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The Indian and French Navies recently conducted the Varuna Naval Exercise in the Arabian Sea. The Varuna, 2021 is a part of the Clemenceau 2021. About Varuna 2021 The exercise included surface and anti-weapon firings, tactical manoeuvres, rotary wing flying operations including cross deck helicopter landings and air defence and anti-submarine exercises. The Indian Navy was represented by Stealth destroyer INS Kolkata, INS Talwar, INS Tarkash, Fleet Support Ship INS Deepak, Chetak Integral helicopters and a Kalvari class submarine. Also, the P81 Long range Patrol Aircraft participated. The French Navy was represented by E2C Hawkeye aircrafts, Rafale-M fighter, Horizon class air defence destroyer Chevalier Paul. After VARUNA, 2021, the INS Tarkash is to continue its exercise with the French Navy CSG. During the exercise, the navies will conduct advanced surface, air-defence operations and anti-submarine operations. Clemenceau 21 On February 21, 2021, the French Carrier Strike Group set s...

Indian Army in its quest for harnessing renewable energy for its troops inaugurated the First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant of 56 KVA using Vanadium based battery technology in North Sikkim, at an altitude of 16000 ft. Indian Army in its quest for harnessing renewable energy for its troops inaugurated the First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant of 56 KVA using Vanadium based battery technology in North Sikkim, at an altitude of 16000 ft.   Public Relation Officer (Defence) Guwahati, P Khongsai stated that the project was completed in collaboration with IIT Mumbai. A team of eminent faculty from the Institute led by Prof Prakash Ghosh and troops of the Indian Army completed the project braving extreme climatic conditions. The project will immensely benefit troops in the forward areas and will be environment friendly.

Indian Navy will recruit candidates for AA and SSR posts. Eligible candidates can apply for the posts through the official site of Indian Navy on joinindiannavy.gov.in. Indian Navy has invited applications from candidates to apply for Artificer Apprentice (AA) and Senior Secondary Recruits (SSR). Interested candidates can apply for the posts through the official site of the Indian Navy at joinindiannavy.gov.in. The application process will begin on April 26 and will end on April 30, 2021. Register yourself on the official site with your e-mail ID, if not registered already. Read below for eligibility, the selection process, and other details. Vacancy Details • Artificer Apprentice: 500 Posts • Senior Secondary Recruits: 2000 Posts Eligibility Criteria •  AA:  Candidates should be qualified in 10+2 examination with 60% or more marks in aggregate with Mathematics & Physics and at least one of these subjects:- Chemistry/Biology/Computer Science from the Boards of School Educa...

But its submarine woes are unlikely to end soon as it stares at a lost decade of its underwater arm. The Indian Navy is decommissioning the INS Sindhudhvaj, a Kilo-class submarine, sometime this year. It will set in motion a process of phasing out of a class of boats that have formed the backbone of the navy’s underseas fleet for nearly three decades. The decommissioning ceremony was due in Mumbai this April but is now delayed by two months awaiting clearances from the defence ministry. The Sindhudhvaj was acquired from the Soviet Union in 1987. With its retirement, the navy’s submarine arm dips to 14 units. Seven of these submarines are in the Kilo class. Dubbed the ‘Kilo’ class by NATO, the Project 877 EKMs are one of the world’s commonly visible conventional submarines with 62 units currently in service across nine navies in the world. India acquired eight such subs between 1986 and 1991. It later acquired two more submarines from the Russian Federation, between 1998 and 2000. They...

The first unit of the indigenously built ALH Mk III aircraft was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Monday. Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously-built ALH Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik and Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, the flag officer commanding-in-chief of Western Naval Command, on Monday. Addressing the gathering, Shripad Naik said, "The commissioning of INAS 323 marked yet another milestone in the efforts towards enhancing maritime security and safeguarding maritime interests of the nation, as also embodying the spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat." I am sure that Navy & HAL will continue to work in tandem to ensure that the aircraft achieves complete op capabilities in shortest possible time. pic.twitter.com/7vCQA46IVH — Shripad Y. Naik (@shripadynaik) April 19, 2021 The squadron will operate the state-of-the-art ALH Mk III, a multirole helicopte...

