Daily Defence Current Affairs 25 February 2022
Mod Signs Contract Worth 1075 Crore With BEL
- Providing a further boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the GOI in the Defence Sector, the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for Rs. 1075 crore with M/s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the retro-modification of Commander Sight of Battle Tanks-T-90.
- The retro-modification will be carried out in 957 T-90 tanks of the Indian Army.
- Commander sight of Battle Tank T-90, India’s premier battle tank, is presently fitted with Image Converter (IC) tube-based sight for night viewing.
- Based on the requirement projected by the Indian Army, DRDO and BEL have jointly designed and developed an advanced Mid Wave Thermal Image (MWIR) based sight as a replacement for the existing IC-based sight.
- The new retro-modified Commander sight employs a thermal imager capable of detecting the targets at 8 Kms during day and night and a Laser Ranger Finder to find the ranges accurately up to 5 Kms.
- With the corrections from ballistic software and LRF, the Commander of T-90 can detect, engage and neutralize the targets with phenomenal accuracy.
Exercise Dharma Guardian 2022
- The 3rd Edition of Joint Military Exercise Dharma Guardian b/w Indian Army & will be conducted at Belagavi, Karnataka from 27 Feb to 10 Mar 22. The joint exercise will focus on operations in Jungle & Semi-Urban/Urban terrain.
Boeing Delivers 12th P-8I Aircraft to Indian Navy
- Boeing has delivered the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to the Indian Navy.
- This is the fourth of four additional aircraft delivered under the options contract signed by the Ministry of Defence in 2016.
- The P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft that Boeing developed as a replacement for the US Navy’s ageing P-3 fleet.
- P-8I aircraft is equipped for long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in support of the broad area, maritime and littoral operations.
MOD Signs Mou to Onboard Pension Services Under SPARSH
- Defence Accounts Department (DAD) of MOD has signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a special purpose vehicle under Ministry of E & IT, to onboard pension services under the System for Pension Administration {SPARSH} initiative across more than four lakh Common Service Centres all over the country.
- SPARSH (System for Pension Administration Raksha) is an initiative of MOD that aims at providing a comprehensive solution to the administration of pension to the defence pensioners in line with the Government’s vision of ‘Digital India’, DBT and ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.’
Indo-Pacific Strategy of US Interferes In China
- China’s military on Thursday slammed the recently released “Indo-Pacific Strategy” of the United States, saying it interferes with its domestic affairs.
- China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been opposing the US proactive policy specifically in the disputed South China Sea.
- The US report hyped up foreign threats and tried to form exclusive cliques yet claimed to promote regional freedom, openness, prosperity and security, which is “void of any logic or reason,” Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defence, told an online press conference.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Ukraine’s President Is
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Sergio Mattarella
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
ANSWER: D
- USSR Stands For
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Union of Soviet Social Republics
- Union of Soviet Socialist Rebound
- Union of Soviet Socialist Robot
ANSWER: A
- College of Military Engineering Is At
- Bangalore
- New Delhi
- Nagpur
- Pune
ANSWER: D
- Assistant Commandant of ICG Is Equivalent to Which Rank of Indian Army?
- Captain
- Brigadier
- Lieutenant
- Major General
ANSWER: C
- Air Commodore Rank of IAF Is Equivalent to Which Rank Of Indian Navy?
- Commodore
- Lt Commander
- Captain
- Lieutenant
ANSWER: A
- SPARSH Stands For
- System for Pension Atlas Raksha
- System for Public Administration Raksha
- Systematic for Pension Administration Raksha
- System for Pension Administration Raksha
ANSWER: D
- Income Tax Department Comes Under
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Science & Tech
ANSWER: A
- Aadesh-class patrol vessel Designed and Built By
- Goa Shipyard Limited
- GRSE
- MDL
- CSL
ANSWER: D
- World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Hq Is At
- Paris, France
- Vienna, Austria
- New York, USA
- Geneva, Switzerland
ANSWER: D
- Regimental Centre of The NAGA REGIMENT Is In
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Awantipora, J&K.
- Ranikhet, Uttarakhand
ANSWER: D
- Exercise Dharma Guardian 2022 Will be Held At
- Ranikhet
- Chandigarh
- Belagavi
- Bangalore
ANSWER: C
- Sashastra Seema Bal Was Formed In
- 20 December 1963
- 20 December 1964
- 20 December 1965
- None of the above
ANSWER: A
- Where is the Black Sea located?
- Between Europe and Brazil
- Between Europe and Asia
- Between Canada and Mexico
- Between France and Spain
ANSWER: B
- As Per Global Fire Power Index 22 The Strongest Military Nation Is
- China
- India
- USA
- Russia
ANSWER: C
- The Bab-El-Mandeb Is a Strait Between In
- Arabia and Africa
- Asia and Africa
- Arabia and the Mediterranean Sea
- None of these
ANSWER: B
- War Cry of THE GORKHA REGIMENTS
- Bharat Mata ki Jai
- Bolo Hindustan Ki Jay
- Jai Mahakali Ayo Gorkhali
- Durga Mata Ki Jai
ANSWER: C
- The Number of Non-permanent Members of UN Security Council Is
- 8
- 10
- 12
- 14
ANSWER: B
- Which Of The Following Is Not the Main Organ Of the United Nations?
- International Court of Justice
- Economic and Social Council
- Secretariat
- International Monetary fund
ANSWER: D
- Â Garuda Shakti Ex Conducts B/W
- India & Indonesia
- India & Japan
- India & Sri Lanka
- India & Oman
ANSWER: A
- MILAN 2022 Will held At
- A&NC
- Kochi
- Vishakhapatnam
- Mumbai
ANSWER: C
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