It was a special day for the 135 Indian soldiers on UN Duty, also known as Blue Berets, South Sudan. Indian Army was awarded the medal for the peacekeeping by United Nations. UN Peacekeeping force which is led by Indian Army Command, stationed in South Sudan, has been dealing with the often violent situations in the volatile parts of South Sudan rife with intense inter-communal violence.
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Defence Ministry today notified the 'second List' to boost indigenisation in the Defence sector. Defence Minister approved a proposal of the Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence (MoD) to notify the ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items. MoD sets the export target of Rs 35,000 crore as Indian defence industry is striving to be part of the global defence value chain and one of the leading countries in the defence sector.
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The ships of the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the current Avataar of the Missile Boats that caused havoc in Karachi in Dec 1971, had their Annual Awards ceremony on 28 May 21 at the Mumbai Dockyard. Aptly called by the epithet ‘Killers’, these sleek and swift ships are the first to go into harm’s way and are the ‘First Strike’ elements of the Indian Navy.
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval commissioned Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sajag through digital means and dedicated it to the nation for safeguarding the maritime interests. ICG being the 4th largest in the world with almost 160 ships and 62 aircraft
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The Indian Navy’s first destroyer INS Rajput was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after serving the nation for 41 glorious years on Friday, 21 May 21. INS Rajut participated in various naval operations like Op Pawan, Operation Aman, Operation Cactus, and various multinational exercises.
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From manufacturing armoured vehicles for the Indian military, Mahindra Defence has expanded into surveillance solutions including aircraft mobile surveillance, and modern defence equipment for the armed forces. It is brimming with confidence in the wake of its collaboration with global OEMs like Boeing, Airbus, and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for multi-role fighter jets and advanced naval helicopters. S.P. Shukla, Chairman, Mahindra Defence and Mahindra Aerospace & Group President (Defence, Aero & Agri), Mahindra & Mahindra, talks to BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha about the the strategic partnership model, the group’s R&D and design capability and the need for investments. Excerpts:
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Towards fostering friendly relations with its maritime neighbours, Indian Navy hosted ‘GMS-21’ under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa on 11 and 12 May. With the Indian Ocean becoming the locus of 21st century strategic landscape, the symposium will play a constructive role in bringing together the stakeholders who have a role in evolving strategies, policies and implementation mechanisms on the issues of common interest in maritime domain.
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In a late evening meeting of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 3 May headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lieutenant General Anil Puri was appointed Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), in a major step in delegating authorities to men in uniform. The delegation of powers has been a long pending demand of the Armed Forces, which were of the opinion that projects were being delayed for lack of authority of defence personnel to approve them.
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