Jan30,2022:Inspector General Of police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar on Sunday said that five militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and.Liashkar-e- Toiba militant outfits were killed in dual encounters in last 12 hours in Kashmir.
He said that four Jaish-e-Mohammad militants including a top commander Zahid Wani of Kareemabad Pulwama and a foreigner were killed in Naira Pulwama while a militant affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba was killed in Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam.
He said that Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Zahid Wani and a foreigner is among slain which is big success for security forces.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir said that besides top commander Zahid Wani, a Pakistani militant identifying him as Kafeel @Chotu was killed in Pulwama Gunfight. Both were affiliated with JeM.
Kafeel was active since 2020 in Pulwama-Shopian Belt, the top police officer added.
“05 militants of Pakistan sponsored proscribed militant outfits LeT & JeM killed in dual in ncounters in last 12 hours. JeM commander militant ahid Wani & a Pakistani militant among the killed. Big #success for us: IGP Kashmir.”Kashmir police zone tweeted.
Arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounter, IGP said.
Notably, an encounter broke out in Naira Pulwama on Saturday evening while as encounter broke out in Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam late Saturday night.
Jan 29,2022:Department of Defence Research and Development Secretary and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Dr. G Satheesh Reddy has said that the surface-to-air missiles have gained the interest of various nations, adding that more systems with export potential are being developed in the country. “Surface to air missile Akash, Astra missile, anti-tank missiles, radars, torpedoes have gained the interest of various nations. Lot more systems are being developed which are advanced technology in nature and have export potential,” Reddy told ANI.
He also expressed confidence that in the coming years, India will witness an increase in the export of indigenously developed technologies and said, “In the coming year, we will have a lot of exports from India of the technologies developed here.” Reddy’s statement comes after India signed a deal worth USD 375 million to supply 290 km strike range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to the Philippines.
New Delhi, Nov 3,2021: The Indian Air Force and the DRDO conducted two flight tests of indigenously-developed smart anti-airfield weapon, which were first electro optical seeker based flight test of this class of bomb, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
An official statement said here that two different configurations based on satellite navigation and electro optical sensors have been successfully tested.
“Electro optical seeker based flight test of this class of bomb has been conducted for the first time in the country. The electro optic sensor has been developed indigenously,” the Defence Ministry said.
The weapon was launched by an Indian Air Force aircraft from Chandan ranges at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on October 28 and November 3.
Electro optical configuration of the system is equipped with Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker technology, enhancing the precision strike capability of the weapon.
In both the tests, the intended target was hit with high accuracy. The system is designed for a maximum range of 100 km. The newly-adapted launcher ensured smooth release and ejection of the weapon.
“Advanced guidance and navigation algorithms, software performed as per the mission requirements. The telemetry and tracking systems captured all mission events throughout the flight. All the mission objectives were achieved,” the statement said.
Smart anti airfield weapon has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), in coordination with other DRDO Laboratories and extensive support from IAF, it added.
Quality and design certification agencies have contributed significantly in its development and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru has carried out weapon integration with the aircraft.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented the synergistic efforts of DRDO, IAF and the teams associated with the mission.
Congratulating the teams, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO G Satheesh Reddy said the performance and reliability of the weapon has been proved.
SAAW is a 125-kg class smart weapon, capable of engaging ground enemy airfield assets such as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks, and runaways, up to a range of 100 km. The high precision-guided bomb is lightweight, compared to a weapon system of the same class.
Oct 22,2021: India is among the select few countries which are developing hypersonic weapons, an independent Congressional report has said, amidst a media report which claimed that China recently tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile which circled the globe before missing its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise.
The independent Congressional Research Service (CRS), in a latest report this week, said that although the U.S., Russia and China possess the most advanced hypersonic weapons programmes, a number of other countries, including Australia, India, France, Germany and Japan, are also developing hypersonic weapons technology.
While Australia has collaborated with the U.S., India has collaborated with Russia on this, the CRS said in its report.
India has collaborated with Russia on the development of BrahMos II, a Mach 7 hypersonic cruise missile, the CRS report said.
“Although BrahMos II was initially intended to be fielded in 2017, news reports indicate that the programme faces significant delays and is now scheduled to achieve initial operational capability between 2025 and 2028.”
The Financial Times this week reported that China has tested hypersonic missiles. However, China denied it, saying it tested a hypersonic “vehicle” and not a nuclear-capable hypersonic “missile” as reported by the leading British newspaper which also said that the missile missed its target by about two-dozen miles.
The report said that China tested the nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise.
According to the CRS, since 2007, the U.S. has collaborated with Australia on the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) programme to develop hypersonic technologies.
