Tuesday, 30 April 2024

DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS APRIL 2024

APPOINTMENTS - 

 Lt General Js Sidana Has Appointed As The Director General Of Electronics And Mechanical Engineers 

Brigadier Priya Jeyaraj Of Army Dental Corps Has Become First Woman Officer To Lead The Armed Forces Dental Clinic AFDC, New Delhi.

Captain Shivaji Laxman Yadav Took Over The Command Of Naval Air Station At INS DEGA, Vishakapatanam.

Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Has Been Appointed As The Next Chief Of The Naval Staff Of Indian Navy. 



Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Has Been Appointed As The Next Vice Chief Of Naval Staff Of INDIAN Navy.


Papua New Guinea Has Appointed Col Edision Napyo As Defense Advisor To INDIA For The First Time In History.


INAUGURATION - 

 Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane Has Inaugurated The First Steel Cutting Of Indian Navy's Fleet Support Ship (FSS) At Hindustan Shipyard Limited.

Indian Coast Guard Inaugurated The Aquatic Center, At Mandapam, Tamilnadu.

The Chief Of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande Has Inaugurated The High Tech IT Laboratory At The Uzbekistan Academy Of Air Forces During The Visit.

Admiral R Hari Kumar Has Inaugurated The Naval History Division (NHD) At Goa 


FLAGGED OFF - 

The First Batch Of Control Centres For The Automated Air Defense Control And Reporting System PROJECT AKASHTEER Were Flagged Off From Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Ghaziabad For Indian Army


REVENUE - 

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Recorded The Highest Ever Revenue From Operations Of Over 29,810 Crores At The End Of Financial Year 2023/24 Till March 2024.


EXPORT - 

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Delivered Two Dornier 228 Planes To Guyana Defense Force.

India Send The BRAHMOS Missile To Philippines, As They Signed Deal Worth USD 375 Million Dollar In 2022.


 Larsen And TouBro Has Manufactured A Mammoth Hydro Treating Reactor Is Being Shipped To Mexico.


IMPORT - 

India Received A Fresh Batch Of 24 Modern Igla-s MANPADS 100 Missile From Russia.


MOU SIGNED - 

 INDIAN Coast Guard Has Signed a Contract With M/S Elcome Integrated System Private Limited For Procurement of 28 Global Maritime Distress Safety System ( GMDSS) Communication Console For 28 Maritime Rescue Sub Center (MRSC) Across India.

Indian Navy Has Signed Contract With Coimbatore Based ASTRA PREMIER For The Design And Development Of Indigenous Aircraft Towbarless Battery Power Tug.

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Has Signed Agreement With Master Shipyard Repair Agreement (MSRA) With The United States Navy. 

India And Greece Will Resume Defense Ties After 2327 Years. 

Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Has Signed MoU With IIT Delhi For Research And Training.

INDIAN Navy And GITAM University Have Signed MoU For Research And Development in Drone Tech.

) The Ministry Of Electronics AND information Technology AND INDIAN Air Force Have Signed MoU To Utilise Dig locker Safety And Uses.

Indian Defense Ministry's Goa Shipyard Limited Signed MoU With Damen ( Nederland's)  Shipyards For Collaboration In The Field Of e-TUGS. 


SUMMIT - 

 The 4th Joint Working GROUP Meeting Between INDIA And And Uzbekistan On Defense Cooperation Took Place At Tashkent.

Tri Services Conference PARIVARTAN CHINTAN Held In New Delhi. ( Chaired By Anil Chauhan) 

 INDIA-Us Executive Steering Group (ESG) Meeting Commenced At Hq US ARMY Pacific.

First Ever Investiture Ceremony Held In National War Memorial Complex, New Delhi. 


DEVELOPED - '

Noida Based Firm BHARAT PANTHER Build India's First Indigenously Designed And Developed Crash Fire Tender.


INDIAN Navy Bravery On 1971 Indo Pak War Movie Title Launched ( OPERATION TRIDENT) At Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi.

* Lt General A K Singh, Army Commanders, Southern Command Released An AI Based Internet Chatbot SAMADHAN (Public Queries).



AWARDS - 

On The Occasion Of 61st National Maritime Day, Sagar Samman Award Were Presented.

a) SAGAR SAMMAN VARUNA AWARD - Shri Dhirendra Kumar Sanyal.

b) SAGAR SAMMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - CAPTAIN Kamal Kant Choudhary 

C) SAGAR SAMMAN AWARD FOR GALLANTRY - Captain Subir Shah, Captain Om Dutta 

* The National Maritime Day Celebrations Committee AWARDS (NMDC) Awards - 

1st Rank - Anglo Eastern Maritime Academy

2nd Rank - Tolani Maritime Institute 

3rd Rank - The Great Eastern Institute Of Marine Studies 

 Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari Has Conferred Presidential AWARDS To 51 Indian Airforce Warriors.


Indian Naval Air Squadron 330 Celebrated Its 53rd anniversary.

* Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane Has Recived The DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS Award From IIT Madras. 


HOST - 

The 5th Marshal Of The Air Force Arjan Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament By IAF Was Inaugurated In Chandigarh.



INS KOCHI, INDIAN Navy Ship Rescued A Panama Flagged Oil Tanker MV ANDROMEDA STAR PM With 30 Crew Members (22 Indians) From Houthi Militants.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

 The Voice Behind The Republic Day And Independence Day Commentary Brigadier Chitaranjan Sawant Passes Away.


Indian Army Completed 40 Years Of Siachen Day, ( Highest Height ) on 13th April.

( OPERATION MEGHDOOT CONDUCTED IN 1984 ON THIS DAY ) 


India Was The 4th Largest Military Spender ( $ 83.6 Billion) In 2023 After US, China And Russia. 


The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel ( INSV) Tarini Has Returned To Its Base Port Goa From Mauritius After Historic Transoceanic Expedition Of Nearly 2 Months. 

( INS TARINI Was Undertaken In By Lt Cdr Dilna K And Lt Cdr Roopa Women Officer Of Indian Navy) 

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