Thursday, 29 February 2024

DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS FEBRUARY 2024

DECOMMISSIONED - 

 Survey Ship INS NIRUPAK Has Decommissioned By INDIAN Navy After 38 Years Of Service.


Indian Navy Submarine INS KARANJ Will Take Part In Srilanka 76th Independence Day.

Indian Coast Guard Ship VARAHA, An Offshore Patrol Vessel Arrived At Port Mombasa, Kenya As A Part Of Overseas Deployment Of ICG Ships To Africa.

Indian Coast Guard Ship VIKRAM Rescued 11 Crew Member Of IFB KING ( IND-TN-12-MM-6466)  At West Of Minicoy Island. 

The Ministry Of Defense Has Achieved a Milestone Becoming The Only Ministry To Cross The 1 Lakh Crores Gross Merchandise Value Of Procurement Through The Government E Market place Since 2016.

* Wreckage Of Pakistan Army Submarine PNS GAZI Which Sank In 1971 Found At Vizag.

* DRDO Has Handed Over To 23 Licensing Agreements To Transfer Of Technology To Private Industries in MSME Defense Expo, Pune 2024.


MOU SIGNED - 

Munition India Limited ( MIL) Signed a Contract Worth Rs $ 225 million For Supply Of Artillery Ammunition To Saudi Arabia. 

 Mahindra And Brazil's Embraer Defense Have Signed MoU For C-390 Aircraft Jointly 

 Indian AirForce And Bharat Electronics Limited ( BEL) Have Signed MoU For Software Defined Radios. 

 Ministry Of Defense Has Ordered 11 Shakti Electronics Warfare System For Indian Navy From BEL For Rs 2269 Crores.

 Ministry Of Defense Signed A Contract With Advanced Weapon Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) Kanpur For Manufacturing And Supply Of 463 Stabilised Remote Control Gun (SRCG) For Indian Navy And Coast Guard At 1752.13 Crores.

 MoU Signed Between Armed Forces Medical Services And IIT ROORKEE For Biomedical Research.

* Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Signed MoU With Indian Air Force For Integration Of Futuristic Weapons And Sensors For LCA Tejas Aircraft.

* Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Inaugurated International Maritime Seminar As Part Of MILAN 2024.


NEW MEDAL - 

Ministry Of Home AFFAIRS (MHA) Has Introduced A New Medal Named KENDRIYA GRIHAMANTRI DAKSHATA PADAK.


President Droupadi Murmu Conferred RPSF Constable Shasikant Kumar With JEEVAN RAKSHA PADAK.


RENAME - 

Army Educational Corps ( AEC) To Be Renamed As Army Knowledge & Enabler Corps.


INAUGURATION - 

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Unveiled The Statue Of India's First CDS Shri Bipin Rawat At Tonsbridge School, Dehradun.

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Has Inaugurated The Adani Ammunition Complex In Kanpur, (South Asia Largest) 

LAUNCHED - 

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Launched The Maritime Single Window And MMD Modules In SAGAR Setu.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Presided Over The Commissioning Of INS SANDHAYAK - The First Survey Vessel Large Ship Into The Indian Navy,At Vishakapatanam.

Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar Inaugurated The Precision Approach Radar At INS UTKROSH At Port Blair. 

( It Enhance The Operational Capability Of The Airport In Recovering Military And Civil Aircraft During Emergencies) 

 Indian Navy Chief Inaugurated The Integrated Underwater Harbour Defense And Surveillance System ( IUWHDSS) At Port Blair.

 Puducherry Has Launched India's FIRST Marine Spatial  Planning (MSP) Framework Under the Indo Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative.

 Indian Army Launched. procurement Monitoring Application ProMo To Accentuate The Capital Procurement Process.

Havilder Varinder Singh, From Sikh Regiment Indian Army Has Developed A MULTIPURPOSE OCTOCOPTER, Which Can Used As Surveillance Operation And Can Dropping Grenades, And Other Aerial Works.

* IIT Guwahati Has Launched India's Largest Drone Pilot Training Facility

* M/S Suryadipta Projects Launched The 4th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge ( LSAM 18) For The INDIAN Navy At Thane, Mumbai.

FIRST IN - 

 Hyderabad Based MARUT DRONES Has Delivered India's First Mineral Exploration Drones To National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).

Senior NCC Cadet, Captain Ulfat Khan From URI Jammu & Kashmir Baramulla District Has Became The First Female Cadet Selected As Parade Commander At Prime Minister's Rally In Republic Day 2024. 

 India And Rwanda Held The First Edition Of Joint Defense Cooperation Committee ( JDCC) Meet In Kigali, Rwanda.

Colonel Sapna Rana Becomes The First Himachal Pradesh Woman To Commanding An Army Battalion.


 Indian Navy Declared 2024 As Year Of Naval Civilians.

 Mrs Sristhi Khullar, Contingent Commander Of The First Ever All Women Contingent Awarded By Chief Of Army Staff General Manoj Pande.

Garhwal Rifles Has Won The Best MaRching Contingent Trophy At Republic Day Parade 2024.

Hyderabad Based Xmachines Exported Its X100 Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) To Spain.

* DRDO And Mahindra Defense Have Together Developed The Advanced Version Of The Wheeled Armours Platform.


HOST

Pune, Maharashtra Host The MSME Defense Expo 2024.



APPROVAL - 

 Defense Ministry Has Approved For Proposal To Buy 9 Maritime Surveillance Aircrafts For Indian Navy, 6 Maritime Patrol Aircrafts For Indian Coast Guard, Worth Rs 29000 Crores.


APPOINTMENTS - 

Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania Has Been Assumed Charge As The Chief Hydrographer To Government Of India.

Vice Chief Army Staff Lt General MV Suchindra Kumar Has Been Appointed As The Northern Army Commander.

Lt General Upendra Dwivedi Has Been Appointed As The Next Vice Chief Of Army Staff.

Major General Dr. Ashok KUMAR (Retired) Has Been Appointed As The Director Of CENJOWS India. 

IPS Deepam Seth Has Been Assumed As The ADG Of SSB.

* Cmde Kavita Makkar Assumed As The Commanding Officer INDC Danteshwari & Dental Advisor Indian Navy.(First Woman Navy Officer To Do So) 


* The 21st Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting Was Held At Chushul- Moldo Border.

 Madras Regiment Has Won the Best Regiment At Indian Republic Day Parade 2024.

( Mumbai Contingent Runner's up) 


DEALS - 

US Approved Sales Of 31 Predator Drones With India.

US Has Approved $4 billion Weapons Sale To India Including MQ-9 Reaper UAVs Along With Weapons Package. 


PATENT - 

Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Has Been Awarded Patent By The Indian Patent Office For Design And Validification Of Technological Shaft.

Indian Army Has Secured A Patent For Hexacopter Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft For Surveillance At High Altitude Areas.

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