Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 12-13 March 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
March 13, 2023
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In Daily current affairs for 12-13 March 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Defence Current Affairs 12-13 March 2023

MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE (MPX) 2023

Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri participated in an MPX with French Navy ships FS Dixmude, a Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship, and FS La Fayette, a La Fayette Class Frigate, in the Arabian Sea on 10 – 11 March 2023.
The exercise witnessed a wide spectrum of evolutions at sea which included cross-deck landings, boarding exercises, and seamanship evolutions. The seamless conduct of the exercise reaffirmed the interoperability and high level of cooperation between the two navies.
INS Sahyadri is fitted with state–of–the art weapons and sensors, which makes her capable of detecting and neutralizing air, surface, and sub-surface threats.
The ship is a part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam, under the operational control of FOCinC (East).

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BrahMos Aerospace Set To Bag USD 2.5 Billion Cruise Missiles Order From Indian Navy

In a major success for the indigenous industry, the Indian Navy is going to place orders for acquiring more than 200 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles which would be equipped on all the frontline warships of the maritime force.
The Indo-Russian joint venture company has recently carried out test firings of the missile with a high level of indigenous content and is also going to equip the missile with an indigenous seeker too.
The missile system has made significant advancements in the last few years after the Indo-Russian joint venture company increased its strike range from 290 km to more than 400 km.
The indigenous content in the missile system has also been increased and many of its systems have been upgraded and indigenized to increase the participation of Indian industry and manufacturers.

Indian Army’s Chetak Corps Conducted ‘Exercise Chetak Chaukas’

“Indian Army’s Chetak Corps conducted Exercise Chetak Chaukas focusing on planning, preparation, familiarisation & updation of the database with all stakeholders to strengthen Rear Area Security,” Indian Army’s South Western Command officials said.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army’s Desert Corps carried out tactical floatation to validate operational parameters under an all-arms combat simulation. This was carried out besides coordinating & refining numerous Battle Drills, said officials.

Later this year, LCA-Tejas Will Receive ” Fox two ASRAAM”

The LCA-Tejas Mk1A Technology demonstrator will soon be cleared to fire Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) and will enter service across the Tejas Mk1 fleet in 2024, providing a significant boost to the jet’s Close Combat capabilities.
ASRAAM Block-VI comes with New algorithms that have been developed to improve ASRAAM’s ability to acquire and maintain lock-on to target aircraft despite the use of next-generation infrared countermeasures.
The LCA-Tejas is already equipped with ” Fox two” infrared-guided missiles such as the R-73 and Python-5, but the decision to equip it with ASRAAM was made to phase out the R-73 from the fleet due to obsolesce of the missile technology and Russia’s lack of upgrades.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd and MBDA, a European arms manufacturer, have collaborated to establish an Indian facility for final assembly, integration, and testing of advanced short-range air-to-air missiles. The facility is expected to open later this year, and the immediate rate of production of the missile in the country will be adequate for it to be equipped on Tejas Mk1A fleet first, and later on older Mk1 fleet, with plans to equipped it on Mk2 and TEDBF fighter jets as well.

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations At Air Force Station Digaru

The 51 Air Store Park (ASP) located at Digaru completed 60 years of glorious service to the nation on Saturday. The occasion was graced by Air Marshal SP Dharkar AOC-in-C EAC and other senior officers from HQ EAC.
The Air Store Park is a strategic combat logistics support hub for the entire Eastern Air Command and which came into existence in 1963.
Group Captain SD Nigam, Station Commander Air Force Station Digaru highlighted that 51 ASP looks after the distribution and management of aircraft spares/ordnance stores and vehicles for EAC.
Diamond Jubilee of the Park is indeed a unique milestone and a matter of great pride for all members of the “Digaru” family, he said.

Review Questions

INS __Participated In A Maritime Partnership Exercise.
INS Sahyadri
INS Vela
INS Trikand
None

ANSWER: A

Ex MPX 2023 Conducted At
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
None

ANSWER: C

Air Force Station Digaru Comes Under Which Command Of IAF?
WAC
EAC
SAC
CAC

ANSWER: B

ASRAAM Stands For
Attack Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Advanced Semi Range Air-to-Air Missile
Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Advanced Short Ranger Air-to-Air Missile

ANSWER: C

With reference to Virtual Digital Assets and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002, consider the following statements:
1. VDA service providers must adhere to the same reporting requirements and KYC requirements as other regulated companies, such as banks.
2. The PMLA controls the transfer of virtual digital assets.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: C