Daily Defence Current Affairs 24 February 2022
EXERCISE MILAN-2022 TO COMMENCE 25 FEB 2022
- The latest edition of the Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 is scheduled to commence from 25 Feb 22 in the ‘City of Destiny’, Visakhapatnam.
- MILAN 22 is being conducted over a duration of 9 days in two phases with the harbour phase scheduled from 25 to 28 February and Sea Phase from 01 to 04 March.
- The theme of the MILAN 2022 exercise is ‘Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration’.
About MILAN:
- MILAN is a biennial multilateral naval exercise incepted by the Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command.
- Starting with the participation of only four countries, viz Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, in the 1995 edition.
- MILAN 22 will witness its largest-ever participation, with more than 40 countries sending their warships/high-level delegations.
- MILAN 22 will also host an International Maritime Seminar with the theme – ‘Harnessing Collective Maritime Competence through Collaboration’ on 27-28 February.
EXERCISE COBRA WARRIOR 2022
- IAF will participate in a multi-nation air exercise named ‘Ex Cobra Warrior 22’ at Waddington, the UK from 06 to 27 March 2022.
- IAF LCA Tejas will participate in the exercise along with fighter aircraft of the UK and other leading Air Forces.
- The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and share best practices amongst the participating Air Forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship.
Three More Rafale Fighter Aircraft Arrived in India
- Three more Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India on Tuesday evening after taking off from France.
- The Rs 60,000 crore contract b/w India & France for 36 Rafale fighter jets is now nearing completion as only one aircraft is left to be inducted into the IAF.
- With the arrival of these three planes, India has now received 35 of the 36 Rafales for which it had signed a contract with France in September 2016. The 36th aircraft will arrive in India from France by March-end or April first week.
DRDO, IIT Delhi Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Key
- DRDO and IIT Delhi, for the first time in the country successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 kilometers.
- With this success, the country has demonstrated indigenous technology of secure key transfer for bootstrapping military-grade communication security key hierarchy.
- This technology will enable security agencies to plan a suitable quantum communication network with indigenous technology backbone.
- Quantum key distribution is a secure communication method that implements a cryptographic protocol involving components of quantum mechanics.
- It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key known only to them, which can then be used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
Schools Bands to Start Performing At NWM
- School bands will start performing at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on a regular rotation basis from February 23, 2022.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had dedicated the NWM to the nation on February 25, 2019. To celebrate the third anniversary, the Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, took a decision on school band performances at NWM.
- The Ministry of Education has also requested the Education Departments of all States/Union Territories to select one band from the schools of their respective states to perform in coordination with Directorate of National War Memorial & Museum, Headquarter Integrated Defence Staff (NWM&M, HQ IDS), as a part of regular schedule. The CBSE is coordinating with all the schools in coordination with Ministry of Defence.
- The objective of this initiative is to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty, courage and sacrifice among the school children and increase the participation of people, especially the youth, so that they experience the various facets associated with the iconic war memorial.
Indian Army Will Replace Dragunov
- Indian Army Upgrading its Regular Infantry and Will Replace Dragunov DMR by Made In India .338 Lapua Magnum Chambered Sniper Rifle For That SSS Defense Viper Along Kalyani Orsis 5000T And OFB .338 Sniper Rifle Are Competing In India.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Ex Cobra Warrior 22 Will Be Held At
- UK
- USA
- Ukraine
- Uganda
ANSWER: A
- Parachute Regiment Training Centre Is At
- Bangalore
- New Delhi
- Nagpur
- Chennai
ANSWER: A
- Inspector-general Of ICG Is Equivalent to Which Rank Of Indian Army?
- Captain
- Brigadier
- General
- Major General
ANSWER: D
- Nag Is A
- Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
- Ballistic Missile
- Destroyer
- Helicopter
ANSWER: A
- Air Commodore Rank of IAF Is Equivalent To Which Rank Of Indian Navy?
- Commodore
- Lt Commander
- Captain
- Lieutenant
ANSWER: A
- Bagram Air Base Located In
- Pakistan
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Qatar
ANSWER: C
- Dassault Aviation Is a Company Of
- Thailand
- USA
- Qatar
- France
ANSWER: D
- Sankalp-class OPV Designed and Built By
- Goa Shipyard Limited
- GRSE
- MDL
- CSL
ANSWER: A
- UPSC Stands For
- Union Police Service Commission
- Union Public Servent Commission
- Union Public Service Commission
- Union Public Service Council
ANSWER: C
- World Economic Forum Hq Is At
- Paris, France
- Vienna, Austria
- New York, USA
- Geneva, Switzerland
ANSWER: D
- Regimental Centre of The Dogra Regiment Is In
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
- Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: D
- DRDO Bhawan Is In
- Mumbai
- Chandigarh
- New Delhi
- Bangalore
ANSWER: C
- World Health Organization (WHO) Was Formed In
- 1938
- 1948
- 1978
- None of the above
ANSWER: B
- UNESCO Stands For
- United Nations Elite, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Educational, Solar and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Counter Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
ANSWER: D
- Military College of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering Is In
- Wellington
- Bangalore
- Pune
- Secunderabad
ANSWER: D
- Which ocean is the Mediterranean Sea connected to?
- Indian Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
ANSWER: B
- Motto Of JAK LI Is
- Bharat Mata ki Jai
- Bolo Hindustan Ki Jay
- Balidanam Vir Lakshanam
- Durga Mata Ki Jai
ANSWER: C
- Arunachal Pradesh Celebrated Its 36th Statehood Day On
- 20 February
- 21 February
- 22 February
- 23 February
ANSWER: A
- Â PM Modi Had Dedicated the NWM To the Nation On
- January 15, 2017
- January 26, 2018
- February 25, 2019
- February 25, 2020
ANSWER: C
- Theme Of MILAN 2022 Is
- Sea Warrior
- Almighty
- Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration
- In Stride with Future
ANSWER: C
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