The UAE will, for the first time, hold combat readiness war game with Indian and French war ships at the trilateral naval exercises Varuna in the Persian Gulf Indian Navy warships will join the French flagship Charles de Gaulle carrier aircraft carrier along with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy for the three-day Varuna trilateral exercise to jointly test combat skills and war game in the Persian Gulf area starting April 25, people familiar with the matter said. This is the first time that the UAE is participating in the Varuna maritime exercise. India and France have been holding the exercise since 1993; it was christened Varuna in 2001. Officials said the Indian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya would not join the exercise since it is under maintenance. But the Indian Navy’s participation will seek to make up for INS Vikramaditya’s absence by sending two to three destroyers (possibly led by INS Kolkata, the lead ship of the navy’s Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destr...

Ashok Leyland Ltd. (ALL) delivered a first-of-its-kind ‘light bullet proof vehicles’ (LBPV) to the Indian Air Force recently.  LBPV is an adopted version of Lockheed Martin’s (LM) next gen common vehicle developed under transfer of technology from LM. It is completely indigenised, ALL said in a statement.  “This LBPV is another example of our team’s capability combined with a strong sense of understanding of what is required in arduous conditions,” said Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, ALL.  “Our mobility solutions range from 4x4 to 12x12 for defence personnel and logistics, and they have proved to be reliable partners, across our armed forces. Our relationship with Lockheed Martin started in 2014 with their CVNG Programme and under TOT transfer and we hope to develop many more products for India and export market on this platform,” said Nitin Seth, COO, Ashok Leyland.  LBPV has got four main characteristics that makes it ideal for host of military applications. High off-...

Great opportunity for Uttar Pradesh youth who aspire to join Indian Army. The Indian Army is holding recruitment rally for numerous posts. Great opportunity for Uttar Pradesh youth who aspire to join Indian Army. The Indian Army is holding recruitment rally for numerous posts. These posts include Soldier General Duty, Soldier Clerk, Soldier Nursing Assistant and Soldier Tradesman and Soldier Technical in many departments. The interested candidates can apply on the official website of Indian Army-  http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/Authentication.aspx .  Who can apply? This Army recruitment rally is going to be conducted for youths of 12 districts of UP. Even class 8th, 10th, 12th pass will be able to attend this recruitment rally. This recruitment will be for the candidates of Badaun, Lakhimpurkheri / Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, Farrukhabad, Bahraich, Balrampur, Bareilly, Hardoi, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti and Sitapur districts of UP.  Read More:  How to prepare for SSB in...

Chennai-based start-up Torus Robotics is manufacturing Unmanned Ground Vehicles to help ferry heavy loads for the Indian Army “You think of ‘unmanned’, and you think of drones, in the sky,” says 25-year-old Vibhakar Senthil. In Ambattur — widely regarded as the Detroit of India — his start-up Torus Robotics is set to change that, by making Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) for the Indian Army.  At the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru, attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Torus Robotics signed an MOU with the Government, on the joint development of UGVs for the armed forces with BEML Limited.  “With BEML, we are now developing a high-altitude Logistics UGV with 750 kilograms payload. It will be an all-terrain vehicle to supply to and from bases [without the need of human presence] in bad weather conditions, for the Northern Command,” says Vibhakar. At university in SRM, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Vibhakar, with his classmates, M Vignesh and K Abbhi Vignesh, spent time researching...

Officials say efforts were made to speed up deal; dismiss CAATSA concerns The delivery schedule for the S-400 long range air defence systems was on track for the end of 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior defence official said.  “The deal is on track and deliveries are expected to begin by November this year,” the official said.  Two officials independently stated that efforts were made to speed up the deal but the Russian side had conveyed this was not possible. Two official sources, also speaking independently, dismissed concerns over possible U.S. sanctions on the deal under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), stating this deal met national security considerations.  In October 2018, India had signed a $5.43 billion deal with Russia for five S-400 regiments despite objections from the U.S., with deliveries scheduled to begin end 2021.  U.S. officials on several occasions raised concerns over the deal as India deepened its d...

