Today’s latest news on Defence
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that India’s move to add 10,000 more troops at its disputed border with China is not conducive to easing tensions. Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the Sailor Tunnel today that will facilitate rapid military deployments to Arunachal Pradesh. Hindustan Aeronautics will deliver the first two Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets to Indian Air Force on 31 March 2024, and the Air Force will do rigorous inspection of the delivered airframes before inducting them into service.
2 Tejas MK1A Delivery, Akash-1S Export, Kalyani Sea Explorer, P-75I AIP Trials
Indian Army demonstrated its artillery and Pinna core firepower during the Bharat Shakti exercise along with swarm drone capability. The RDO-developed radar-absorbing paint has been equipped on the air intakes of Jaguar strike aircraft, and the Goraf and Gotam glide bombs that have significantly reduced their radar signature. Garden Reach Ship Builders will launch the 5th and 6th Anti-Submarine Warfare shallow water craft on 13 March.
Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has secured a Rs. 200 crore order from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army for its cutting-edge anti-drone system. Airbus has signed a contract with the Indian Institute of Management in Mumbai, to provide aviation education to professionals and empower them with industry-ready skills. An Indonesian engineer working for Korea Aerospace Industries, has leaked classified information about the South Korean KF-21 fighter jet using a USB drive.
Japan has expressed interest in joining the AUKUS alliance with the United States, Australia and Britain on advanced military technology. Hindustan Aeronautics has announced the successful amendment of the 20 Tejas IOC standard contract with the Indian Air Force, which saw an increase in the contract value from Rs. 2,700 crore to Rs. 5,077 crore, and this amendment ensures fair compensation to Hindustan Aeronautics for the additional work involved in meeting the revised build standards of the aircraft, as it saw procurement of additional components like line replaceable units, composite materials, consumables and tooling. Latest media reports indicate that India will soon start the training of Armenian personnel on the Akash system and its radar in the next few months, while the delivery of the Akash surface-to-air missile system will start in early 2025. Armenia had ordered the Akash-1S system worth Rs.
6,000 crore, which is a more advanced variant with indigenously developed seeker with enhanced target detection and interception capabilities. Kalyani Group has partnered with the French company Alcimar, to start development of a multi-mission long-endurance underwater glider known as Sea Explorer, which will be a powerful and cost-effective solution for oceanographic and anti-submarine warfare applications. It operates as an autonomous sensing platform, silently gliding through the water column for extended periods while collecting valuable data.
The Indian Air Force and Indian Army are set to synchronize their maintenance crews for common platforms in their fleets, that will optimize maintenance processes for platforms like Dhruv and Prachand helicopters. By combining expertise and resources, the synchronized crews will be able to improve efficiency, enhance expertise, and optimize costs. Spain’s Secretary of State for Defense has said, that the joint bid by Navantia and L&T for the Project 75I is now moving to the trials stage, as the technical offer has been assessed as compliant by the Indian Navy.
The next step is to undertake trials of the next-generation air-independent propulsion system of the offered S-80-plus submarine design, and Spain is willing to meet all technology transfer requirements.
OROP 3 Latest News
As per policy formed by the Govt in Nov 2015, the 3rd Revision (Routine) of OROP is likely to be conducted by the PCDA in July 2024. Expected to get the revised pension by September 2024 with arrears.
CSD Online Grocery items – Home Deliivery
There is a proposal and Govt authority has already allotted fund to develop infrastructure establish online CSD facility for veterans and family pensioners. The process will be completed as and when the infrastructural requirement is fulfilled.
Merger of 50% DA with Pay and Pension
The Central Govt has not issued any press release or notification regarding merger of DA with pension during 7th CPC. Hwever, the socuial media is flooded with such a whispering which fhas at present no documentary existance.
SPARSH Portal : Must file Income Tax Declaration
Till last month the team SPARSH was too busy in migration. Now approx 98% pensioners have been migrated to SPARSH. So, the team sparsh can now focus ion the mandatory issues i.e – deduction of TDS from Tax, reply of your grievance, response and action on the service request etc. So, all pensioners are requested please upload your IT declaration, either, SPARSH may deduct TDS before crediting pension for the next month.
