Category: Defence

Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020

August 5, 2020

• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020) with the objective to make India self-reliant in defence manufacturing and to position the country amongst the leading countries of the world in defence and aerospace sectors

5 Rafale multi-role combat jets arrived in India

July 29, 2020

• A French-manufactured fleet of five Rafale multi-role combat jets arrived in India at the Ambala Air Force base. It comprises three single-seater and two twin-seater aircraft.
• GOI signed a Rs 59,000-crore deal with French aerospace major Dassault Aviation on September 23, 2016 to procure 36 Rafale jets. The delivery of all 36 aircraft will be completed on schedule by the end of 2021.

26th of July celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas

July 26, 2020

• Every year 26^th of July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to remember the sacrifice and exemplary courage of our Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil war.
• This year 2020 our nation will celebrate 21 years of victory in the Kargil war.

The Navy’s largest Solar plant was initiated at the INA, Ezhimala

July 24, 2020

• On July 22, 2020, the Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawal, Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief, Southern Naval Command (SNC), virtually operated the 3 MegaWatt (MW) largest Solar Power Plant at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala. 
• The project is a part of the Indian Government’s initiative of National Solar Mission, to attain 100 GigaWatt (GW) of solar power by 2022. 

India and US conduct joint military exercises in the Indian Ocean

July 23, 2020

• The US and Indian navies conducted joint military operations in the Indian Ocean as both countries try to navigate tense relations with Beijing.
• The Passage Exercise near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands involved the United States’ Carrier Strike Group (CSG) led by aircraft carrier Nimitz and units of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet and Andaman and Nicobar Command.

India successfully test-fires “Dhruvastra” anti-guided missiles

July 22, 2020

• India successfully conducted the flight trial of Dhruvastra anti-guided missile at the Interim Test Range of Odisha. The trials of the helicopter launched Nag Missile (HELINA) were successful. The missile has now been renamed as “Dhruvastra”.
• Helina is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile mounted on Advanced Light Helicopter. The missile system can engage targets indirect hit mode and attack mode.

US & India conduct joint naval exercise

July 21, 2020

• A US carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz conducted a “cooperative” exercise with Indian warships in the Indian Ocean on Monday.
• The cooperative exercises took place near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and transited through the Indian Ocean region.

A Book named ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier Who Never Died’ written by A.K. Srikumar & Rupa Srikumar

July 9, 2020

• The book, named ‘Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died’ is written by award-winning author K. Srikumar and his wife, Rupa Srikumar. The book is a patriotic story about the bravery and selfless passion of Jaswant Singh Rawat who is one of the legendary Garhwali soldiers who fought in the Indo-Chinese battle of Nuranang in 1962.

Indian Navy finishes “Operation Samudra Setu”

July 9, 2020

• The Operation Samudra Setu was started on 5th May 2020 by the Indian Navy. The Operation Samudra Setu lasted over 55 days in which 3,992 Indian Citizens were brought back to their homeland by the sea route by the Indian Navy.

Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast Guard ink MoU to uplift maritime relations

July 8, 2020

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Bakamla RI (Indonesian Coast Guard) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ‘Maritime Safety and Security’ to promote maritime relations.