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Defense: Military & Missiles
MITRA SHAKTI
India and Sri Lanka
2016: Ambepussa, Sri Lanka
2015: Pune
Counter Insurgency (CI)/Counter Terrorism (CT)
HAND-IN-HAND
India and China
2016: Aundh Military Camp, Pune
2015: Kunming Military Academy of Yunnan Province
SINO-INDIAN COOPERATION, 2016
1st join tactical exercise of Indian & Chinese border troops
2016: Chushul-Moldo in J&KWill compliment Hand-In-Hand Exercise
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TRIDENT JUNCTURE
• Launched by: NATO
• Where: Sicilian City Trapani in Italy
CORPAT
• India and Indonesia
• 2017: Port Blair
Al-Nagah-II
• India and Oman
• 2017: Bakloh belt, HP
SIMBEX
• India and Singapore
INDRA
India (Infantry Battalion) and Russia (Motorised Brigade)
2016: Ussiriysk District in Vladivostok, Russia
2015: Bikaner
Focus -Counter Terrorism Operations in Desert Terrain under a United Nations Mandate
Two Phases:
• Combat Conditioning & Tactical Training
• Validation
SHAKTI
India and France
2016: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Focus-Infantry tactical operations, combating conditioning in a counter-terrorism environment under the United Nations mandate
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LAMITYE
Lamitye in Creole means FriendshipIndia and Seychelles
2016: Victoria, Seychelles
Conducted biennially
Representation:
• Infantry Platoon & representatives from Special Force–Indian Army
• Tazar (Special Forces Unit) and Seychelles Infantry-Seychelles People s Defence Forces (SPDF)
NOMADIC ELEPHANT
India and Mongolia
2017: Vairengte in Mizoram
2016: Mongolia
Aim: Fight Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism (CICT) environment under the United Nation mandate
Representation: Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army
VARUNA
Naval Exercise between India and France
2017: France's Toulon port
2015 (14th edition) off Goa coast
Indian Representation:
• Trishul and Aditya
• Tarkash
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SURYA KIRAN
India and Nepal
2017: Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Representation:
• India: Infantry Battalion
• Nepal: Shree Rudra Dhoj Battalion
MALABAR
Trilateral naval exercise between India, US and Japan
2016 (20th edition) near South China Sea/ West Philippines Sea
Indian Representation:
• INS Sahyadri
• INS Satpura
• INS Shakti
• INS Kirch
• Sea King 42B ASW helicopter
• Chetak utility helicopter
2015:
• Chennai coast (Bay of Bengal)
• Japan participated making trilateral naval exercise ->Before that India & US bilateral exercise
INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW
Conducted by Indian Navy
Theme: United Through Oceans
Location: Vishakapatnam (Eastern Naval Command)
2nd international fleet review conducted in India
1st in Mumbai -2001
95 warships from 50 navies
Ended with participating ships undertaking passage exercise (PASSEX) in the Bay of Bengal
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COBRA GOLD
Hosted by: Thailand
2016 (35th edition) ->)ndia s participation for the 1st time
Multilateral amphibious exercise -> Largest Exercise in Asia-Pacific
Theme: Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
FORCE 18 (Initially labelled FTX -16)
Multinational Military Exercise
Where: Pune
Participants:
• ASEAN Countries
• ASEAN Plus nations: India, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Russia and USOutcome of 5 ADMM Plus ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting
Largest multinational ground forces exercise to be conducted on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and Peace Keeping Operations (PKO)
GARUDA SHAKTI
India and Indonesia
2016 (4th edition) Magelang in Indonesia
Aim:
• Build and promote positive relations between Armies of India and Indonesia
• Enhance their abilities to undertake joint tactical level operations in a counter insurgency environment under United Nations Charter
1st and 3rd edition of the exercise were conducted in India
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IBSAMAR
Trilateral naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa
2016: (5th edition) in Goa
1st time held in India
First 4 editions held in South Africa
Two Phases:
• Harbour Phase: Wide range of professional interactions will be undertaken
• Sea Phase: Diverse range operational activities will be conducted off Goa coast
Representation
India:
• INS Mumbai –A missile destroyer
• INS Shalki –A Shisuhumar class diesel electric submarine
• INS Trishul–A stealth frigate
Brazil:
