DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN FEBRUARY 2025

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Marshal Venkataraman Rajasekhar Has Assumed As The Air Officer In Charge Maintaince At 

* Vice Admiral Rajat Kapoor Assumed As The Controller Of Logistics ( COL) At Naval Headquarters.

* Major General Sheena PD Assumed As The Additional Director General Of Military Nursing Services.

 * Major General Sukruti Baveja Has Assumed As The Major General At Dakshin Bharat Area, Chennai.

TECHNOLOGY - 

* Delhi Based ARMASEN TACTICAL Unveiled It's Latest High Cut Ballistic Helmet Cover.

* Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Has Introduced Its First Ever BS-IV Vehicle Diagnostic Tool By TASL At Chandigarh.

* Chinese Survey Vessel Xiang Yang Arrives At Bay Of Bengal.

* Bengaluru Based SCANDRON Has Launched India's MOST Powerful Cargo Drone CARGO MAX 20 KHC At Aero India 2025.

* Bengaluru Based DYNAUTON Systems Has Launched The Indigenous CHEEL UAV With 300 Km Range.

* India And US Have Announced A New Procurement And Co Production Arrangements Of Javelin ATGM STRYKER.

*  Bengaluru Based SSS Defense Has Unveiled It's Indigenous SMG (SUBMACHINE GUN) & DMR (DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE)

*  Lt Cdr Dilna And Lt Cdr Roopa A Created History By Successfully Crossing Cape Horn 

* INS GHARIAL Celebrated 28th Anniversary.

* INS RANA Celebrated 43 Of Service To Nation.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Lt General, Moti Dar PVSM (AVSM) Former Vice Chief Of Army Staff (July 1995- July 1996) And GOC In C Southern Command (January 1994 - July 1995) Has Passed Away.

HOST - 

* The 13th Meeting Of Malaysia- India Defense Cooperation Committee ( MIDCOM) Took Place At Kualalumpur.

LAUNCHED - 

* Adani Defense And Aerospace In Partnerships With DRDO Launched It's Vehicle Mounted Counter Drone System.

* Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Has Established A New Company Operative Base (COB). In Kutul Area At Narayanpur District, Chhattisgarh.

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* Kalyani Has Unveiled The Latest 155mm/ 45 Calibre Mounted Gun 

* Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) Has Developed An Indigenous Portable Bullet Proof Booth Weighing 1650 Kg For The Armed And Para Military Force's.

* Rear Admiral K M Ramakrishnan Has Launched The Ancient Stitched Ship, A Unique Vessel Ship Built With Wood, Coir, Natural Resin At Goa.

CRASHED - 

*  Indian Airforce Aircraft Has Crashed At Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.

* Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Has Released The First Edition Of The Ministry Of Defense Bi Annual - Hindi Magazine SASHAKT BHARAT - In New Delhi

VISIT - 

*  Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) Comprising INS SUJATA, And ICGS VEERA Arrived At Sihanoukville Port Cambodia.

* INS Shardul Visited To Bali, Indonesia For Reviewing The International Fleet 2025.

RENAME - 

* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Renamed The Indigenous HJT-36 Jet Trainer As The YASHAS.

MOU SIGNED - 

* The Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Rs 10,147 Crores Deal With Economic Explosive Limited And  Munition India Limited And Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) For Advanced PINAKA MLR Rockets.

*  Defense Ministry Has Signed Rs 642 Crores Contract With BEL For 28 EON 51 System.

*  BEL Corporation, Reshef Technologies, Israel Have Signed An MoA For a Long Term Make In India' (LTMII) Contract To Manufacture Electronic Fuzes For Indian Army.

* GE Aerospace Has Signed 5 Years Performance Based Logistics ( PBL) Contract With The Indian Air Force For T700 Engine Sustained Solutions.

* BEL Has Signed A MoU with THE CSIR National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) To Operate In The Areas Of Unified Air Space Management And Sensor Development For Loitering Munition (LM) And High Altitude Platform.

* The Aerospace Business Of Godrej And Boyce Has Signed An MoU With Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) For The Indigenous Manufacturing Of Flight Control For AMCA 

* The Defense Ministry Has Signed 2 Contracts Worth Rs 1917.47 Crores For Two Procurement Of 149 Software Defined Radios For Indian Coast Guard.

* The Indian Army Has Signed A Contract For Procurement Of 223 Units Of Automatic Chemical Agents Detection And Alarm ( ACADA) System Developed By DRDE, DRDO Gwalior.

* A MoU Signed Between INDIAN Army And DRDO To Facilitate The Transfer Of Technical Expertise From The Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSBL).

BOOKS - 

* Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi Has Launched Launched The Book I AM A SOLDIER'S WIFE Book Author - Geetika Lidder ( Wife Of Late Brigadier LS Lidder)

*  UNFORGOTABLE CHAPTERS : Book Author - Prakash Singh ( MEMOIR OF TOP COP) 

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AWARDS - 

*  Senior NSG Officer D K Kedia Honoured With The CA In Public Service Award By ICAI.

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