French made Rafale Fighter Aircraft has been formally inducted into the Indian Air Force at a formal function at Air Force Station, Ambala. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The first five Rafale aircraft which arrived at Air Force Station, Ambala from France on 27th July 2020, would be part of 17 Squadron, the “Golden […]
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COM & CWP&A of the Indian Navy and Additional Secretary of Defence Production have laid the keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the prestigious P17A class stealth frigates on 10 Sep 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Seven frigates under P17A series will be constructed of which four are being constructed in
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A delegation from Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO met with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to apprise him about 108 systems and subsystems which have been identified for designing and development by the Indian Industry only. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points DRDO will provide support to industries for design, development and testing of these
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India has set up to ban $47 billion worth of imports that include communication satellites, conventional submarines and light machine guns. India’s move to ban the import of certain weapon systems will do little to boost local manufacturing and is sowing uncertainty at a time when the South Asian nation is trying to ramp up
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To strengthen the Armed Forces by relying on indigenous capability to take forward the initiative on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approval for capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment required by the Indian Armed Force. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Point With Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) having successfully developed Basic Trainer
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Indian armed forces have reportedly decided to revive ‘Project Cheetah’ and push for arming their Heron UAVs with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles. The ‘Project Cheetah’ has been pending for a long time and now the tri-services have decided to revive it, which is likely to cost the exchequer over Rs 3,500 crore.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to further boost its combat capabilities by procuring HAMMER missiles from France to make Rafael fighter jet more lethal. Rafael jets will be equipped with the HAMMER missiles to take out targets in high-altitude areas in places such as Eastern Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points HAMMER (Highly
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India has setup a process for six more long-range Poseidon-8I aircraft from the US, while a plan is also underway for fast-track procurement of six Predator-B armed drones amidst the ongoing military confrontation with China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India is extensively using the naval P-8I patrol planes, which are packed with radars
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The first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft has reached India from France. The Rafales are escorted by two Sukhoi 30 MKIs after they entered the Indian air space. The jets were also re-fuelled mid-air from a French tanker at a height of 30,000 feet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Authorities tightened security and
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Lieutenant General Manoj Pande took over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He was Director General at Army Headquarters dealing with subjects of Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare, prior to assuming the present appointment. Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers, The Bombay Sappers, in December 1982.
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