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Indian Army inks MoU with DRDO to raise MRSAM defence system regiment
The Indian Army has signed MoU with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to raise one regiment of the advanced Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) defence system. Background The Indian Army is planning to have a total of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Prime Minister Modi's Israel Visit: Other Important Takeaways
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Israel which is the first by an Indian prime minister to Israel resulted in the signing of seven agreements on areas including space, tech and agriculture. The other prominent takeaways of the visit are the following: ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
India’s First Private Sector Small Arms Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated
India’s first private sector small arms manufacturing plant has been inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh to supply world class weapons to the armed forces in line with the India’s defence indigenisation programme. The plant is a joint venture between India’s Punj ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
India ink defence deals with Israel for advanced MRSAM
India and Israel have inked defence deals worth over $2 billion for advanced medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) systems. As part of the deal, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide the Indian Army with Barak-8 advanced MRSAM systems. About MRSAM MRSAM ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
DAC approves proposals to buy Barak missiles for naval warships
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the Union Defence Ministry has approved proposal to procure fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles (SAM) for the Indian Navy’s warships from Israel. The procurement of the missiles will enhance India’s maritime capability in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
India, Israel to develop MR-SAM missile system for Army
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a deal to jointly develop a medium range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system for Army with help of Israel. The deal will be executed by the Defence ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
India, Israel ink two agreements
India and Israel have inked two agreements in the field of water resources management and agriculture. These agreements were signed following the delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in New Delhi. Israeli ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Long range surface-to-air Barak-8 missile successfully test fired
India and Israel jointly developed most advanced long range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) Barak-8 was successfully test fired off the Odisha coast. The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Medium range surface-to-air missile developed by India, Israel successfully test-fired
The medium range surface-to-air missile missile (MR-SAM) developed jointly by India and Israel was successfully test-fired. During the test, the missile was launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha. After getting signal from ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
RBI inks information exchange MoU with Bank of Israel
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Israel (BOI) for exchange of information pertaining to banking supervision. It was signed by Parvathy V Sundaram, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Banking Supervision ..