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DEFENCE - January 2021

Jan 2021

Jul 18, 2022

CM Introduces e-FIR Service and a Police App for Uttarakhand

The e-FIR service and the Uttarakhand police app were introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The State police's five online services are all integrated into the police app. Dhami, who spoke at the event, asserted that the app woudl provide better services to the public. On behalf of the government's policy of simplification, solution, and resolution, he noted that this is a commendable endeavour. This is a commendable effort to put Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concept of smart policing into practise.
The head of the police department The Uttarakhand police app now includes all of the online services that the State police offers to the general public, according to Ashok Kumar.
These are Lakshya Nasha Mukt Uttarakhand, Meri Yatra, Gaura Shakti, traffic eye, and public eye.
Additionally linked to this app are the cyber hotline number 1930 and the emergency number 112.

Defence Ministry to Allow Private Companies to Develop Military Helicopters

In a major push to "Atmanirbhar Bharat" in military hardware sector, the Defence Ministry decided to amend the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) manual to allow private sector to collaborate with an Indian Defence PSUs with a majority stake and manufacture the required weapon system.
As per reports, this collaboration would be tested in the development and manufacture of Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH), which would ultimately replace all Russian built Mi-17 and Mi-8 helicopters in the Indian military's present inventory.
It is understood that Indian private sector companies have already shown their eagerness to participate in the project with the Defence Ministry telling them to start manufacturing in the next seven years. The French Safran has already signed an MoU with Indian HAL, to form a new joint venture company to develop, produce and support the IMRH engine including the naval variant.

INS Sindhudhvaj Retires after 35 Years

The Navy's Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.
The traditional ceremony was conducted when the Decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the submarine was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 years. The event was attended by 15 of the former Commanding Officers, including Cmde S.P. Singh (Retd.), the Commissioning CO, and 26 Commissioning crew veterans.
The decommissioning of the submarine was delayed by about a year.
Commissioned into the Navy in June 1987, Sindhudhvaj, was one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines India acquired from Russia between 1986 and 2000.

Jul 14, 2022

Rajnath Singh Inaugurate P17A Stealth Frigate in Kolkata

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second P17A stealth frigate built by warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in West Bengal's capital city Kolkata.
The first P17A frigate called Himgiri was launched in December 2020 by Madhulika Rawat, the wife of the then Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat.
The contract for the construction of three stealth frigates under Project 17A is the largest ever order awarded to the shipyard by the Ministry of Defence with a value of over Rs. 19,293 crore.

Jul 12, 2022

Army to Conduct Trials of AI-enabled Vehicles in Ladakh

The Indian Army will start conducting trials of indigenously developed artificial intelligence-enabled unmanned ground vehicles at higher altitudes along the China frontier in Ladakh for surveillance and logistics operations.
These vehicles can be used for extreme weather and terrain conditions and can be used for logistics, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
The battery-operated vehicle, having day and night cameras, can be used to carry logistics such as weapons and ammunition up to 500kg and also as reconnaissance units to track enemy positions. These vehicles will provide live feed to commanders deployed along the Line of Actual Control.

Rajnath Singh Launches 75 AI-powered Defence Products in New Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched 75 defence products powered by artificial intelligence at the first-ever 'AI in Defence' symposium and exhibition organised by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi.
These products were launched as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations. Out of these 75 products, some are already being used by the armed forces while the rest are in the process of deployment.
These 75 products are in the domains of robotics systems, cyber security, human behaviour analysis, intelligent monitoring system, supply chain management, voice analysis and C4ISR (command, control, communication, computer and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and operational data analytics.

Jul 11, 2022

Russian Navy Receives First Submarine Carrying Nuke-powered Drones

The Russian navy received the first submarine Belgorod which is designed to carry Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drones.
The submarine opens new opportunities for Russia to implement various scientific research tasks and conduct rescue operations in remote areas of the oceans.
The nuclear-powered Belgorod was floated out in April 2019 and was initially planned to be delivered to the navy in 2020.

Navy Completes Final Sea Trials of INS Vikrant

The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant successfully completed the fourth phase of sea trials during which trials of the majority of equipment and systems onboard were undertaken. The trials took place ahead of its scheduled commissioning into the Indian Navy on August 15.
Designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND), Vikrant has been built at the state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The warship, with a displacement of 37,500 tonnes, Vikrant has put India in a select league -- only the US, the UK, Russia, France and China have the capability to build aircraft carriers.

China, Pakistan Begin War Games off Shanghai

China and Pakistan began four-day naval exercises off the coast of Shanghai, involving Pakistan's most advanced China-built frigate and paving the way for closer security cooperation between the two countries in the Indian Ocean.
The drills were aimed at jointly dealing with maritime security threats.
The exercises are the second edition of Sea Guardians, following drills held in January 2020 in the Arabian Sea off Karachi.

Jul 08, 2022

Native AI-based Software Created to Safeguard Defence Land from Encroachment

The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) developed an Artificial Intelligence-based Change Detection Software that can automatically detect unauthorised constructions and encroachments on the defence land using Satellite Imagery, demonstrating once again how technology has benefited the country's defense-related issues. For efficient land management and urban planning, the Institute makes use of the most recent surveying technology, including satellite photography, drone imaging, and geospatial tools.

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