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defenceJan-14Sahayog Kaijin 2014: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise Focus:Anti-piracy procedures, pollution control measures and other areas of common professional interestJan-14MoD to Bombay HC: INS Vikrant has completed operational life, best to dispose it.. INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier of India. Jan-14India successfully test fired a nuclear-capable Agni-IV strategic missile from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast Type: Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (surface-to-surface missile)Operational range: 4000 km

Feb-14DRDO developing UAVs to track down Maoists The Nishant, a multi-mission UAV developed by Indias Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a branch of DRDO, had already been inducted by the armyFeb-14Tropex 2014: Indian Navy started largest combat exercise with dedicated satellite G-SAT 7 Indias first dedicated Military Satellite G-SAT 7 or RukminiFeb-14Indian Navy Chief Mr. DK Joshi resigned after accident on Indian sub SindhuratnaMar-14India at Risk Mr. Jaswant Singhs book launchedMar-14Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI- Joint military exercise of India and Nepal underway at SailahandiMar-14China hiked military budget by 12.2% for 2014 ..Chinas military spending is the second largest in the world, behind that of the United StatesMar-14Akron: Indian-American owned firm developing zero pressure tyre for US armyMar-14SIPRI: India is the worlds largest arms importerWorlds top five Global arms importers: India (14%), China (5%), Pakistan (5%), the United Arab Emirates (4%) and Saudi Arabia (4%).Major suppliers of arms to India in 2009-13: Russia (accounting for 75% of imports) and the US (7%).Worlds top five Global arms suppliers between 2009 and 2013: the United States (29 % of global exports), Russia (27%), Germany (7 %), China (6 %) and France (5%).

Apr-14Indian Navys first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant sold to ship-breaker for only Rs 60 Crore...Timeline: INS Vikrant

Under United Kingdom:Named: HMS Hercules;

Apr-14Asia-Pacific navies sign communication agreement at Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS)Apr-14Indias premier defence equipment manufacturer Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired a new Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) interceptor missile capable of neutralizing any incoming long-range missile at higher altitude.May-14ndia successfully test fired indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile Type: Surface-to-AirRange: 25 km, medium range

May-14India conducts successful test of first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Astra missile...Astra v/s Brahmos Cruise Missilewhile Astra is being developed to smash enemy aircrafts, BrahMos will give incisive land-strike capability against hostile targetsMay-14Sarvada Vijay: Indian Armys desert exercise conducted to tests its fighting skills west rajasthanMay-14SIMBEX 14: India-Singapore naval drill starts in Andaman SeaJun-14 Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL)Pinaka rocketsJun-14India test-fires BrahMos from indigenous warship INS Kolkata successfullyJun-14Achook and Agrim commissioned into Indian CoastguardJun-14Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which guards the nuclear weapon store of the countryJun-14Garuda-V: Indo-French Air drill concludes at AFS JodhpurJun-14Environment clearance to Navys Project Seabird (Karwar naval base)..creation of artificial ports for naval bases ... the Binaga Bay and Anjadip Island Jun-14PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail linkJun-14Union Government de-licensed manufacturing of defence itemsJun-14 Sixth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivered to IAFJul-14

India-US Malabar naval drill not aimed at containing China: US..The exercise this year has Japan as a special inviteeJul-14INS Kamorta: Indias first indigenous warship delivered to Indian Navy..Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers... Anti-Submarine Warship (ASW),Jul-14

Dongfeng-41: Chinas 12,000-kms intercontinental missileAug-14Surya Kiran-VII: Indo-Nepal combined military training exerciseAug-14The Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to enhance the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in defence sector to 49% from the current 26%.Aug-14An agreement has been reached between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Board Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to carry out vulnerability mapping in every 6 months.Aug-14INS Kamorta: Indias first domestically built stealth warship commissioned into NavyNov-14India-Israel joint venture LRSAM -Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) missile successfully testedNov-14NSA Ajit Doval to be Special Representative (SR) for boundary talks with China ...Key facts on Border disputeIndias stance: India has clearly mentioned that China occupies 38,000 square km of its territory on the Aksai Chin plateau in the west. India has even claimed that Chinese border patrols have been intruding deeper into its side of the border. Many times Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a face-off in the Ladakh sector and other parts.Chinas stance: China claims more than 90,000 sq km disputed land in the eastern sector of the Himalayas is acquired by India.

