Defense

India’s federal Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the government has approved forming a Defence Cyber Agency to mitigate any possible online threats. He told the Indian Parliament on Wednesday that all the three Services have established their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams.

It said the Coast Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard) also informed the Lt Governor that the coast guardhad a proposal to set up a helicopter base in Puducherry to enable it to have enhanced search and rescue operations and also address coastal security concerns here. The role of enhanced security and increased surveillance of the Puducherry and Karaikal coasts came in for discussion during the meeting.

The current budget allocation has little scope for a leap as far as modernization of armed forces is concerned as capital expenditure meant for big ticket procurement did not increase to match the requirements to transform the forces with modern equipment.

With the green signal from the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the task force Commander at sea was given the go ahead to intercept the suspicious vessel masquerading as Mega Rama. By late afternoon, signals from the Western Fleet confirmed that Mega Rama had been successfully intercepted almost 800 kilometres from the Indian coast.

The underwater locator beacon provides an electronic signal at a particular frequency for up to a month. This locator feature was not equipped in the AN-32 transport aircraft that went missing over the Bay of Bengal in 2016. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has equipped all of its aircraft and helicopters with basic search equipment to better trace missing aircraft.

Admiral Kumar had authored a book named ‘A Prime Minister to Remember — Memories of a Military Chief’ which highlighted the key defence-related decisions taken by Late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He credited Vajpayee for turning the strategic tactical loss into a massive victory. Known for his strategic thinking, the Admiral had pushed for significantly expanding Indian Navy’s presence in the Indian Ocean Region. He was also part of the high-level group devising strategy during the Kargil war in 1999.

The new INAS 314 squadron will be commanded by Captain Sandeep Rai who was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1999. Captain Rai has over 3,000 hours of flying experience and has been part of a crew, which set up the Seychelles Dornier Flight for combating piracy off Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, stated the information shared by the spokesperson.

There are 56 ongoing Mission Mode (MM) Projects with a cost of Rs 49,424.54 cr. and 218 ongoing Technology Demonstration (TD) mode projects with a cost of Rs 13,427.45 crore by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). The above projects are directed for 100% indigenous productions, however a few projects have collaboration with foreign countries during development phase.

The Society’s highest award is bestowed in recognition of Reddy’s pioneering technological contributions over the past three decades which has enabled the country to realise frontline military systems and world class missile technologies. Reddy received the Honorary Fellowship during the Medals and Awards presentation ceremony in London.

Upon her arrival, the Commanding Officer of the vessel, Commander BK Prashant called on Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Merril Wickramasinghe. They held a cordial discussion and mementoes were also exchanged to mark the importance of the occasion. The Indian Naval Ship ‘Nireekshak’ is scheduled to leave the island on 03rd December 2019, on completion of the training visit.