S 400 Subject: Defence Context : As India prepares to receive the first batch of S-400 long-range air defence system by year-end, the first group of Indian military specialists are scheduled to depart for Moscow soon to undergo training courses on the S-400, the Russian Embassy here said in a statement. Concept: The […]
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)/Tejas aircraft Subject: Defence Context: CCS cleared the largest indigenous procurement of Rs 48000 crore for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). Concept: India is facing host of security challenges from border dispute with China and Pakistan to terrorism across the border. This apart from need to reduce dependency […]
DEEP SEA SUBMARINE RESCUE SYSTEM Subject: Defence Concept: The Indian Navy has formally inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. DSRV is used to rescue crew members stranded in submarines that get disabled. The Indian Navy joins a select group of naval forces in the […]
AKASH MISSILE Subject: Defence Context: The Union Cabinet approved export of the Akash surface-to-air missile to “friendly countries” and constituted a committee, headed by the Defence Minister, for faster approval of export of defence platforms. Concept: Akash is an important missile of the country with over 96 per cent indigenisation. This is surface […]
Subject: Defence Context: The Navy Chief’s views revived the discussion among the forces on whether India needs a third aircraft carrier – apart from INS Vikramaditya and the under-construction Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC 1). Concept: INS Vikramaditya is the country’s most powerful aircraft carrier. It was built in 1987 and had served the Soviet […]
Subject: Defence Context: Boeing announced the successful demonstration of the compatibility of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets with the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers as part of its pitch for the Navy’s fighter procurement. Concept : The demonstrations were held in coordination with U.S. Navy on a shore-based facility at the Naval Air Station Patuxent […]
Subject : Defence Context : As part of India’s efforts to further expand the coastal radar chain network meant to enable real-time monitoring of the high seas for threats, efforts are in advanced stages to set up coastal radar stations in the Indian Ocean littoral states of Maldives, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Concept : Mauritius, Seychelles […]
Subject: Defence Context: User trials of the indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) jointly with private industry are scheduled to be resumed later this month and the trials will be completed by mid-2021. Concept: The ATAGS is a 155-mm, 52-calibre artillery gun jointly developed by […]
Subject: Defence Context: President Ram NathKovind became the first President to visit Goa on the state’s Liberation Day as he inaugurated a cultural event to mark the beginning of Goa’s 60th year of liberation from 451 years of colonial Portuguese rule. Concept: Every year 19th December is celebrated by India as on this day Operation […]
Subject: Defence Context: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) systems to Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in DRDO Bhawan. Concept: BOSS is an all-weather electronic surveillance system successfully designed and developed by Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun. The system facilitates […]