● Assam Rifles to join UN Mission in Haiti
A 160-man contingent of India’s Assam Rifles on June 27, 2012 left for the Caribbean nation of Haiti on a year-long deployment under the United Nation’s stabilization mission that has been functioning there since 2004. The Indian government had sanctioned the services of Assam Rifles in Haiti for five years form 2010, with a contingent sent in r
otation every year. The force will be serving the UN mandate to restore a secure and stable environment in Haiti in order to promote a political process for strengthening Haiti’s government institutions and rule of law.
Besides India, 41 other countries have deployed their personnel for UN operations in Haiti. Haiti had suffered a severe earth quake in 2010 in which 2.2 lakh persons including 160 UN peacekeepers had lost their lives. The reconstruction work is still going on for which UN is playing a major role.
●Stealth frigate INS Sahyadri to be inducted in July
The Indian Navy will induct the indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri on July 21 in Mumbai. INS Sahyadri is the third and the last of the Project- 17 warships that India is building gat the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL).
The first two ships in the class are INS Shivalik and INS Satpura, which are now on active naval duty, including anti- piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. The Project 17 warships are christened after hill ranges in India and the 4, 9000-tonne vessels are one of the most advanced design with stealth features in the Indian Navy stable.
● Russia complete INS Sindhurakshak modernization
The INS Sindhurakshak submarine came off the slips at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk on June 23, 2012, marking Navy’s Kilo-class diesel –electric submarines in Russia. The INS Sindhurakshak is the seventh and the last of the 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 to have undergone mid-term repairs and modernization in Russia. Of the remaining three submarines one was repaired in India and the two others are currently under repair in India.
● Defence Ministry approves proposals worth RS. 20,000 crore
The Defence Ministry on June 22, 2012 cleared several proposals worth around RS. 20, 000 crore, including 14 Dornier aircraft of the Air Force, 30 mn guns for the Navy, and regiments of Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles for the Army.
The high-power Defence Acquisition Council, which met in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Defence Minister A.K Antony, also approved the Air Force’s proposal for setting up a modern communication network –Air Force Network.
● Govt relaxes vision rules for paramilitary recruitments
Relaxing the norms for aspirants and in-service troopers of paramilitary forces, the government on June 12,2012 said it has decided to amend its rules related to eye sight enabling ‘minor vision correction’ persons to serve in these forces. The new directives will also come to the aid of those personal from CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles who have ‘acquired ‘ colour blindness af ter being recruited in these central forces. Colour blindness is either genetic or is ‘acquired’ over a period of time.
● ICG Hovercraft H- 187 commissioned
Indian Coast Guard Hovercraft H-187, the first of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) designed and built by Griffon Hoverwork Limited (GHL), UK was commissioned by Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, the Director General Indian Coast Guard, at Okha in Gujarat on June 11, 2012. The 21 meters long Air Cushion Vehicle displaces 31 tones and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. The ACV is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats/craft in distress at sea.
●Akash missile test-fired successfully
Booting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficiency, India on May 24, 2012 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash’ missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15 km from Balasore in Odisha.
Akash, an anti-aircraft defence system, can simultaneously engage several targets with ‘Rajendra’ radar developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a DRDO laboratory in Bangalore. Rajendra does the surveillance, tracks the target, acquires it and guides the missile towards it.
The development of Akash missile took place during 1990s under the country’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). The Akash weapon system was inducted into the armed forces in 2008. An air-force version of the Akash missile has also been developed by the DRDO.
Besides India, 41 other countries have deployed their personnel for UN operations in Haiti. Haiti had suffered a severe earth quake in 2010 in which 2.2 lakh persons including 160 UN peacekeepers had lost their lives. The reconstruction work is still going on for which UN is playing a major role.
●Stealth frigate INS Sahyadri to be inducted in July
The Indian Navy will induct the indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri on July 21 in Mumbai. INS Sahyadri is the third and the last of the Project- 17 warships that India is building gat the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL).
The first two ships in the class are INS Shivalik and INS Satpura, which are now on active naval duty, including anti- piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. The Project 17 warships are christened after hill ranges in India and the 4, 9000-tonne vessels are one of the most advanced design with stealth features in the Indian Navy stable.
● Russia complete INS Sindhurakshak modernization
The INS Sindhurakshak submarine came off the slips at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk on June 23, 2012, marking Navy’s Kilo-class diesel –electric submarines in Russia. The INS Sindhurakshak is the seventh and the last of the 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 to have undergone mid-term repairs and modernization in Russia. Of the remaining three submarines one was repaired in India and the two others are currently under repair in India.
● Defence Ministry approves proposals worth RS. 20,000 crore
The Defence Ministry on June 22, 2012 cleared several proposals worth around RS. 20, 000 crore, including 14 Dornier aircraft of the Air Force, 30 mn guns for the Navy, and regiments of Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles for the Army.
The high-power Defence Acquisition Council, which met in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Defence Minister A.K Antony, also approved the Air Force’s proposal for setting up a modern communication network –Air Force Network.
● Govt relaxes vision rules for paramilitary recruitments
Relaxing the norms for aspirants and in-service troopers of paramilitary forces, the government on June 12,2012 said it has decided to amend its rules related to eye sight enabling ‘minor vision correction’ persons to serve in these forces. The new directives will also come to the aid of those personal from CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles who have ‘acquired ‘ colour blindness af ter being recruited in these central forces. Colour blindness is either genetic or is ‘acquired’ over a period of time.
● ICG Hovercraft H- 187 commissioned
Indian Coast Guard Hovercraft H-187, the first of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) designed and built by Griffon Hoverwork Limited (GHL), UK was commissioned by Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, the Director General Indian Coast Guard, at Okha in Gujarat on June 11, 2012. The 21 meters long Air Cushion Vehicle displaces 31 tones and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. The ACV is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats/craft in distress at sea.
●Akash missile test-fired successfully
Booting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficiency, India on May 24, 2012 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash’ missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15 km from Balasore in Odisha.
Akash, an anti-aircraft defence system, can simultaneously engage several targets with ‘Rajendra’ radar developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a DRDO laboratory in Bangalore. Rajendra does the surveillance, tracks the target, acquires it and guides the missile towards it.
The development of Akash missile took place during 1990s under the country’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). The Akash weapon system was inducted into the armed forces in 2008. An air-force version of the Akash missile has also been developed by the DRDO.
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