5 May 2022 Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
May 5, 2022
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In today’s 5 May 2022 Defence Current affairs and updates, we are going to see the latest defense-related updates national and international current affairs topics. These current affairs questions and major events will be really helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, AFCAT, TA, INET, MNS, ACC exams, and other SSB interviews and AFCAT interviews like SSC Tech, TGC, TES, NDA, CDS, AFCAT, and more. Download the current affairs PDF file at the end of this article.

Daily Defence Current Affairs 05 May 2022

Navy Investiture Ceremony Held in Kochi

Captain Sunil S Korti, Commanding Officer of an Indian Navy submarine was presented the Nau Sena Medal, for displaying an exceptional act of rare courage and contributing immensely to furthering national security.
Adm R Hari Kumar CNS on behalf of presented Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (posthumously) to the Father of Ramavtar Godara, COM I(EW) who had made the supreme sacrifice while attempting to rescue an unknown individual drowning in a water reservoir in Nagaur dist.
During the ceremony, a total of 31 medals including six Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), eight Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), and 17 Vishisht Seva Medal were presented to the awardees.

Indian Navy to Operate Electric-boats, Bengaluru Firm Building Prototype

As part of the defence electrification programme, the Indian Navy is, for the first time, looking to operate electric-boats. A Bengaluru-based EV platform startup — Tresa Energy — has begun a 12-month pilot (prototype-stage) to build a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) called the “EV.7M RIB”.
The lightweight, high-performance RIB, which can seat 18 people, will be useful for patrolling, interception, search and rescue, and transport by the Navy.
The EV.7M RIB can do all of these with a higher stealth mode and cannot be detected by heat maps, as it does not generate heat or sound.
Tresa, a high-performance EV platform start-up building next-generation EV powertrains and platforms, is into research, design, and manufacture of high-precision components. Its high-energy dense EV powertrains can be customised exclusively for high-end cars, buses, trucks, aerial and marine vehicles.
The firm has received Rs 3 crore as grant from the DIO under MoD for building the prototype, which will be done based on requirements specified by the Navy. The 12-month pilot started last month and it will take Tresa another 11 months to deliver the first prototype. As a first step, it is making its systems marine compliant, which will take some time.

IAF To Get Third S-400 System for China Front

The S-400 has anti-aircraft and anti-missile capabilities, and India has ordered five systems for the air force. After the first system arrived, Russia, as per planned, has sent a training module for Indian Air Force personnel so that they can understand the functioning of the system better.
- The training module arrived in March and the second system, and three more will follow, is expected to arrive next month.
- The IAF is now readying to get the third S-400 system, which will be placed in the East, the first one having been located in the North.
- There is still thinking within the government about additional units of the S-400 or, if it were possible, the S-500. While the S-400 has a range of about 400 km, the S-500, also more versatile, has a longer range– of about 600-650 km. How this works out in the era of atmanirbharata or self-reliance remains to be seen, but if additional S-400s are bought, it can be seen as a repeat order.
- In October 2018, India signed a 5.43 billion USD deal with Russia for the S-400 Triumf missile system despite objections from the US and the threat of sanctions under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
- The S-400 Triumf is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system (SAM) designed by Russia. It is the most dangerous operationally deployed modern long-range SAM (MLR SAM) in the world, considered much ahead of the US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD).

Indigenous Artillery Gun Passes Validation Trials

The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) jointly with the private industry crossed a milestone this week by successfully completing the validation trials towards meeting the specifications of the Army.
The ATAGS is a 155mm, 52-calibre heavy artillery gun jointly developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), the Pune-based laboratory of DRDO, in partnership with Bharat Forge and Tata Group. The ATAGS has demonstrated a range of over 45 km.
In August 2018 the Defence Acquisition Council had accorded approval for the purchase of 150 of these guns at an approximate cost of ₹3,365 crore which would be split between the two companies. The deal will be split in 60:40 ratio between the lowest bidder (L1) and L2. The Army has a requirement of 1,580 artillery guns in this category.

PM Modi Holds Talks with French President Discusses Defence Cooperation, Indo-pacific

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron, discussing a range of bilateral issues including defence, space, civil nuclear cooperation and people-to-people linkages, as well as regional and global issues.
India-France Defence Partnership
France was one of the first countries with which India signed a “strategic partnership” after the end of the Cold War, in January 1998.
France was one of the very few countries to support India’s decision to test nuclear weapons in 1998.
Defence Cooperation: Both countries have a defence dialogue at the Ministerial level.
The 3 services have regular defence exercises
Exercise Shakti (Army)
Exercise Varuna (Navy)
Exercise Garuda (Air Force)
France became the 23rd member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in 2021.
France is the second-largest exporter of defence equipment to India.

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