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According to sources close to idrw, the Indian Army’s evaluation of contenders for its new 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle program has hit a snag. Local offerings, including DRDO’s WhAP 8×8, reportedly received negative feedback, with the Army favoring the American Stryker for its superior design and protection.
Reports suggest the Army views the Stryker as a more robust platform compared to indigenous alternatives. This contradicts DRDO’s stance, which positioned their WhAP 8×8 as superior to vehicles like the Stryker, Fuchs 2, and Piranha 3 based on a comparison chart.
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A DRDO team recently visited Naval Group France to discuss the progress of integrating an indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system into Kalvari-class submarines. This collaboration marks a significant step towards India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (Self-reliant India) initiative in the defense sector.
Last year, DRDO and Naval Group signed an agreement to equip INS Kalvari with a fuel cell-based AIP system developed by DRDO’s Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL). The agreement includes certification by Naval Group to ensure the safe and effective integration of the AIP system within the submarines.
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French aircraft giant Dassault Aviation SA is strengthening its ties with India’s aerospace industry. The company has begun sourcing titanium parts from Indian companies for the production of Rafale fighter jets, a move that signifies a broader effort to expand its supply chain and potentially reduce reliance on traditional sources.
This strategic collaboration benefits both parties. Dassault gains access to a potentially reliable and cost-effective source of high-quality titanium parts, crucial for the construction of its advanced fighter jets. Indian companies, on the other hand, secure valuable partnerships with a leading player in the aerospace sector, fostering technological advancements and growth in their domestic industry.
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In a significant step towards self-reliance in defense capabilities, India has developed SEBEX 2, a new explosive material certified by the Indian Navy. This innovation by Economic Explosives Limited, a subsidiary of Solar Industries, is reported to be twice as powerful as TNT (trinitrotoluene), making it one of the strongest non-nuclear explosives globally.
SEBEX 2 holds the potential to revolutionize the destructive power of bombs and artillery shells without increasing their weight. This translates to enhanced potency and efficiency of weaponry, according to officials. The high-melting explosive composition is designed to inflict greater damage on targets through blast and fragmentation effects, making it ideal for warheads, aerial bombs, and artillery shells.
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Indian security forces have been put on high alert following the escape of 19 prisoners, including a “dreaded militant commander,” from a jail in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoJK) on Sunday night.
Among the escapees is Ghazi Shehzad, a terror suspect with alleged ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Da’wah, led by Hafiz Saeed. Shehzad was reportedly earlier active in Jammu and Kashmir before his arrest for involvement in militancy. Some reports suggest he may have been exchanged as part of a prisoner swap.
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The Punjab Government has formally submitted an application to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking the grant of parole to NSA detainee Amritpal Singh. The request is intended to facilitate Singh’s oath-taking as the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Khadoor Sahib.
Rajdev Singh Khalsa, an ex-MP and spokesperson for Amritpal Singh, announced that an application had been initially moved to the Amritsar District Magistrate (DM). Given that the case under the National Security Act (NSA) was registered in Amritsar, the DM subsequently forwarded the application to the Punjab Home Secretary, who then directed it to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
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A video of Indian Army Major General Prasanna Joshi has gone viral on X, showcasing the 56-year-old officer’s impressive physical fitness as he performs 25 pull-ups without a break. The video, shared by retired Lt Colonel JS Sodhi, has garnered widespread admiration and respect.
In the video, Major General Joshi, dressed in his uniform, confidently approaches a pull-ups station in a gym. With remarkable ease and precision, he completes 25 consecutive pull-ups, leaving young Army personnel present in the gym in awe and applause.
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Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had destroyed five Ukrainian SU-27 fighter jets and damaged two more the Myrhorod airfield in Ukraine’s Poltava region with Iskander-M missiles.
The ministry published footage of the attack which showed smoke and flames rising from an airfield. “As a result of the Russian strike, five active SU-27 multi-purpose fighters were destroyed and two were damaged,” the ministry said.
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Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, Vedant Patel reiterated the country’s stand on terrorism and said that they hope that any country on the planet condemns terrorism anywhere.
Vedant Patel was asked by a media person about where the US relations stand with India and Pakistan as India has always emphasised that terrorism and talks cannot go together with Pakistan. Addressing the media briefing on Monday, the US official was responding to a question on where the US stands as a triangle between the US and India, Pakistan and India and India-US relations.
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India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, the ministry of external affairs said and added that 2,639 Indian fishermen and 71 civilian prisoners have been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014 as a result of New Delhi’s sustained efforts.
Under the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, such lists are exchanged every year on January 1 and July 1, the MEA said in a statement.
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The Indian Army contingent departed yesterday for the 13th edition of India- Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 1st to 15th July 2024 at Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province of Thailand. Last edition of the same exercise was conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya in September 2019.
The Indian Army contingent comprising 76 personnel is being represented mainly by a Battalion of the LADAKH SCOUTS along with personnel from other arms and services. The Royal Thailand Army contingent also comprises 76 personnel mainly from 1st Battalion, 14 Infantry Regiment of 4 Division.
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The United States is deepening its relationship with India in several key areas, a senior administration official said Monday. “India is a country in which we are deepening our relations within a number of keyspaces, especially as it relates to deepening our economic ties, deepening our security cooperation,” State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters at his daily news conference.
“The president had the opportunity to briefly see Prime Minister Modi in the margins of the G7 a couple of weeks ago,” he added.
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Pakistan on Monday handed over to India a list of defence personnel who went missing in the wars of 1965 and 1971 while exchanging the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody, the Foreign Office said.
India and Pakistan exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, it said. “A list of 38 missing Pakistani defence personnel, believed to be in India’s custody since the wars of 1965 and 1971, was also handed over by Pakistan,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
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APakistani intruder was neutralized as the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid alongside the international border in the Sadarpura village of the Fazilka district in Punjab, an official statement by the BSF said. According to the BSF, the troops observed suspicious movement of a Pakistani miscreant approaching towards border security fence after crossing the International Border in the area near the bordering Village of Sardarpura at about 9:30 p.m. on Monday.
The BSF troops challenged the intruder. However, he did not stop and continued to move towards the security fencing. Sensing imminent danger and keeping in view the high-alert situation on the border during night hours, the troops on duty, fired upon the advancing intruder neutralizing him on the spot, the BSF said.
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Security forces recovered arms, ammunition and explosives on Tuesday in J&K’s Kupwara district. Police said that police, the Army and the BSF in a joint operation in the general area of Nangari forests in Dardpora village of the district recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition and explosives.
“The search operation yielded the recovery of a heavy quantity of warlike stores, which include, eight AK Magazines, 445 live AK rounds, one pistol, three pistol magazines, 13 live pistol rounds and one hand grenade.
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