Nov-14India, China Hand-in-Hand joint exercise begins in PuneJan-15Government sacks DRDO Chief Avinash Chander, 16 months before end of his tenure..About Avinash Chander--He is the chief architect of Agni series of ballistic missile systems and considered as Agni man of India.Jan-15DRDO successfully tests advance EW suite in Tejas-PV1 Aircraft...EW suite consists of Radar Warner and Jammer.This suit gives pilot an additional capability of nullifying the effect of detected radar threat by appropriate mode of jammingJan-15Government hands over new Maritime Security Gadget to Navy, Coast guard..Resident Identity Card (RIC) readers ---Key facts of Resident Identity Card (RIC) schemeIt aims to strengthen coastal security measures in 9 states and 4 Union Territories which have a sea-line running along their borders.Under this scheme, Union Government will prepare National Population Registrar (NPR) in 3,331 coastal villages by issuing Resident Identity Cards (RIC).Jan-15First Canister-based Agni-V missile successfully test-fired..Range: 5,5005,800 km. It will allow India to strike targets across Asia and into Europe...With this, India joined an elite nuclear club that also included China, Russia, France, the US, the UK and possibly IsraelFeb-15Scientist V K Saraswat joins as full-time member of NITI Aayog...Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Chairman of NITI Aayog had appointed V K Saraswat along with eminent economist Bibek Debroy as its full time members and Arvind Panagariya as its first Vice-ChairmanFeb-15For first time all-women contingent marches on 66th Republic Day paradeFeb-15Pakistan has conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Raad.Mar-15Indian Navy had conducted Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster relief (HADR) exercise in Lakshadweep Islands (Kavaratti, Aggatti, Kalpeni and Androth).Mar-15Indian Coast Guard inductes high-speed patrolling ship AmoghMar-15China opens largest embassy in Islamabad, PakistanMar-15Two women scientists have been chosen as joint recipients of Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014. The award is being conferred on them jointly for their significant contributions in the fields of missile technology and remote sensing..This award was established in 1986 in memory of distinguished chemical scientist and internationally renowned leather technologist Yelavarthy Nayudamma.Mar-15India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from INS Kolkata..About BrahMos missileBrahMos supersonic cruise missile designed and developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture of India and Russia. Missiles name has been derived from the names of two rivers, Indias Brahmaputra River and Russias Moskva River.Features- It is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kilogram and has top supersonic speed of Mach 2.8. It is two-stage missile, the first one being solid and the second one ramjet liquid propellant.BrahMos has already been inducted into the Indian Army and Navy. While, the Air Force version is in final stage of trial

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India successfully test-fires N-capable Prithvi-II missile in Odisha..FeaturesSurface to surface ballistic missile.Variants: Prithvi-I for the Army; Prithvi-II for the Indian Air Force; and the Dhanush for the Navy.Range: 350 km.Mar-15Kalyani Group announces joint venture with Israels Rafael Advanced Defence SystemMar-1510th Aero India show begins in BengaluruMar-15State Bank of India and Indian Army signs MoU on Defence Salary PackageMar-15

US, Turkey ink deal to train, arm Syrian rebels to fight IS militantsMar-15Indian Navys Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX) exercise concluded on 27 February 2015.Mar-1544 Armoured Regiment of Indian Army honoured with Presidents StandardsMar-15Union Government has announced as many as 27 Indian satellites are currently operational.Among the 27 operational satellites, 11 are communication satellites, 12 are earth observation satellites, 3 are navigational satellites and 1 is Mars orbiter mission.Mar-15Reliance Infrastructure acquires Pipavav DefenceMar-15India and Spain sign agreement on Mutual Protection of Classified InformationMar-15Pakistan tests 1st indigenous armed drone Burraq and laser guided missile BarqMar-15Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear capable Shaheen-III ballistic missileMar-15

Sri Lankan President awards Field Marshal title to former Army Chief Sarath FonsekaMar-15Kirti Chakra- It is the second highest peace time gallantry award i.e. awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle.

Shaurya Chakra- It is the third highest peacetime gallantry award i.e. awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

Mar-15Indias indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra was successfully tested on 18 March 2015 from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraftMar-15Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) named Anagh and Two Interceptor Boats named C-430 and C-417 on 29 March 2015 were commissioned into Indian Coast Guards Eastern Fleet.Apr-15Union Government on 27 Mach 2015 gave its approval to build crore strategic project of next-generation Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS).Apr-15Three Immediate Support Vessels Commissioned in Indian NavyApr-15India on 9 April 2015 successfully test fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast.Apr-15First indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine Kalvari undocked..Features about Scorpene submarineHas superior stealth capability.

Apr-15BSF launches nationwide tele-medicine programme for troopsApr-15First battalion of Gorkha rifles celebrates Bicentenary year..Anglo Nepal War of 1814-16...Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapas Apr-15

INS Visakhapatnam, stealth destroyer of Indian Navy launchedApr-15Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-III ballistic missile was successfully tested on 16 April 2015...At present India has arsenal of Agni-I, II and III and Prithvi missiles with strike reach of over 3000 km, Apr-15Indian Army conducts AkramanII defense exercise in RajasthanApr-15Indias rescue operation in quake-hit Nepal named as Operation MaitriApr-15India and France begin naval exercise VarunaMay-15Indian Army and Bank of India ink MoU on Defence Salary PackageMay-15Indian Army inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile system.May-15Indian Navy commissions INS Sardar Patel naval base in PorbandarMay-15North Korea successfully conducted underwater test-fire of a newly developed submarine-launched ballistic missile...North Korea is under United Nations sanctions and is banned from developing or using ballistic missile technologyMay-15Yamuna Expressway becomes Indias first road runway after IAF Mirage 2000 jet successfully landsMay-15Indigenously-developed beyond visual range air-to-air Astra missile May-15Project-28: Under this project four anti-submarine warfare class stealth corvettes were to build. Kavaratti is the last of four. Others are INS Kamrota, Kadmatt and Kiltan.May-15

India and Vietnam Sign a Joint Vision Statement on Defence CooperationMay-15India-Singapore bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX-15 commences in SingaporeMay-15Union Cabinet has approved continuation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) programme for another fifteen operational flights of PSLV-C36 to PSLV-C50.May-1590 % of global chemical weapons stockpile destroyed: OPCW(Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.May-15Tripura government decides to withdraw AFSPA from stateMay-15May-15

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