1. 14 day long joint military exercise Maitree 2017 between Indian and Thailand Armies commenced in _________ ?
2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) launched ut Muntra (_______________) as India’s first unmanned, remotely operated tank at its Chennai lab. It has been launched in 3 variants - Muntra-S, Muntra-M and Muntra-N for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and biological threats ?
3. Government has empowered Army to directly procure critical weapons systems and military platforms to maintain combat readiness for short duration intense wars.
- It was needed as Army is facing severe shortage in ammunition, mainly for artillery guns, air defence, tanks and certain infantry weapons.
- Under new scheme, ________________ has been given full financial powers to procure ammunitions.
4. India, ___________ and USA navies completed 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This is 21st edition of Malabar naval exercise ?
5. Indian Army signed MoU with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to raise 5 regiments of advanced MRSAM (________________________) with 60 Missiles. MRSAM air defence system can shoot down enemy missiles, aircraft at range of over 50 km. It is land-based variant of long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) or Barak-8 naval air defence system ?
6. Indian Navy’s second LCU (landing craft utility) Mark IV L52 ship built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) Kolkata has been launched. These vessels are designed for multipurpose amphibious operations carried out Indian Navy and Army to ensure maritime security of _____________ ?
7. New Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels Shachi and _________ launched at Pipavav Shipyard in Gujarat. These are first set of warships that have been manufactured by a private defence sector entity - Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited ?
