Defense

The Israeli firm has started the delivery of the Spice-2000 bombs to India and the first batch of these bombs was received recently, top IAF sources told ANI. The weapons have been delivered to Gwalior as it is the home base of the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft fleet and they are the only fleet which can fire the Israeli bombs.

India and Namibia have enjoyed warm and friendly bilateral relations sharing common values of democracy, development and secularism. A number of bilateral arrangements for co-operation and military exchange exist between the two countries. As part of its defence cooperation, India, over the years, has extended training to a large number of Namibian military officers in various military institutions.

“Yes, we are discussing the localization of S-400 production with India as well,” Mr Chemezov told the RBK broadcaster, adding that India has already acquired the license for the production of the Su-30 fighter jet and the T-90 tank, Sputnik reported. India had signed a $5.43 billion-deal with Russia for the purchase of five S-400s during the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit in New Delhi in October last year, which Washington had indicated may trigger Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions.

“The DAC, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh accorded approval for capital procurement for the services amounting to approximately Rs 2,000 crore,” a defence ministry spokesperson said.
He said the DAC also gave approval for indigenous development and production of ammunition for T72 and T90 tanks to enhance the Army’s fire power.

The missiles are designed and developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd for BEL’s radars and control centres across the country. “An Akash system comprises a 3D passive electronically scanned array radar and four launchers with three missiles each, interlinked,” said the statement.

IN Ships Sahyadri and Kiltan, operating under the Command of Rear Admiral Suraj Berry, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, are the latest, indigenously designed and built multi-role ships of the Indian Navy. The two ships are equipped with a versatile array of weapons and sensors, can carry multi-role helicopters and represent the ‘coming of age’ of India’s warship building capabilities.

Five Indian women police officers were honoured by the United Nations for their commendable services in the world body’s mission in South Sudan, officials said on Friday. The women officers who were conferred the UN medal were Reena Yadav, inspector, Chandigarh Police; Gopika Jahagirdar, DSP, Maharashtra Police; Bharati Samantray, DSP in the MHA; Ragini Kumari, inspector in the MHA; and Kamal Shekhawat, ASP, Rajasthan Police.

SSS Defence, which has begun work on constructing an 80,000 sqft arms factory at Jigani, 28km from Bengaluru, is hopeful of putting the two weapons on trial with the special forces soon, even as it has its eyes locked on the export market. SSS Defence has developed two rifles: Viper, chambered for .308/7.62x51mm cartridge and Saber, chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge. While Viper has proved its accuracy from a distance of more than 1,000 metres, Saber has proved it on a 1,500 metres range.

Codenamed HimVijay, this exercise planned by India in the northeast will mainly test the war fighting abilities of the newly-raised 17 Mountain Strike Corps in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise will also involve the Indian Air Force (IAF) which would provide the aerial elements for the real war-type drills.

After his retirement from the Indian Army in 2013, General Guha served on the Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping (2014) and the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (2015). Guha will succeed Danish Lieutenant General Michael Lollesgaard, who served in these posts from January 31 to July 31, 2019.
Guha brings to this position 39 years of national and international military experience.