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DEFENCE - November 2021

Nov 2021

Oct 31, 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Virtually Launches Two Helipads in Ladakh, Unveils Rs. 2,180 crore...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday dedicated to the nation 75 infrastructure projects including bridges, roads and helipads built at a cost of Rs. 2,180 crore in strategically key areas of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim among others.
He inaugurated the projects at a function held at the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DS-DBO) road that provides connectivity to India's northernmost outpost of Daulat Beg Oldi in eastern Ladakh.
The highlight of the event was the onsite inauguration of 120-metre-long 'class-70 Shyok Setu' on the DS-DBO Road at an altitude 14,000 feet.
The bridge will be of strategic importance as it will facilitate logistics movement of the armed forces.
Other projects inaugurated virtually by Singh included two helipads, one each in Hanle and Thakung, in Eastern Ladakh.

Indian Navy Hosted Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise Simbex 2022

Indian Navy is hosting 29th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from 26^th to 30^th October, 2022 at Visakhapatnam
It is being conducted in two phases: Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam from 26 to 27 October, 2022 followed by Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal from 28 to 30 October, 2022
SIMBEX exercise began in 1994 and were initially known as Exercise Lion King.
RSS Stalwart and RSS Vigilance (Victory Class Corvette) from Singapore will join the exercise.

Indian Navy Participates in Maiden Trilateral Exercise with Mozambique and Tanzania

The Defence Ministry has informed that the first edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 27^th October, 2022.
The Indian Navy has participated in the Maiden Trilateral Exercise with Mozambique and Tanzania.
Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak Helicopter, and MARCOS.
The exercise has three main objectives including capability development to address common threats through training and sharing of best practices, Enhancing interoperability, and strengthening maritime cooperation.
The exercise has been held till 29^th October, 2022 which also includes the Harbour and sea phases.
In the harbor phase, various capacity-building activities are involved which include visit, board, search, and seizure.
Small arms training, joint diving operations, damage control and fire fighting exercises, and cross-deck visits are scheduled in the capacity building activities.

Oct 30, 2022

India, US to Conduct 'Yudh Abhyas' near China Border

Indian and the US militaries will conduct the battalion-level "Yudh Abhyas" exercise between November 15 and December 2 at Auli in Uttarakhand, just 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Before this, between November 8 and 18, the member countries of the "Quad" will conduct the Malabar Exercise off Yokosuka in Japan. The 'Quad' includes the US, Japan, Australia and India.

Oct 28, 2022

Tata and Airbus to Make C-295MW Transport Aircraft for IAF in Vadodara

Moving to achieve a milestone in the highly competitive aviation industry and boosting its Make-in-India defence programme, the government announced that a transport aircraft manufacturing facility for the Indian Air Force will come up in Vadodara.
To start with, 40 of the 56 C-295MW transport aircraft being procured from Airbus Defence and Space SA, Spain, will be manufactured at the new facility in Vadodara.
In September 2021, after the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space SA, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract for acquisition of the aircraft with associated equipment.
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said that as part of the contract, 16 aircraft will be delivered in flyaway condition and 40 will be manufactured in India by the Indian aircraft contractor, Tata consortium of Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) led by TASL.

Oct 27, 2022

NISA Bags Union HM's Trophy for Best Police Training Institution

National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), at Hakimpet, Hyderabad bagged the Union Home Minister's Trophy for the "Best Police Training Institution for Training of Gazetted Officers for the year 2020-21". This extraordinary feat for this Academy was achieved during the serving period of the current Commissioner of Police (CP) Hyderabad, C.V. Anand, who was the previous Director of the Academy during the year under contention.
Ministry of Home Affairs conducts a national-level screening of various central police training institutes and accordingly BPR&D conducts a survey for the best Police Training Institution for the year. All central and state government police training academies of the country are in consideration in various categories.

Oct 26, 2022

Govt. Signs Pact with US to Procure MK 54 Torpedo, Expendables

The Centre inked a deal with the US government to procure MK 54 torpedo and expendables for the Indian Navy.
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US Government under Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for procurement of MK 54 Torpedo and Expendable (Chaff and Flares) for the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs. 423 crore.
These weapons are the outfit of P-8I Aircraft which is used for Long range Maritime Surveillance, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASV).
The Indian Navy has a total of 11 P-8I aircraft, which are manufactured by US aerospace company Boeing, in its fleet.

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