DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor
India successfully conducted maiden flight test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
The flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations.
The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. It is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with indigenously-developed advanced control system, navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target.
Nov 04, 2022
In a First, CRPF Appoints 2 Women Cadre Officers as IG of RAF, Bihar Sector
In a first, the CRPF appointed two women officers from its cadre as Inspectors General (IG) of its specialised anti-riots unit RAF and the Bihar Sector.
Annie Abraham was appointed as the IG of the blue duangree donning Rapid Action Force (RAF) while Seema Dhundia was posted as the IG of the Bihar Sector.
This is the first time that the RAF will be headed by a woman IG. An IG is the head of the sector in the CRPF.
Both officers joined the paramilitary force in 1987 as the first batch of women officers. They have also commanded an all-women Indian police contingent at the UN.
They have been decorated with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the 'Ati Utkrisht Sewa Padak' during their service.
Nov 03, 2022
India Secures First Contract for Naval Guns with Indonesia
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured a contract to deliver 40 mm naval gun systems to the Indonesian Navy, which marks the first-ever export of the weapon system from India to Indonesia.
A contract for the weapons was signed with the Indonesian Navy, and it covers the delivery of two Teevra 40 units. L&T will work with Indonesian defence firm BTI Defence on the contract, and the latter will provide after-sales service for the weapon system while it is operational.
The Teevra 40 is a naval gun system that has a maximum range of about 11,800 m. For surface targets, it has an effective range of about 3,500 m, while for aerial targets the effective range is about 4,500 m. It can fire various 40 mm/L70 standard NATO rounds.
Nov 02, 2022
US and South Korea Begin Vigilant Storm Air Exercises
The US and South Korean military began five days of air exercises.
Styled "Vigilant Storm", more than 240 aircraft flying approximately 1,600 sorties will participate in the drills, including American F-35B stealth fighter jets. Vigilant Storm comes a mere days after South Korea concluded its annual Hoguk field training exercises. North Korea also fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
While Pyongyang claims its missile tests are defensive in nature, the drills are more an attempt to test its weapons systems and intimidate Washington and Seoul to improve its negotiating power. The uptick in missile tests noted since late September may also indicate that North Korea is preparing to conduct another nuclear test, which it has not done since 2017.
Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh Takes over Reins of Army's Southern Command
Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh took over as General Office Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Singh was commissioned into 7/11 Gorkha Rifles in December 1984.
He has vast operational experience in all types of terrain be it counter-insurgency areas, high altitudes & icy glaciated regions of Siachen or the desert sector.
Nov 01, 2022
Punjab Police's Anti-gangster Task Force Awarded Union Home Minister Medal
The 16-member team of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of the Punjab Police was awarded the Union Home Minister's Special Operation Medal for 2022.
The awardees include AGTF chief Additional Director General of Police Promod Ban and his team members -- Deputy Inspector General Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Assistant IG Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, AIG Sandeep Goel, Deputy Superintendent of Police Bikramjit Singh Brar and other cops of sub inspector and assistant sub inspector ranks.
The AGTF headed by Ban was constituted on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to stamp out gangsters and anti-social elements from the state using intelligence-based inputs and coordinating with field units of Punjab Police.
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