Daily Defence Current Affairs 12 February 2022
Adm R Hari Kumar Launched SANCHAR 2.0
- Adm R Hari Kumar CNS launched Indian Navy’s indigenously designed & developed C2 messaging system SANCHAR 2.0, contributing towards a paperless, secure & Green India with seamless connectivity.
9th Annual Army to Army Staff Talks India & SL
- 9th Annual Army to Army Staff Talks AAST between Indian Army & Sri Lankan Army are being conducted at Pune. The talks will focus on further strengthening defence cooperation engagements including training and exchanges in the fields of sports & culture.
- India provided financial assistance of 2.4 billion USD to Sri Lanka.
India – Sri Lanka Relations
- The relationship between India and Sri Lanka is more than 2,500 years old.
- Both countries have a legacy of intellectual, cultural, religious & linguistic interaction.
- Sri Lanka is a member of regional groupings like BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) and SAARC in which India plays a leading role.
India – Sri Lanka Relations
- The Palk Strait, about 40 km (25 miles) wide at its narrowest point, separates the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka.
- India deployed Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka under Operation Pawan to disarm the different militant groups.
- Defence and Security Cooperation
- India and Sri Lanka conduct joint Military (‘Mitra Shakti’) and Naval exercises (SLINEX).
Commercial Relations
- Sri Lanka has long been a priority destination for direct investment from India.
- Sri Lanka is one of India’s largest trading partners among the SAARC countries. India in turn is Sri Lanka’s largest trade partner globally.
- India’s exports to Sri Lanka amounted to $5.3 billion in 2015-17 whereas its imports from the country were at $743 million.
Gripen, Russian Biggest Challengers to Rafale: MMRCA
- The tender for 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) or MMRCA.20 is a program that Delhi attaches utmost importance to.
- In 2018, the Indian government issued an RFI for the procurement of 114 fighter jets under MRFA. The new fighters are expected to replace the ageing MiG-21s, Mirage 2000s, and the Jaguars of the Indian Air Force.
Contenders of MMRCA 2. O:
- Lockheed Martin’s F-21, Boeing’s Super Hornet F/A-18 E/F and F-15EX, Dassault’s Rafale, Saab’s Gripen JAS-39 E/F, Russian MiG-35, and SU-35, and Eurofighter Typhoon.
Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meet on Indo-pacific
- The FM of the Quad grouping of India, the US, Australia & Japan vowed to work vigorously to achieve the grouping’s shared vision of a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific & collectively deal with common threats such as terrorism.
- At a joint media briefing after the talks, Quad foreign ministers reaffirmed their support to principles of openness, protection of national sovereignty & observance of rules & fair play.
- About Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD):
- It is the grouping of four democracies –India, Australia, the US, and Japan.
- Objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
- It aims at countering China’s aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region.
- Formed On: November 12, 2017.
Myanmar & Pakistan In Arms Deal, Guided By China
- Pakistan’s military partnership with India’s eastern neighbour Myanmar is gathering momentum with a senior-level military delegation from the Directorate of Military Procurement from the SE Asian country scheduled to visit Pakistan for a pre-shipment inspection of arms.
- Myanmar military is planning to purchase 60 &81 mm mortars, M-79 grenade launchers & Heavy Machine Guns from Pakistan.
- India-Myanmar Relations:
- Myanmar is geopolitically significant to India as it stands at the center of the India-Southeast Asia geography.
- Myanmar is the only Southeast Asian country that shares a land border with northeastern India.
- Myanmar is the only country that sits at the intersection of India’s “Neighborhood First” policy and its “Act East” policy.
- As part of India’s SAGAR Vision, India developed the Sittwe port in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
- Rohingya crisis in Myanmar impacted India.
Book By Lt Gen Satish Dua (Retd.)
- General MM Naravane COAS has presented the book “Bharat Ke Jaanbaaj” by the author, Lieutenant General Satish Dua (Retd). The Book is about operations on LoC & unbreakable bonds of life & loyalty between officers & soldiers of Indian Army.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
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- Surface-to-Surface Missile
- Surface-to-Air Missile
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ANSWER: A
- UNSC Hq at
- Austria
- Geneva
- New York
- Berlin
ANSWER: C
- Capital Of Maldives Is
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- The Southern Command Indian Army HQ at
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ANSWER: D
- DRDO Netra Is An
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- UAV
- Military transport aircraft
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- Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) Hq At
- Agra
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- Hyderabad
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ANSWER: D
- Range of Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile Is
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- 250 km
- 350 km
- 400 km
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- Surya Kiran exercise held between India and___?
- USA
- Iraq
- Nepal
- Magnolia
ANSWER: C
- Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Developed by
- Russia
- Japan
- France
- Uzbekistan
ANSWER: A
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Is In
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal
- Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: D
- DRDO’s ‘RAKSHITA’
- Destroyer
- UAV
- Anti-submarine torpedo
- Bike ambulance
ANSWER: D
- IGMDP Was Formulated By
- APJ Abdul Kalam
- Satish Dhawan
- Homi Bhabha
- Vikram Sarabhai
ANSWER: A
- SLINEX Ex Held B/w India &
- Israel
- USA
- Sri Lanka
- Oman
ANSWER: C
- Sittwe Port Is Located In
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
- Holland
ANSWER: C
- ‘Bharat Ke Jaanbaaj’ Book written by___
- Lt Gen Satish Dua
- Lt Gen Deepak Khare
- Lt Gen KJS Dhillon
- Lt Gen Depinder Singh
ANSWER: A
- INS Chennai Built By
- CSL
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- DRDO
- ISRO
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- S-400 is a
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- Surface-to-air missile system
ANSWER: D
- Indian Navy Day Celebrated On
- December 1
- December 4
- December 9
- December 10
ANSWER: A
- The Su-30 is a
- Destroyer
- Helicopter
- Anti-submarine torpedo
- Fighter Air Craft
ANSWER: D
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