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India-Singapore ink Bilateral Agreement for Navy Cooperation
India and Singapore have signed Bilateral Agreement for Navy Cooperation that will allow Indian Navy ships logistical support, including refuelling at Singapore’s Changi Naval Base located near disputed South China Sea (SCS). The agreement was announced during second Defence Ministers’ ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
DAC approves procurement of new radio technology for Indian Navy
The Union Defence Ministry has approved procurement of 260 Software Defined Radios (SDR), a naval communication sets for Indian Navy at cost of Rs. 490 crore to ramp up surveillance on the high seas. The decision was taken at meeting ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
IMMSAREX 2017: International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise held in Bangladesh
The 2017 International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) was held in Bangladesh from November 26 to 28 2017. The exercise is taking place under the aegis of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS). It was inaugurated by Prime Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
DANX-17: Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Exercise concludes
The Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise (DANX-2017) was conducted under aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command from 20 to 24 November 2017. The main objective of the five day exercise was to practice and validate procedures and drills ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Shubhangi Swaroop: First-ever female pilot to be inducted into Indian Navy
Shubhangi Swaroop became the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy. She will soon fly Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. She is native of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. She will now head to INS Garuda in Kochi and then ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
BrahMos cruise missile successfully test-fired from Sukhoi-30 MKI for first time
The world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test fired from Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet for the first time. The missile was gravity dropped from Su-30MKI from its fuselage and two-stage missile’s engine fired up and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
IMBAX 2017: India-Myanmar joint Army exercise begins in Meghalaya
The first India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX 2017) was held at Joint Warfare Centre at the Umroi Joint Training Node in Meghalaya. It is first of its kind military training exercise between India and Myanmar on United Nations Peacekeeping ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
42nd International Congress of Military Medicine held in New Delhi
The 42nd World Congress of the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) was held in New Delhi. It was organised by Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), Ministry of Defence (MoD). The theme of this edition of World Congress is “Military ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Sampriti 2017: Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise held in Mizoram
Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise SAMPRITI 2017 was culminated at Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram. The exercise was aimed to strengthen and broaden the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and Bangladesh Armies. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
India, Philippines ink four agreements in various fields
India and Philippines have signed four agreements in areas of defence, agriculture, small and medium enterprises and tie-up between think-tanks. The defence agreement is to have private and public enterprises to cooperate in the defence sector, including on the off-shore ..