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DEFENCE - November 2021

Nov 2021

Dec 20, 2023

INS Shivaji Gets Original 'Vir Chakra' Awarded To 1971 War Hero

The Indian Navy's premier technical training establishment, INS Shivaji, received the original 'Vir Chakra' awarded to late Vice-Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury for his gallant actions during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
Vice-Admiral Dinesh Prabhakar, Distinguished Chair-Marine Engineering, INS Shivaji, received the Vir Chakra from Padipta Bose and Gargi Bose, the family members of Vice-Admiral Chowdhury, on behalf of the Navy at a solemn ceremony organised at the training establishment in Lonavala, around 60km from Pune city.

Navy Chief Attends Maritime Conclave in Bangkok

Admiral Kumar led a three-member delegation at the eighth Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) conclave of chiefs hosted by Royal Thai Navy in Bangkok.
The IONS was conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008 as a forum to enhance maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean region.
The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is a series of biennial meetings.
The IONS grouping consists of 25 member countries and 8 observers.

Dec 19, 2023

US-led Red Sea Patrol Force Formed in Response to Attacks by Houthis Backing Palestinians

Several countries agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to try to safeguard commercial shipping against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who say they are supporting Palestinians under siege by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on a visit to Bahrain, identified several countries taking part in an international force. It was unclear whether those countries are willing to do what U.S. warships have done - shoot down Houthi missiles and drones and rush to the aid of commercial ships under attack.
As per Lloyd Austin, this is an international challenge that demands collective action. Therefore he announced the establishment of 'Operation Prosperity Guardian', an important new multinational security initiative.
It identified participating nations led by the United States as including among others the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.

Dec 18, 2023

Indian Akash Air Defence Missile System Destroys 4 Targets Simultaneously

Looking to export its indigenous weapon systems, India strongly demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system, where a single firing unit simultaneously engaged and destroyed four unmanned targets during the recent Exercise Astrashakti 2023.
With this demonstration during the Air Force Exercise Astrashakti-2023, India became the first to demonstrate the capability of engaging four targets simultaneously at such ranges by command guidance using a single firing unit.

Dec 17, 2023

India, Philippines Hold Drill in South China Sea

Signalling their intent in the Indo-Pacific, the Indian Navy and the Philippines Navy carried out a maritime partnership exercise in the South China Sea.
INS Kadmatt on a long-range operation deployment to the 'West Philippine Sea' undertook the exercise with BRP Ramon Alcaraz of Philippine Navy.
Manoeuvres, replenishment at sea approaches, flying operations by the Indian Navy helicopter and communication drills were undertaken during the exercise.

Indian Navy & IIT Kanpur Join Forces to Drive Innovation through Research Partnership

Indian Navy and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi, symbolising their commitment to promote technology development, innovative solutions and joint R&D. Rear Admiral K. Srinivas, Asst Chief of Materiel (Dockyard & Refits) and Professor Subramaniam Ganesh, Officiating Director IIT Kanpur concluded this MoU.
The Indian Navy and IIT Kanpur share common interest in academic exchange of scientific research activities in the field of Engineering related to defence technologies. The MoU would serve as a broader framework and enable both sides to enhance capacity building, provide solutions to field level issues and enhance training effectiveness through exchange of faculty/ guest lectures.

Dec 16, 2023

India Hosts SCO Joint Anti-terror Exercise to Combat Use of Internet for Terrorism & Separatism

India hosted the competent authorities of the SCO member states, with the support of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), joint anti-terrorist exercise to identify and control the use of the internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes.
The exercise aimed to exchange positive experiences between the competent authorities of the SCO member states in countering the use of digital assets to finance terrorist, separatist and extremist activities.
Moreover, another objective of the exercise was to improve the mechanisms of interaction between the competent authorities of the SCO member states to identify and suppress the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes.
The practical seminar is one of India's initiatives started in 2019 under the framework of the SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorists Structure (RATS).
SCO RATS Member States include India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

India Successfully Flight Tests Indigenous High-speed Flying-wing UAV

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga in Karnataka.
The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealth UAV is a testimony to maturity in the technology readiness levels in the country. With this flight in the tailless configuration, India joined the elite club of countries to have mastered the controls for the flying wing technology.

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