military drills were set to take place in the eastern highlands of Kyrgyzstan.

Oct 10, 2022

Indian Navy to Join Exercise Malabar in Japan Next Month

Japan will host the 2022 edition of the Malabar naval exercise consisting of India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. in the second week of November. Indian Navy will also participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) being hosted in the first week of November to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF).
This is the latest in a series of bilateral and multilateral exercises in which the Indian armed forces have taken part recently. End of October, the India-U.S. bilateral Army exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' is scheduled to take place in the high altitude areas of Uttarakhand, around 100 km (aerial distance) from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Oct 07, 2022

Tata Advanced System Bags IAF Contract to Supply Bullet-proof Jackets

In a move that signifies growing self-reliance, the Indian Air Force will get 10,000 bullet-proof jackets for their special forces and other personnel from Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
The lightweight bullet-resistant body armour is expected to replace bulky and heavy jackets that are slowly being phased out from the entire armed forces.
The supply of these bulletproof jackets for the first time to the Indian Air Force is as per the terms of the contract.

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