Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 18 August 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
August 18, 2022
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Today’s 18 August 2022 Defence Current Affairs and Updates will show us the latest defense-related news about national and international current events. These current events and questions will be very helpful 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.

Daily Defence Current Affairs 18 August 2022

Visit of Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy

Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Bin Mohd Sany, Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy is on an official visit to India from 16 to 19 Aug 22, at the invitation of Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy.
Both Navies have recently concluded the Bilateral Exercise Samudra Laksamana on May 22 and the Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks on June 22. RMN Ship KD Lekiu and a high-level delegation participated in MILAN hosted by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on Feb 22.
India established diplomatic relations with the Federation of Malaya (predecessor state of Malaysia) in 1957.
India-Malaysia cooperation also has its regional and international dimensions. Both are the common member of various fora such as the NAM, the G-15, the G-77, the Commonwealth, the WTO, ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit, and the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation.
Malaysia is the 24^th largest investor in India.
Between April 2000 and March 2019; the FDI inflow from Malaysia stood at 932.29 million USD. It constitutes 0.22 percent of the total FDI inflows.
Joint military exercises “Harimau Shakti” are held annually between the two countries.

NSA’s Security Breach: Centre Dismisses 3 CISF Commandos, Transfers Two Officers

Three Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel have been dismissed while two officers of the force were transferred following a security breach at the residence of NSA Ajit Doval in February this year.
Doval is provided ‘Z plus‘ category armed security by the Special Security Group (SSG) unit of the CISF round-the-clock Central VIP security cover.

NSA’s Role

The role of the NSA was that of a key advisor to the government on longer-term strategic issues.
He chairs the Defence Planning Group, with responsibility for military planning, and is also the head of the Executive Council of the NCA.
The NSA is chairing the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) as well, with Cabinet Secretary only as its member.
History: Brajesh Mishra, then Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, was appointed as the first National Security Advisor(1998 to 2004) of India.

Indian Army Gets Made-In-India Drone Systems To Monitor LAC

One of the key additions to the firepower of the Indian Army is the new Mini Remotely Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over indigenously developed equipment and systems to the Indian Army in New Delhi on August 16, 2022.
- RPAS removes the operational limitations faced by the Indian Air Force aircraft and the heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at tactical level.
- The RPAS empowers the Army by removing the restricted capability for surveillance, detection and reconnaissance at the level of infantry battalions and mechanised units.
- The handing over of the new equipment was part of the government’s efforts to enhance the combat readiness of the armed forces in view of the military standoff with Chinese troops in several friction points for over two years.
- “The LCA is much more versatile and has overcome the limitations of launch, speed and capacity. It has enhanced the capability to operate across the water obstacles in eastern Ladakh,” the defence ministry said.

Army Dog ‘Axel’ Posthumously Awarded With ‘Mention-in Despatches’ For Gallantry

‘Axel’, an Army assault canine dog who lost his life in a counter-terrorist operation in the Kashmir valley, was posthumously awarded ‘Mention-in Despatches‘ for Gallantry in Operation ‘Rakshak‘ on Independence Day.
On July 30, during ‘Op Wanigam Bala‘, Axel on seeing a terrorist holding a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, jumped and attacked him. Terrorists shot the valiant soldier. Despite being wounded, it again tried to attack but fell down and got killed in action due to excessive blood loss.
“Two-year-old Axel of the 26 Army Dog Unit was killed in action after it was hit by terrorist bullets while it was deployed in a counter-terrorist operation with 29 Rashtriya Rifles unit in the area of 10 Sector RR counter-insurgency force”.

North Korea Fires 2 Cruise Missiles Ahead Of Military Drills Between US-Seoul

North Korea fired two cruise missiles in the wee hours of Wednesday, citing the Seoul Defense Ministry officials. The launch came right before a speech by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to mark his 100th day in office, during which he underlined to provide North Korea with aid, if it agreed to end nuclear weapons development.
Cruise missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, stay closer to the ground, making them harder to detect as they are propelled by jet engines.
North Korea has had a flurry of recent missile tests, with Wednesday’s marking the 18th launch this year.
North Korea has always dodged US requests for denuclearization talks sent through third parties and Pyongyang appears to show no interest in returning to the negotiating table.
The last missile launch took place on June 5 with eight short-range ballistic missiles which South Korea and the US responded to by firing eight more missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.