Tour comes amid Rafale revelations The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will visit India during April 13 to 15, the Embassy of France announced on Monday. Mr. Le Drian will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar and participate in the Raisina Dialogue.  The ministerial talks are expected to focus on “all aspects of the bilateral strategic partnership” covering joint ventures in the Indo-Pacific and cooperation at the UN Security Council where India has completed the first three months of its stint as a non-permanent member. Cautious approach Despite close strategic partnership between the two sides, India in recent weeks has adopted a cautious approach at the UNSC. India has participated in the “Arria-formula” meetings, the consultation among the 15 members of the UNSC over conflict zones and other contentious issues, while expressing reservations about the format of the meeting. On March 8, India, along with Russia and China, were t...

Though the US Navy has conducted similar operations in Indian waters in recent years, these were not publicised, as it happened in the case of the latest operation on April 7. India said on Friday it has conveyed its concerns to the US over an American warship transiting through the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without prior consent in what was described by the US Navy as a “freedom of navigation operation”. Though the US Navy has conducted similar operations in Indian waters in recent years, these were not publicised, as it happened in the case of the latest operation on April 7. The US Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a press release that said the freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) by the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones “upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognised in international law by challenging India’s excessive maritime claims”. The strongly worded US Navy release didn’t go down well with the defence ministry or the external affairs mi...

IAF CASB Airmen 2021 exam city has been released. Candidates can check the exam city for Group X and Group Y through the official site of CASB on airmenselection.cdac.in. IAF CASB Airmen 2021 exam city for Group X and Y released, check here(Screengrab) Indian Air Force has released IAF CASB Airmen 2021 exam city for Group X and Y selection test for intake 01/2022. Candidates who will appear for the written examination for Airmen posts can check it on the official site of CASB on airmenselection.cdac.in. As per the notice released by the Force, the admit card for the same will release on April 16, 2021 and the examination will be conducted on April 18 to 22, 2021. Candidates who will appear for the examination can check the exam city through these simple steps given below. IAF CASB Airmen 2021: How to check exam city • Visit the official site of Airmen Selection on airmenselection.cdac.in. • Click on  IAF CASB Airmen 2021 link  available on the home page. • Enter the login deta...

The first record was created when Pannu cycled from Leh to Manali (472 km distance) on October 10, 2020, in just 35 hours and 25 minutes, the Army officials noted. Indian Army's Lieutenant Colonel Bharat Pannu Indian Army's Lieutenant Colonel Bharat Pannu has earned two Guinness World Records for his fastest solo cycling feats from October last year, said officials on Thursday.  The first record was created when Pannu cycled from Leh to Manali (472 km distance) on October 10, 2020, in just 35 hours and 25 minutes, the Army officials noted.  Pannu created a second record when he cycled the 5,942-km-long 'Golden Quadrilateral' route, which connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, in 14 days, 23 hours and 52 minutes, they said.  This cycling event had started from India Gate in New Delhi on October 16, and it ended back at the same spot on October 30, the officials said.  Pannu received his two Guinness World Record certificates a few days back, they added.

The navy’s new plan, inspired by a similar cabinet authorisation for 42 squadrons of the Indian Air Force, will seek approvals for six nuclear-powered attack submarines and 18 diesel attack submarines, a South Block. The Indian Navy intends to approach the government for authorised force levels of nuclear-powered and diesel-electric attack submarines in addition to the ballistic missile submarines with Strategic Force Command (SFC) , people familiar with the matter. The authorisation for the diesel subs would include those with an air-independent propulsion system, or AIP, which ensures these submarines can remain under surface for a longer period and are quieter than the nuclear-powered submarine. The proposed move comes at a time the Navy is finalising plans to seek approval from the Defence Acquisition Committee to build six nuclear-powered attack submarines, or SSNs, as part of the defence establishment’s continuing focus on expanding the Navy’s capabilities to counter the rise of...

Indian Navy has released the admit card and practice test of Indian Navy Civilian Entrance Test (INCET-TMM-01/2021) for Mumbai Region on joinindiannavy.gov.in. Download Here Indian Navy Tradesman Admit Card for Mumbai Region 2021: Indian Navy has uploaded the admit card of Mumbai Region with exam city details of Indian Navy Civilian Entrance Test (INCET-TMM-01/2021). However, Indian Navy Admit Card with exam centre details shall be available on 72 hours before the exam i.e. on  08 April 2021 . Candidates, who are appearing in INCET Exam on 11 April at Mumbai, Pune and NAGPUR Centres, can download Indian Navy Admit Card from the official website - joinindiannavy.gov.in or through the link below: Indian Navy Tradesman Admit Card Download Link with Exam City Indian Navy Tradesman Practice Link Indian Navy Tradesman Mumbai Admit Card AND Exam Notice The candidates should bring their admit card along with original and valid ID such as Aadhar Card and a photograph/PAn Card/Driving Licen...