• Brazilian Naval Ship (BNS) Amazonas embarked with Special Forces
South Africa:
• SAS Spioenkop (F 147) - integral helicopter and embarked with Special Forces
RED FLAG
Aerial combat exercises between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force
Location: Nellis Air Force Base in Alaska)ndia s 2nd participation after 2008
IAF takes part once in every five year
AGNI 5
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Developed by: DRDO
Range:5500-5800km
Engine: 3 stage solid fuel
Can carry nuclear warheads
Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) payloads
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K-4 BALLISTIC MISSILE
Part of Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLMB)
Developed by: DRDO for Arihant Class Submarines
Derivative of AGNI series (Nuclear Capable)
Range: 3500 Kms
Intermediate range SLBM
Powered by: Solid rocket propellant
SAGARIKA K-15
Nuclear-capable Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Forms a part of India's Nuclear Triad
Range:750 Kms
Developed by: DRDO for Arihant Class Submarines
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ASTRA
• Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
• Short-range (up to 20 km) and long-range (up to 80 km) targets
ASHWIN
• Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile -> Advanced version of low altitude supersonic ballistic interceptor missile
• Developed by DRDO
• Can destroy any incoming hostile ballistic missile
AMOGHA
• Anti-tank guided missile
• Pin point accuracy for a range up to 2.8 km
Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)
• Developed by DRDO
• Range of 100 km
• Light weight high precision guided bomb
• World class weapons systems - to destroy runways, aircraft hangers, and bunkers
Highest Defense Budget
• Japan
• 5.13 trillion yen
• Ballistic missile
• Personnel to Philippines and Vietnam
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FC-31 Gryfalcon
• Second 5th Generation fighter after J-20
• Tested by China
• Stealth capability
• Electro-optical targeting system and helmet-mounted display
Dhanush
• Indigenous heavy artillery gun
• Developed by DRDO
• Range of 45 km
• Based on the s Bofors FH-77B/39 Calibre artillery gun design
AKASH
Mid-range surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile
Nuclear Capable
Supersonic Speed
Developed by: DRDO under IGMDP
Ramjet-rocket propulsion system
• Multi target, Multi directional, All weather Air-defence system (inclusive of surveillance and tracking radars)
BARAK 8 (Lightening in Hebrew)
Indian-Israeli surface-to-air missile
Defence against any type of airborne threat
Two Versions: Land Based & Maritime
Developed by DRDO & Israel Aerospace Industries
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BRAHMOS
Name: Brahmaputra and Moskva River
Developed by: India and Russia-> Brahmos Aerospaces
Supersonic cruise missile
Principle : Fire and Forget
Range:290 Kms
Speed: Mach 3
Solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration of the missile
Air-breathing ramjet propulsion for fuel-efficiency & supersonic speed
Inducted into: Indian Army and Indian Navy
Can be launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air
PRITHVI–II
Surface-to-surface missile
First missile
Developed by DRDO under IGMDP
Single-stage liquid-fuelled -> Liquid propulsion twin engines
Capacity: 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads
Range: 350 Kms
Advanced inertial guidance system with maneuvering trajectory to hit its target
Can deceive any anti-ballistic Missiles
NAG
Fire & Forget anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)
Developed by: DRDO under IGMDP
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NIRBHAY
Long range subsonic (less than Mach 1) cruise missile
Developed by ADE under DRDO
Two-stage missile system
Answer to US s Tomahawk and Pakistan s Babur missileEquipped with ring -laser gyroscope for accurate strikes
All-weather missile capable of carrying conventional and nuclear war heads
Range:1000 Kms
TEJAS
Indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas
It will replace the entire MIG-21 fleet
Features: Smooth, fly-by-wire, its turn radius is very good and maneuverability is very good
Limitations: Light combatant, Single engine, Light weight fighter, cannot go into deep penetration
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STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
• Military equipments like aircrafts, tanks, naval ships, submarines cannot be detected by infrared and radar system
• Invisible to radar system.
