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DEFENCE - November 2023

Nov 2023

Nov 03, 2023

India Submits 'Letter of Request' To France For 26 Rafale Fighter Jets

  • In a significant development, India has given the Letter of Request to the French government for the procurement of 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy under a government-to-government deal.
  •  India Submits 'Letter of Request' To France For 26 Rafale Fighter Jets
  • As per the proposal, the Indian Navy will get 22 single-seated Rafale Marine aircraft along with four trainer aircraft.
  • The aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and Vikrant have been operating the MiG-29s and need the Rafales for operations on both carriers.

Nov 01, 2023

Navy's Last Ilyushin-38SD Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft Retires

  •  The Indian Navy decommissioned the last of its Ilyushin Il-38SD Sea Dragon Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft from operational service, 46 years after their induction.
  • Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who was present at the drawdown ceremony of the aircraft at INS Hansa at Vasco town, Goa, described the occasion as truly historic and one filled with nostalgia.
  • The Navy chief said the aircraft brought glory to the Indian Navy time and again.

End of an Era - MiG-21 Jets Fly For Last Time

  •  Marking the end of an era, Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jets flew for the last time over Barmer town of Rajasthan.
  • The MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the No. 4 squadron of the IAF took a sortie and flew for the last time over the Uttarlai town in Barmer, Rajasthan.
  • The Indian Air Force is phasing out the MiG-21 squadrons and set to replace them with the indigenous LCA Mark-1A fighter jets.
  • As per plans, the No. 4 squadron will be getting the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets in its inventory and may move to a new location in the desert sector itself by the end of this month.
  • The MiG-21 entered service in 1963 on a trial basis. It formed the backbone of India's fighter fleet from 1970 to the mid-2000s till the Su-30MKIs were pressed into action.

IAF Deploys Three S-400 Missile Units along China and Pakistan Borders

  •  The Indian Air Force (IAF) took significant steps to bolster its air defense capabilities along the borders with China and Pakistan by deploying three out of the five agreed-upon S-400 air defense missile squadrons. However, the remaining two squadrons' delivery schedule has been affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and officials from both countries are set to meet soon to finalize the timeline.
  • In 2018-19, India entered into a crucial defense agreement with Russia to procure S-400 missiles worth Rs. 35,000 crore, aiming to acquire a total of five squadrons of these advanced air defense systems. These squadrons have already been operationalized in strategically important sectors. One unit is responsible for guarding both the China and Pakistan fronts, while one squadron has been specifically earmarked for each of these countries.

Indian Navy Chief Offers to Run Warship Training Hub for Regional States

  •  The Indian Navy chief, Admiral Hari Kumar, proposed deepening relations between states in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), by adopting four principles that would govern future relations.
  • Hari Kumar made his proposals while addressing the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC), one of the navy's several multilateral initiatives aimed at bringing together the littoral states of the IOR into a cooperative maritime security framework operating under barely discernible Indian Navy leadership.
  • The navy chief's first proposal involves developing a working mechanism that is "structure light, but functionally heavy".
  • The second proposal was that "each one of us could bring to the table certain unique capabilities and expertise".
  • The third, inter-related proposal involves developing CoEs as nerve centres of maritime security information pertaining to the IOR.
  • The navy chief's fourth and final suggestion was to rationalise and prioritise efforts under other bilateral, mini-lateral and multi-lateral constructs in the IOR. Besides the deployment of naval warships on visits to other countries' ports and naval bases and joint training exercises, the Indian Navy has fostered maritime bonding through various multilateral initiatives such as the Goa Maritime Conclave, MILAN, Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the Colombo Security Conclave, among others.


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