Indian Coast Guard carried out a two-day National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise-2020 (SAREX-20) in Goa which saw participation by 24 overseas partners from 19 countries. SAREX-20 saw the largest ever participation from international delegates including 38 national observers and representatives of seven commercial airlines including two helicopter operators.
For International Women’s Day, a unit of Indian Army launched a demonstration on Self Defence themed “Stronger You Stronger Society” for the local womenfolk at Dhamdhama Anchlik College in Nalbari District, Assam. Safety of Women in India has become a major pan India concern. The demonstration intended to address fear and empower the women morally, mentally and physically to defend themselves in any situation.
A unit of Indian Army has arranged a Self Defence Training demonstration for Women with a theme of “Stronger You Stronger Society” for the local womenfolk in Nalbari district of Assam. The training demonstration was organized with a target of addressing fear and to empower the girls morally, mentally and physically to defend themselves in any set of circumstances.
The Indian Army’s International Seminar “Pragyan Conclave 2020” has started at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi and has been managed by Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). The seminar united the national and international experts to discuss the complex topic of ‘Changing Characteristics of Land Warfare and its Impact on the Military’.
India signed a deal to supply 4 indigenously built radars to Armenia in Europe. The deal was worth 40 million USD. The move by GoI is to strengthen the defence sector of the country. The deal is a major achievement for the ‘Make in India’ programme in the defence sector.
The National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) was organized at Pune, Maharashtra. The workshop was organised by High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune. During the workshop, a new explosive detection device known as “RaIDer-X” was also released.
The Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel “ICGS Varad” has been commissioned by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) & Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya. The minister also accorded the ‘Guard of honour’ parade as part of commissioning ceremony of ICGS Varad which was organized in Chennai.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the new Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Production Hangar at Helicopter Division in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Complex at Bengaluru, Karnataka. LCH is a 5.5-tonne class combat helicopter designed and developed by HAL.
The 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) “VAJRA” has been released in Chennai. The Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel is expected to strengthen the efforts Indian Coast Guard in securing the vast coastline of over 7500 km, including a special economic zone (EEZ) of over 20 lakh sq kms.
The 5th edition of the Exercise Indra Dhanush 2020 started on 24th February. It is a joint air force exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and British Royal Air Forces (RAF) has started at Air Force Station Hindan in Uttar Pradesh (UP).