The most recent HIFiRE test, successfully conducted in July 2017, explored the flight dynamics of a Mach 8 hypersonic glide vehicle, while previous tests explored scramjet engine technologies, it said.
HIFiRE’s successor, the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) programme, is to further develop hypersonic air-breathing technologies.
SCIFiRE demonstration tests are expected by the mid-2020s.
In addition to the Woomera Test Range facilities, one of the largest weapons test facilities in the world, Australia reportedly operates seven hypersonic wind tunnels and is capable of testing speeds of up to Mach 30, the report said.
Like India, France has also collaborated and contracted with Russia on the development of hypersonic technology. And Japan is developing the Hypersonic Cruise Missile (HCM) and the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP), it said.
The CRS said that in recent years, the U.S. has focused such efforts on developing hypersonic glide vehicles, which are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target, and hypersonic cruise missiles, which are powered by high-speed, air-breathing engines during flight.
The Department of Defence (DOD) is currently developing hypersonic weapons under the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike programme, which is intended to provide the U.S. military with the ability to strike hardened or time-sensitive targets with conventional warheads, as well as through several Air Force, Army and DARPA programmes, the CRS said.
According to the CRS, unlike programmes in China and Russia, U.S. hypersonic weapons are to be conventionally armed.
“As a result, U.S. hypersonic weapons will likely require greater accuracy and will be more technically challenging to develop than nuclear-armed Chinese and Russian systems,” it added.
Rupa (Arunachal Pradesh), October 19,2021: Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Manoj Pande on Tuesday said the Chinese Army’s activities have increased marginally in-depth areas across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) which is under tight surveillance of the Indian Army.
“The annual training exercise that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carries out, there has been some increase in the level of activities but that is in the depth areas. Some of the reserve formations of the PLA which were mobilised have continued to remain in their training areas but that again is in operational depth. We have enhanced our surveillance both in LAC and depth areas,” Lieutenant General Pande said.
Eastern Army commander mentioned that both sides are attempting to develop infrastructure closer to LAC which leads to certain issues at times.
“As per their (PLA) strategy model, villages have come up near the border. It is a matter of concern how that can be used… We have taken cognisance of this in our plans,” he added.
There has been a marginal increase in the border defence troops, who are already deployed at the LAC.
Talking about the steps and measures taken by the Army in terms of surveillance, Lieutenant General Pande said, “We have taken a number of steps and measure. The foremost would be enhancing our surveillance in both — on the Line of Actual Control as well as depth areas. This is what we are doing by synergising efforts of all our surveillance resources, right from strategic level till the tactical level.”
Lt Gen Pande assured that adequate forces are available in each sector to deal with any contingencies that may arise said, “We are also practising and rehearsing contingencies that may come up.”
“In certain areas, we have strengthened the deployment. Largely, there has been no major increase or increment in terms of the number of forces that we have deployed at LAC,” he added.
Eastern army commander reiterated that Army is looking at maximising the potential of incorporating technology to the maximum extent possible.
Jammu, Oct 11 ,2021: One Junior Commissioned Officer among five soldiers have attained martyrdom in a fierce gun battle triggered this morning in Dera Ki Gali (DKG) area on Poonch-Rajouri, border districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu based Defence Spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said that on the intervening night of October 10-11, a Counter Terrorist operation was launched by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the area of Shahdara, near the boundary of Poonch-Rajouri districts.
“During conduct of the operation, terrorists fired heavily on Army troops leading to fatal injuries to one JCO and four soldiers,” said the Colonel.
He said that the JCO and soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty were identified as Naib Subedar (JCO) Jaswinder Singh, SM, Mana Talwandi, District Kapurthala, Punjab, Naik Mandeep Singh, village Chalha, Sirha, Gurdaspur, Punjab, Sepoy Gajjan Singh, village Panchranda, Jhaj, District Ropar, Punjab, Sepoy Saraj Singh, village Akhtyarpur Dhavkal, Bhabhi, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Sepoy Vaisakh H, village Odanavattom, Kudavattoor, District Kollam, Kerala.
“The nation will always remain indebted to our bravehearts for their supreme sacrifice and devotion to duty,” said the spokesman.
He further said that after the initial encounter, the terrorists fled to nearby Bhangai village, which falls in Rajouri district, and the encounter is still in progress.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad in a message here expressed grief on the loss of life of five soldiers while condemning the cowardly attack by terrorists.
Azad has expressed grief on the loss of brave hearts and said, “my heart goes out for those families who have lost their loved ones in the line of duty while guarding the borders.”
Meanwhile Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari has also expressed concern over the martyrdom of a JCO and four Indian army jawans in an encounter in Surankote, Poonch.
“We express our sympathy with the family members of the martyred soldiers who laid down their lives for the nation. Their supreme sacrifice will always be remembered,” Mr Bukhari added.