1. ____________ approved foreign military sales worth $670 million to support India’s C-17 military transport aircraft in order to enhance operational readiness and ability to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) assistance in Indo-Pacific region.
Also, 1st batch of Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters arrived at Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), consisting 4 out of 22 choppers ordered by India from US.
2. 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India 2020 will be held in Lucknow (____________), with theme India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and focus will be on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.
3. Annual Joint Indo-China Military Exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ will be held at Umroi (______________________) in December 2019.
4. Border Security Force (BSF) launched massive exercise code named ______________________, to fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu.
5. First Joint security exercise International Security Alliance (ISALEX19) held in Abu Dhabi (______________________Capital). The Alliance was formed in 2017 and has 9 members - Bahrain, Morocco, France, Italy, Spain, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak Republic and United Arab Emirates.
6. India held its first ever space war exercise, named IndSpaceEx, to evaluate essential space and counter-space abilities.
- IndSpaceEx has been held a few months after Mission Shakti, that made India fourth country after Russia, USA and China to have ASAT power. ASAT (_______________________) has capacity to destroy or disable space assets.
7. India signed INR 1500 crores deal to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles from _____________________ for equipping Su-30MKI combat aircraft fleet of the Indian Air Force and for boosting its capabilities in beyond visual range warfare, under 10-I projects which mandate all the 3 services (Army, Navy and Air Force) to maintain critical weapon systems and spares for a specified minimum period called as War Wastage Reserve (WWR).
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India Also signed INR 200 crore deal with ______________ for acquiring Strum Ataka anti-tank missile for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers of Indian Air Force (IAF). The deal has been signed under emergency clauses through which missiles would be supplied within 3 months of contract signing.
- After Pulwama attacks in Feb 19, government had given emergency powers to 3 services to buy whatever equipment is required by them for safeguarding borders with Pakistan. Under this, security can buy equipment of their choice within 3 months at cost of up to 300 crores per case. In the same arangement, Army also placed an order for procuring Israeli Anti-Tank Spike missiles from Israel.
8. Indian Air Force (IAF) launched 3D air-borne combat based mobile video game called ‘Indian Air Force: _______________’, as second such video game launched by IAF, after Guardians of the Skies’ in 2014 .
9. Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) ___________________, the fifth Dornier aircraft squadron has been commissioned into Indian Navy. The Squadron will be operating from Chennai International Airport. Tamil Nadu now has three naval air bases, with other 2 being INS Rajali at Arakkonam and INS Parundu at Ramnad.
10. Indian Navy's Oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani bega 2 month long SAGAR MAITRI, aimed at promoting closer co-operation in socio-economic aspects as well as greater scientific interaction especially in ocean research among Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries. MAITRI Stands for _____________________________”.
11. Indigenously produced lightweight bullet proof jacket _________________ was launched at International Police Expo 2019 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Bhabha Kavach is India’s Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket, Developed by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).
- It can withstand 7.62mm hard steel core or bullets fired from an AK-47 rifle, 5.56mm INSAS (INdian Small Arms System) bullet and even recently decommissioned 7.65mm bullet of self-loading rifle (SLR). It only weighs 9.2kg.
12. Joint India and _________________ Air Force Exercise Garuda VI began at Mont de Marsan in _________. It will conclude on July 12, 2019.
13. Joint venture of Kalyani group and _________________’s Rafael Advanced Systems secured a $100 million contract for manufacturing 1,000 Barak-8 MRSAM missile kits, to be used by Indian Army and Air Force.
14. Sixth ship of Class of Eight Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mark-IV vessels - ________________________, commissioned Into Indian Navy. It is 100th warship of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) Kolkata.
