Indian Army awards 96 Crore Target Drone contract to Anadron Systems Private Limited
A significant step towards Atmanirbhar in Defence and the first success story of Make Too Projects. Indian Army has signed the first contract today under Make Too for Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Target with Anadron Systems private limited worth 96 Crore Rupees for Army Air Defence & Indian Air Force.
In 2018, the Indian Army had given its sanction for prototype
development of MEAT (Manoeuvrable Expendable Aerial Target) under the Make Two
Category to give realistic training to the men during annual exercises for
which the need for suitable aerial target system was felt.
Anadron Systems In partnership with UK defense specialist Kynetik
Target Systems has developed Shikra Banshee Jet 40, a jet engine version that
can be used to represent threats posed by UAVs, enemy aircraft and general
aerial threat weapons. Shikra Banshee Jet 40 can fly up to 26,000 feet and has
an operational range of 100km and endurance of 65 minutes.
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1st S400 unit to be ready by April 4, others by 2023
India has begun work on deploying the S400 Triumf advanced
surface to air missile defence system, with the first unit to be made
operational in April. All five units will be deployed in depth areas to tackle
the threat from China. All the five units of the S400 system which can take
down a hostile aircraft or missile at a range between 40km to 400km are
expected to be operational by next year.
Already, advance consignments of two S400 systems have
arrived in India from Moscow and work is on to assemble the systems and the
radars by Indian teams trained in Russia. The S400 system is one of a kind with
a powerful radar at the heart of the offensive air defence system. It can track
multiple targets at multiple ranges and neutralise them before the adversary’s
fighter, bomber or missile pose a threat, using anti-missiles with varying
range.
The S400 system is so powerful that it is capable of
tracking, engaging and addressing the threat of Chinese fighters the moment
they take-off from air bases near the Line of Actual Control.
Aircraft carrier Vikrant completes third sea trials, returns
to Kochi harbour
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has
returned to Kochi harbour after completion of its third sea trials in high
seas, IAC returned from sea trials on January 16 Sunday, wherein large number
of ship systems were operated and tested with training on various equipment
fitted onboard, the trial data will now be analyzed with mandatory inspections
and balance work on the ship.
The IAC had begun its sea trial on January 9 to carry out
complex manoeuvres in high seas ahead of its planned induction in August. The
40,000 tons aircraft carrier, the largest and most complex warship to be built
in India successfully completed a five day maiden sea voyage in August last
year and underwent 10 day sea trials in October. Several scientists from the
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, a DRDO facility based at Visakhapatnam
witnessed the third phase of sea trials of Vikrant.
The warship will operate MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31
helicopters and MH-60R multirole helicopters. The IAC has been built at a cost
of around Rs 23,000 crore and its construction propelled India into a select
group of countries having capabilities to build state of the art aircraft
carriers.
HAL likely to be in fray for Navy’s NUH Helicopters after
defence ministry junks Coast Guard chopper deal
The Ministry of Defence is likely to allow state run
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to bid for the Navy’s programme to buy 111 naval
utility helicopters NUH as the Narendra Modi government reviews all foreign
procurement programmes in favour of indigenous systems, The Navy’s proposed NUH
programme comes under the ‘strategic partnership’ root, which will allow a
selected foreign Original Equipment Manufacturer to partner a nominated Indian
company to manufacture the choppers domestically.
Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh has scrapped the Coast Guard programme to buy 14 twin engine
helicopters under Buy Global, for which the Airbus was the prime contender. The
Navy’s procurement of 111 NUH Choppers is one of the big programmes that has
been pending for a while. While this programme won’t be scrapped — since it is
not in the Buy Global category — HAL is likely to be allowed to bid as an (OEM)
Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Multi-Layer Security, Facial Recognition Systems Installed In
Delhi Ahead Of Republic Day
After the improvised explosive device IED was found at
Ghazipur Flower Market ahead of the Republic Day and later diffused, the Delhi
Police have fortified areas in and around Rajpath with multi-layer security
cover, installed facial recognition systems and over 300 CCTVs.
Apart from the terror threat, the rise in cases of pandemic
is also a major challenge for the force. Delhi Police briefed security personnel
about the necessary precautions that need to be followed and has tightened the
security arrangements in New Delhi.
A quick reaction team will be deployed to respond to any
untoward situation. Delhi Police is also deploying an anti-drone team to keep a
watch on any flying object breaching security cordon, Around 300 cameras with Facial
Recognition System enabled facilities have been deployed in and around Rajpath.
The systems have a database of 50,000 suspected criminals.
