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STARStreak Air Defence System: India-France sign Agreements
Thales, a French Multinational Company has signed an agreement with the Bharat Dynamics Limited, a Government of India enterprise to jointly work on STARStreak Air Defence System STARStreak Air Defence System The STARStreak is a short-range surface-to-air missile. It was earlier called as the Shorts Missile System. It travels at Mach 3 speed, that is, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-France • LASER guided missiles • Missiles • short range missile • Starstreak • Thales
Akash Missile System
The cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved the export of the Akash missile system. Also, a committee has been formed for fast approvals of export of the missile system. Export of Akash Missile System The Government of India has a target of 5 billion USD of Akash missile export. According to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Akash missile • Akash missile system • Defence exports • Integrated Guided Missile Development Program • Missiles • Union Cabinet • Union Cabinet Decisions
What are CAATSA Sanctions?
The United States recently imposed sanctions on Turkey under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA. The sanctions were imposed for buying Russian made S400 anti-Missile system. What is in it for India? The United States has reiterated its warning to India and other countries upon acquiring equipment from Russia. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: CAATSA • Economic sanctions • Missiles • S400 • Sanctions • Turkey • US sanctions • US-Russia
Akash Missiles
Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defence system. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat Electronics Limited. 10 of these missiles were recently test fired by the Indian Air Force as a part of the Combined Guided Weapons Firing 2020 exercise in the Suryalanka testfiring range ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Akash missile • Akash missile system • DRDO • Missiles
India test fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air-Missiles
On November 13, 2020, India test fired all-weather Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air-Missiles at the Chandipur Test Fire Range. It is called QRSAM and is a canister-based system. Key Highlights The missile is capable of striking aerial target at a height of 15 km. It is launched from mobile two vehicle system. One of the vehicles in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmos • Chandipur • Indian Army • Missiles • QRSAM • Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile • rudram