Asked for his reaction to Quad alliance countries joining the French naval exercises 'La Perouse' amidst reports that the drills are aimed to contain and check China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday reiterated Beijing's stand that such a cooperation should be conducive to peace in the region. China said on Tuesday that military cooperation between countries should be conducive to regional peace, a day after Quad members, including India, joined France in a mega naval wargame in the Indian Ocean amid Beijing's aggressive actions in the region. India and three other Quad member nations - the US, Australia and Japan - on Monday joined France in kick-starting the three-day naval exercises in the eastern Indian Ocean in reflection of their growing maritime cooperation amid China's growing efforts to expand influence in the region. The Indian Ocean, considered the backyard of the Indian Navy, is critical for India's strategic interests. China...

The MGS is responsible for ensuring the sustenance of the Indian Army in terms of ammunition, clothing, general stores, and warfighting equipment. Lieutenant General CP Cariappa Lieutenant General CP Cariappa on Monday took over as the new Master General Sustenance (MSG) of the Indian Army. The MGS is responsible for ensuring the sustenance of the Indian Army in terms of ammunition, clothing, general stores, and warfighting equipment. "As MGS, Lt Gen Cariappa would be responsible for ensuring the sustenance of Indian Army is in terms of ammunition, clothing, general stores, and warfighting equipment. The MGS branch carries out complete Revenue Procurement of Indian Army." The post of MGS was created recently and was earlier known as Master General Ordinance and has been restructured as part of reforms.

India will soon be sending a team to the US for induction of the MH-60 “Romeo” multi-mission helicopters, which will be a significant capability jump for the Navy in detecting and destroying enemy submarines prowling in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).  The Navy will this year get at least three of the 24 heavy-duty helicopters, equipped with multi-mode radars and night-vision devices as well as armed with Hellfire missiles, MK-54 torpedoes and precision-kill rockets, under the Rs 15,157 crore ($2.13 billion) contract inked with the US in February 2020. The 140-warship Navy is currently grappling with just a handful of old anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters like Kamov-28s and Sea Kings when the presence of Chinese nuclear and diesel-electric submarines is only going to further increase in the IOR. “All the 24 MH-60R helicopters, which will operate from frontline warships including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, will be inducted by end-2023 or so. It will somewhat plug the c...

JCOs are currently enrolled as jawans and are promoted to officers over a period of time based on their performance and on their ability to clear promotion examinations. The Indian Army is discussing a proposal to directly enrol Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) in all arms of the service to address the shortage of nearly 14,000 officers. JCOs — a link between the officers and other ranks in the Indian Army — are currently enrolled as jawans and are promoted to officers over a period of time based on their performance and on their ability to clear promotion examinations. Currently, a few JCOs are directly enrolled as religious teachers and in certain technical arms such as the Corps of Engineers. However, fighting arms of the Indian Army do not have any provision for direct enrollment of JCOs. The Army has been promoting JCOs to officers from among their own ranks. What the proposal states According to the proposal, the Indian Army will directly induct JCOs who have cleared the Servi...

Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2021 Released for recruitment of 1524 vacancies of Group C Civilian Posts. Check application process, age limit, qualification, experience, selection criteria and other details here.  Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2021: Indian Air Force has just released a notification for recruitment to the post of Steno, Supdt, Cook, House Keeping Staff, MTS, LDC, CS & SMW, Carpenter, Laundryman, Ayah, Hindi Typist & Various posts under Group C. Candidates holding the requisite qualification in the respective subject can apply to the posts through the online mode. A total of 1524 vacancies will be recruited for Group C Civilian Posts at the various Air Force Stations/Units. The candidates are advised to read the notification before applying to any post. Candidates can refer to this notification for eligibility, qualification, age limit, selection criteria and other details. Job Summary Notification Indian Air Forc...