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DEFENCE - January 2021

Jan 2021

Jul 05, 2021

GRSE Kolkata Bags Order for Supply of Patrol boats to Bangladesh

The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) Kolkata have yet again managed to further strengthen the ties between India and Bangladesh by bagging an order to manufacture six patrol boats for Bangladesh.
The GRSE, a mini-Ratna category- I defence PSU and a leading warship building company, bagged an order to build six patrol boats for sustainable coastal and marine fisheries projects under the Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh.
The order has been awarded to GRSE through international competitive bidding where other international players from Europe and Asia were in the fray.
The 13 metres surveillance patrol boats for Marine Fisheries Surveillance Check-post (MFSC), Government of Bangladesh, will be used in surveillance activities, shallow water operations and patrolling fishing grounds day and night for illegal fishing gear and retrieval of survivors.
It may be noted that GRSE has the distinction in exporting the first 'Made in India' warship when the shipyard delivered a multipurpose offshore patrol vessel (OPV), 'CGS Barracuda' to the Mauritius Coast Guard.

Jul 04, 2021

India's 1 Indigenous Drone Defence Dome'Indrajaal'

India's 1st indigenous drone defence dome 'Indrajaal' has been developed by Hyderabad-based Grene Robotics. As per the company, the drone defence dome – 'Indrajaal' is capable of autonomously protecting an area of 1000-2000 sq km against aerial threats. It protects the area by assessing and acting on aerial threats such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Low- Radar Cross Section (RCS) targets.

Indian Army Inducts First Batch of Indigenously Designed & Developed Short Span Bridging Systems

Indian Army inducts the 1st batch of 12 indigenously designed and developed Short Span Bridging systems into the Corps of Engineers. The induction ceremony took place in the national capital. The system has been designed by DRDO and manufactured by L&T. Army Chief General MM Naravane and DRDO Chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy attended the event.

Jul 03, 2021

Last US and NATO Forces Leave Key Afghanistan Base

After nearly 20 years, the US military left Bagram Airfield, the epicentre of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.
The airfield was handed over to the Afghan National Security and Defense Force in its entirety.
The withdrawal is the clearest indication that the last of the 2,500-3,500 US troops have left Afghanistan or are nearing a departure, months ahead of President Joe Biden's promise that they would be gone by September 11.

Jul 02, 2021

Pakistan Army Inducts China-made VT-4 Battle Tanks

The Pakistan Army has formally inducted the first batch of the China-made VT-4 battle tanks into its armoury.
Produced by Chinese state-owned armoured vehicle manufacturer, Norinco, the delivery of VT-4 tanks from the manufacturer began in April last year. Pakistan is the third country to have bought these tanks from China after Thailand and Nigeria.
Pakistan has been buying various weapons from China which has become its reliable partner in the defence field.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is Vice Chief of IAF

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari took over as Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force.
He has succeeded Air Marshal HS Arora, who retired after putting in more than 39 years of service.
During his tenure, Air Marshal Aora was instrumental in ensuring prompt and optimum operational deployment of assets in proportionate response to the developing situation in Eastern Ladakh.
Air Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF in December 1982. He has a flying experience of more than 3800 hours, including missions flown during Op Meghdoot and Op Safed Sagar.

Jul 01, 2021

BAE Systems to Deliver First M-Code GPS User Equipment to Germany

BAE Systems will deliver the first batch of new military GPS user equipment to Germany, after being awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract by the Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Production Corps.
Germany was the first state to order new military GPS user equipment (MGUE) which will be able to access M-Code, a new anti-spoofing, anti-jamming GPS signal designated for military use.

Israel Unveils Sea Breaker, the Long-range Missile System

Israeli defence major Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled Sea Breaker, a 5th generation long range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system meant to hit high-value maritime and land targets.
Described by the firm as a naval and artillery unit force-multiplier, Sea Breaker, which has stand-off ranges of up to 300 km, can be fired both from land and surface ships.
Though company sources said they would be offering the system to India in future with a possible Make in India initiative, the country already has a similar product, BrahMos, an Indo-Russia missile system.
The Israeli company has an existing joint venture with Indian private firm Kalyani and is called the Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS).

India's Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant

The Indian Navy is to start sea trials of its first domestically-built aircraft carrier in a move that will boost its ability to counter China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean.
Sea trials of the INS Vikrant are expected to begin as early as next month, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saying last week that the warship was set to enter active service in the first half of 2022.
The nearly Rs. 24,000-crore project was targeted to be commissioned by 2018, but was hit by delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 'basin trial' was successfully completed in November 2020.

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