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DEFENCE - May 2021

May 2021

Nov 27, 2024

Coast Guard to Conduct 'SAREX 24' in Kochi from Nov 27-30 under NMSAR Board

The Indian Cast Guard is conducting National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise & Workshop (SAREX-24) under the aegis of NMSAR Board at Kochi from November 27 to 30.
This workshop is being conducted with imperatives to validate the National M-SAR construct through 'all-inclusive' and 'collaborative' approach.
Taking cognizance of the vast 4.6 Million Sq Km of Indian Search and Rescue Region (ISRR) bestowed to India, Indian Cast Guard has been a proponent of cooperative engagements not only with the resource agencies but also with littorals and friendly foreign countries.
Response operation to large scale contingencies at sea, termed as 'Mass Rescue Operation' (MRO) is the essence of 11th edition of SAREX-24.
The theme of the exercise is "Enhancing Search and Rescue Capabilities through Regional Collaboration".

Nov 26, 2024

Army's Kharga Corps Demonstrates Combat Readiness with Integrated Field Firing Exercise

The Kharga Corps of the Indian Army successfully conducted a two-day integrated field firing exercise, 'Kharga Shakti', at the Mahajan Field Firing Range. This comprehensive exercise was aimed at testing and validating the effectiveness of combined arms operations in a simulated battlefield environment.
Lieutenant General Rajesh Pushkar, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Kharga Corps reviewed the 'Kharga Shakti' exercise at the firing range in Rajasthan.
The troops demonstrated their combat readiness through live firing drills, tactical movements and air support missions, incorporating cutting-edge technology such as swarm drones, loiter munition systems, quadcopters and logistic drones.

Nov 24, 2024

Indian Army Celebrates 77th Anniversary of Poonch's Historic Link-Up

Approximately 5,000 veterans participated in a grand event in Poonch to mark the 77th anniversary of the historic military link-up of Poonch, a border district in Jammu and Kashmir, with the rest of the country.
The Poonch Link-Up Day is a significant event in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, commemorating the Indian Army's successful conclusion of a gruelling 15-month siege of Poonch on this day in 1948 under the leadership of the revered Brigadier Pritam Singh.

Nov 23, 2024

India-Russia 22nd Working Group Meeting on Military Technical Cooperation

The 22^nd meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Military technical cooperation and defence industry was held in New Delhi.
The meeting was co-chaired by Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and A. Boytsov, First Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation of Russia.
India and Russia have an institutionalised structure to oversee the complete range of issues of military and military-technical cooperation. The inaugural India-Russia 2+2 Dialogue (set up in 2021) was held in Delhi.

Nov 22, 2024

India, Australia Firm Up Air-to-Air Refuelling Arrangement for Military Aircraft

India and Australia firmed up an arrangement to enable the air forces of the two countries to carry out air-to-air refuelling, a move expected to increase the Indian military's reach in the Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Australian counterpart Pat Conroy MP announced the arrangement at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a regional security conclave in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos.
Under the arrangement, the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) air-to-air refuelling aircraft -- the KC-30A multi-role tanker transport -- will be able to refuel Indian military planes.

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