• Shape that it reflects radar signal in some other direction
• Cover the equipment with such a material that can observe radar signals.
• DRDO announced stealth technology for all future naval ships.
CANISTER BASED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM
• Dual function as environmental container and a launching tube
• Hot launch: Missile ignites in the cell – good for small engines
• Cold launch: Missile is expelled by gas produced by a gas generator which is not part of the missile itself – much safer
Significance for India:
• Cold launch of canister based launching system - used in launch of Agni V missile.
• It enhances deterrence mechanism of Indian missile program.
INVS Tarini
• Navy s first )ndian all-women circumnavigation of the globe expedition.
• Built to stock Tonga 56 by Van de Stadt, the Netherlands
• Has Raymarine navigation suite
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ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF IAEA
• Launched in 1993
• Strengthen and extend the classical safeguards system
• Detect undeclared nuclear activities with no connection to civil fuel cycle.
Key elements:
• Information on nuclear activities, R & D, production of uranium and thorium, and nuclear-related imports and exports.
• Greater rights of access - any suspect location, environmental sampling and remote monitoring techniques.
• Automatic visa renewal for IAEA inspectors
• India has ratified Additional Protocol for energy security
SOFIA-Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• NASA and German Aerospace Center(DLR)
• To construct and maintain airborne observatory
• American part - to Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996.
• German part - DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institute)
• Successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
• Largest airborne observatory in the world
• Can make observations impossible for largest and highest ground-based telescopes
ICGS AYUSH
• Indian Coast guard Ship commissioned
• Fast Patrol Vessels
• At Kochi, Kerala
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Guided Pinaka
• Transformed version of Pinaka Mark II
• Unguided rocket weapon area system (WAS)
• Quick reaction time and high rate of fire
• Incorporate warheads
• Developed by DRDO
INS Khanderi
• Scorpene class submarine
• Stealth technology
• Anti-Ship missile
• Project 75: 6 Scorpene submarines built with technology transfer from DCNS of France
IRON DOME
• Air defense system
• By the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
• Its anti-missile interceptor intercepts and destroys short-range rockets, artillery shells and mortars.
• Range 4 - 70 km.
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Ababeel Missile
• Surface to surface medium range ballistic missile
• Developed by Pakistan
• Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology
• 7th to Join MIRV capability
SLCM Babur-3 Missile
• 1st nuclear capable submarine cruise missile
• Developed by Pakistan
Appointments
• Indian Army Chief: Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat
• Air Chief of IAF: Air Marshal BS Dhanoa
• Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations): Air Marshal PN Pradhan
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Shekatkar Committee
• Reform Military
• Financial management
• Performance audit to be done by non-combat organization
• Have capital expenditure for modernization
• Downsize manpower
• Joint service war college
• Run NCC by reemployed or on-contract ex-service personnel
Important Tit-Bits
• Defense Procurement Organization to be established
• INS Sarvekshak – 1st solar powered ship
• Indian Airforce (IAG) inducted first indigenously built - Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) known as NETRA
• World’s oldest air raft arrier INS Viraat decommissioned
• SWATHI: Weapon locating radar (indigenous)
• INS Tillanchang commissioned: Karwar, Karnataka - Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) – indigenous – Chetlat Class
• Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at Rajali Air Station in Tamil Nadu
• Navy inducts surveillance ship – INLCU 51
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Important Tit-Bits
• India – 5th Largest military spender
• 1st private sector small arms manufacturing plant – MP - joint venture etween India’s Punj Lloyd and Israel Weapon Systems. Manufacture four
products: X95 carbine and assault rifle, Galil sniper rifle, Tavor assault rifle and Negev Light Machine Gun (LMG).
• 1st artillery guns in India – M777 - 155 mm/39-caliber howitzers – airlifted by helicopters like Chinook (US), C130J Super Hercules (India)
• M777 – in service in Canada, USA and Australia
• Invisible laser walls – Kavach – used by BSF for Samba border (J and K)
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