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Category: Defence

ICGS Karnaklata Barua, Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel commissioned

October 2, 2020
ICGS Karnaklata Barua
  • ICGS Karnaklata Barua, Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel commissioned at Kolkata through video conferencing.
  • The ICGS Kanaklata Barua is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).

ITBP chief S S Deswal given additional charge of NSG DG

September 30, 2020
S S Deswal
  • National Security Guard (NSG) has been given additional charge to the ITBP Director General, S S Deswal.

Defence Minister unveils Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020

September 29, 2020
Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) – 2020 in New Delhi on September 28, 2020.

Shivangi Singh set to become India’s 1st woman fighter pilot

September 27, 2020
Shivangi Singh
  • Flight Lieutenant, Shivangi Singh to become the first woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat aircraft that was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force(IAF).

Indigenously developed Prithvi II Missile successfully test-fired by India

September 26, 2020
Prithvi II Missile
  • Indigenously developed Prithvi II Missile successfully tested fired by India from the Chandipur Integrated Test Range, Odisha.
  • This Prithvi II Missile has a strike range of 350 km.

JIMEX 2020: India-Japan Bilateral Maritime Exercise

September 26, 2020
JIMEX 2020
  • JIMEX, the bilateral Maritime Exercise is to be conducted biennially between India and Japan in the North Arabian Sea between September 26, 2020 and September 28, 2020.

DRDO successfully launched Laser-guided ATGM

September 24, 2020
DRDO
  • DRDO’s Laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) has been successfully test-fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps centre and school (ACC&S), Ahmednagar on September 22, 2020.

India conducts a successful flight test of ABHYAS

September 23, 2020
ABHYAS
  • The Defence Research and Development Organization conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS- High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) vehicle at the Balasore test range in Odisha. This can now be used as a target for evaluation of missiles.

First time ever Women officers to join helicopter stream of Indian Navy

September 23, 2020
Women officers
  • First time ever two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream of the Indian Navy. The two women officers who will create history in the Indian Navy include-Sub Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi and SLt Riti Singh.

Indian Navy & Royal Australian Navy conducts Passage Exercise

September 22, 2020
INDRA NAVY
  • The Indian Navy (IN) has commenced a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the East Indian Ocean Region.