CURRENT AFFAIRS RELATED TO DEFENSE

SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN FLIGHT TEST OF AKASH PRIME MISSILE .

• A NEW VERSION OF AKASH MISSILE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE ,CHANDIPUR , ODISHA ON 27 SEPTEMBER.THE MISSILE DESTROYED AN UNMANNED AERIAL TARGET MIMICKING ENEMY ARICRAFTS IN ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT TEST AFTER IMPROVEMENT 
• AKASH PRIME MISSILE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN INDIGENOUS ACTIVE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SEEKER FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY.

• IT WAS MADE BY DRDO AND THESE MISSILES ARE ALREADY INDUCTED IN INDIAN AIRFORCE AND ARMY AND NOW GETTING MORE LETHAL.

 

DEFENSE MILITARY PLACES 7500-CR ORDER FOR 118 TANKS.

•  THE DEFENSE MINISTRY HAS PLACED AN ORDER WITH HEAVY VEHICLE FACTORY (HVF), AVADI, CHENNAI FOR SUPPLY OF 118 MAIN BATTLE TANK ARJUN MK-1A FOR INDIAN ARMY ON SEPTEMBER 23.
• ITS WORTH OF Rs.7,523 crore WILL PROVIDE FURTHER BOOST TO OUR CAMPAIGN 'AATMANIRBAHAR BHARAT' ENVISIONED BY OUR RIME MINISTER .
• PRIME MINISTER HANDED OVER THE MBT ARJUN MK-1A TO CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF GENERAL M M NARAVANE IN CHENNAI ON FEBRUARY 14,2021.
• ITS IS MADE BY DRDO AND THEY ARE TRYING TO MORE UPGRADE IT AND IT HAS ALREADY INFUSED 72 NEW FEATURES ,IT HAS ACTIVE AND ACCURATE FIREPOWER, IN ALL TERRAIN IT WORKS  IS UPTO THE MARK.

 

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL V.R.CHAUDHARI TAKES OVER AS THE NEW CHEIF OF DEFENSE STAFF.

• AIR CHIEF V.R.CHAUDHARI( PVSM, AVSM, VM )ADC TOOK OVER  AS THE NEW CHIEF OF AIR STAFF AT A CEREMONY AT AIR HEADQUATERS .
• HE IS AN ALUMNUS OF NDA AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN DEC 28 IN FIGHTER STREAM OF IAF.
• HE HAS FLOWN FOR ALMOST MORE THAN 3800 HRS ON MULTIPLE AIRCRAFTS .

 

DEFENSE MINISTRY SIGNS HISTORIC DEAL WITH AIRBUS FOR INDUCTION OF 56 C-295 AIRCRAFT.

•  THE C-295 MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WILL REPLACE AVRO-748 PLANES OF INDIAN AIRFORCE . THIS LONG  PENDING PROCUREMENT WAS CLEARED BY UNION CABINET COMMITTEE IN SECURITY .
• INDIA ON SEPT 24,2021 SIGNED CONTRACT WORTH RS 20000 CRORE WITH AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE PF SPAIN TO PROCURE 56 C-295 AIRCRAFT.

 

INDIA'S 1ST EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITY ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY  IN RAJASTHAN .

• FOR THE FIRST THE A NATIONAL HIGHWAY WAS USED FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT.
• UNION DEFENSE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH AND UNION HIGHWAY MINISTER NITIN GADKARI ON SEPT 9,2021 INAUGRATED IT .
• THE C-130J SUPER HERCULES TARNSPORT AIRCRAFT OF IAF WITH RAJNATH.SINGH, NITIN.GADKARI AND AIR CHIEF MARSHAL R.K.S.BHADAURIA ONBOARD LANDED AT NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN JALORE , RAJASTHAN.

 

PROJECT 75 ALPHA 

• EARLIER PROJECT 75 WAS CARRIED OUT NOW 75I AND 75 ALPHA WILL BE CARRIED OUT  Y OUR GOVERNMENT.
• THE INDIAN NAVY AIMS TO PROCURE NEW NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES.
•  THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX OF SUCH SUBMARINES IN FEB 2015.
• THE FIRST SUBMARINE WILL BE IN SERVICE IN 2023.

 

INDIA AND US SIGN AGREEMENT FOR AIR-LAUNCHED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.

•  MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ,GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND  US THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SIGNED A PROJECT AGREEMENT FOR AIR LAUNCHED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE UNDER JOINT WORKING GROUP AIR SYSTES IN DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY .
• THE SIGNIFICANT STEPS THAT AIMS AT DEEPENING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH NATIONS THROUGH THE CO DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.

 

 

MULTI-MODE HAND GRENADES

• THE NEW ADVANCE MULTI- MODE GRENADE COULD  BE TERMED AS INDIA'S BIG LEAP IN 21 CENTURY DEFENSE SECTOR .
• THESE GRENADES OFFER MULTIPLE ADVANTAGES TO SOLDIERS IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND PENETRATION ATTACK AS COMPARED TO THE VINTAGE HAND GRENADES .
• IN DEFENSIVE MODE,THE GRENADES IS ASSEMBLED WITH ITS FRAGMENTING SLEEVE.

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