Defense

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.

“The Prime Minister broke the news to Gen Rawat during his farewell dinner at the Prime Minister’s residence about his appointment,” a source told ANI. PM Modi had made the announcement of the creation of the post of CDS during his Independence speech earlier this year.

As many as 160 terrorists were killed and 102 arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, while 250 ultras were still active, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday, while noting that the number of local youths joining militancy has decreased.

The test-firing was carried out from an underwater platform in the sea during the daytime, government sources told ANI.
The missile is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for being deployed on the fleet of the Arihant Class nuclear submarines being built by India.

India’s first-ever Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) a four-star Gen Bipin Rawat has officially taken over the charge today and has made it clear that the Indian Military will not copy the Western System of joint theatre command will come out with its own policy. Rawat said that the task of the CDS is to achieve more thorough integration and synergy. And all the three services-Army, Navy and Air Force will work together as a team

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) had placed an order with SAIL for special-grade steel certified by the Indian Registrar of Shipping (IRS) to manufacture Diving Support Vessels (DSV) for the Indian Navy. The central public sector undertaking under Ministry of Defence manufactures various types of ships and other vessels for the Indian Navy.

The IAF in 2015 had signed a contract to purchase 14 Dornier aircraft, which are flight inspection system planes, for Rs 1,090 crore from state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Dornier-228 aircraft is a multi-purpose, fuel-efficient, rugged, lightweight twin-turboprop aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear.

A project to plug border gaps and deploy a “smart fence” along the riverine India-Bangladesh front in Assam is expected to be completed by July next year, the BSF chief said here on Sunday . Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) V K Johri said the project got delayed by about six months as the region received heavy rains, resulting in floods, this year.