Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 Subject – Security Context – LCAMk2 to roll out next year Concept – Roll-out of the aircraft (Mk2) is planned next year and the first flight in early 2023. The aircraft features enhanced range and endurance including an onboard oxygen generation system, which is being integrated for the first time. Heavy weapons of […]
NATGRID Subject – Security Context – NATGRID to finally see the light of day Concept – The National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID is the integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purpose connecting databases of various core security agencies under Government of India collecting comprehensive patterns procured from 21 different organizations that can be readily accessed by security agencies […]
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act Subject – Security Context – Magistrates can’t extend probe under UAPA: SC Concept – Under UAPA, the investigation has to be completed within 90 days. If not, the accused is entitled to default bail. The only competent authority to consider such request would be ‘the Court’ as specified in the proviso in Section 43¬D […]
Enforcement Directorate Subject – Security Context – Centre can extend ED Director’s term, says SC Concept – As the tenure of appointment of Director of Enforcement is not a maximum period of two years, a person can be appointed as Director of Enforcement for a period of more than two years. There is no […]
Central Armed Police Forces Subject – Security Context – Needed: A tribunal for CAPF. Concept – Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) refers to uniform nomenclature of seven Armed Police Forces of the Union of India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Their role is to defend the national interest mainly […]
DefExpo 2022 Subject – Security Context – Preparation for DefExpo 2022 reviewed. Concept – The 12th edition of the biennial DefExpo, which is India’s flagship event showcasing the land, naval, air as well as homeland security systems, will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat between March 10 and 13, 2022. The DefExpo 2022 will […]
Zapad Exercise Subject – Security Context – 200 Army personnel for Zapad exercise. Concept – It is a multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 being held at Nizhniy, Russia from September 3 to 16. ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre levels exercises of Russian armed forces and will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. […]
Naval Aviation Subject – Security Context – High honour for Naval Aviation. Concept – Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. Naval Aviation came into being with acquisition of the first Sea land aircraft on January 13, 1951 and the […]