Defense

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Indian Army is carrying out “targeted strikes” on terror launch pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and eliminating the Pakistani infiltrators before they cross over to the Indian side. Singh, in an interview, said the armed forces are not lowering their guard at all while playing a significant role in the country’s overall fight to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.

The lot of four Boeing P8I maritime surveillance aircraft, which will further widen the arc of Indian Navy operations, is expected to start arriving in phases as per the contractual schedule commencing in July. In the US, the defence manufacturing industry is part of the essential works. The work, so far, is on as per the schedule, the Ministry of Defence has been informed.

The office of the Defence Pension Disbursement Officer (DPDO) in Patiala has shifted to new technology for verification of pensioners as curfew imposition remains implemented in city over Covid-19 concerns. Notably, a number of pensioners have been reaching the office for annual verification for pensions concerned over lapse in process.

The dashboard, which was updated with the new figures on 14 April, shows that the value of defence export approvals in FY 2019-20 was a year-on-year increase of 4%, compared with the INR83.2 billion recorded in FY 2018-19, which represented a 78% increase over the INR46.8 billion in approvals registered in FY 2017-18. The value of export approvals in FY 2016-17 was INR15.2 billion.

Amidst the global pandemic of coronavirus, the delivery schedule of the S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems, as well as other military programmes between India and Russia are not expected to be delayed. Depending on the situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Russian President Vladimir Putin are likely to meet next month.

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The occasion was the 36th Siachen Day that commemorates the courage and fortitude displayed by Indian Army troops in securing the highest and coldest battlefield in the world, a defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army, this day in 1984, launched ”Operation Meghdoot” to secure the Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro ridgeline, from Pakistani aggression, he said.

According to Zee Media sources, the tragedy struck when a brave Indian Army soldier, Lance Naik Sanjeeva Reddy, was operating a dozer in the snowbound high-altitude areas of Sikkim during which he struck by an avalanche. In a statement, the Indian Army said that it immediately launched a search and rescue operation and all-out efforts are being made to locate the soldier.