Defense

Small plants of cabbage, radish, and fenugreek called microgreens, which are grown over 8-10 days in small dishes of soil and nutrients, can be eaten as supplements, according to scientists from the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

As the services strive for network-centric operations, seamlessly interlinking formations and battlefield platforms for command, control, coordination, communications, intelligence and assist decision-making at all hierarchal levels, a Defence Cyber Agency has been set up to control and coordinate the joint cyber operations. The tri-service agency will have both offensive and defensive capability.

“We have identified 10 persons who are providing support to Hizbul MUjahideen terrorist Jehangir Saroori and registered a case against them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Harmeet Singh Mehta told PTI.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) last month cleared a Rs 9,000 crore joint proposal of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force to purchase two Airbus 330s and convert them into 360-degree long-range capability Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), senior officials familiar with the development said on Saturday.

The latest generation of Indian-made nuclear-capable ICBM InterContinental Ballistic Missile Agni-V could enter in service in 2020 after a few additional firing tests. On December 10, 2018, India has successfully test-fired its ICBM Agni-V, according to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Military sources confirmed that the new Sukhoi squadron will be formally inducted into the Indian Air Force during the second week of January. The move gives a major fillip to Indian Air Force missions in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).

The NEST division will act as the nodal point in India’s foreign ministry for all matters connected to new and emerging technologies including exchange of views with foreign governments and coordination with domestic ministries and departments. It will also help assess foreign policy and international legal implications of emerging technology and technology-based resources, the person said.

On January 1, a day after taking charge, he visited the National War Memorial to pay tributes to martyrs. General Naravane took over as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on December 31 (Tuesday), succeeding General Bipin Rawat. General Rawat became India`s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He was previously the Vice Chief of Army Staff. General Naravane has taken over the reins of the Army amid prevailing tensions between India and Pakistan due to provocations by Islamabad through terror activities.

Kick-starting the long overdue process for integration among the Army, Navy and IAF, chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat has directed his tri-Service integrated defence staff (IDS) to prepare a plan for the creation of an Air Defence Command (ADC) as well as “common logistics support pools” for the armed forces.