Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 20 September 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
September 20, 2022
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Today’s 20th September 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.

Defence Current Affairs 20 September 2022

Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh assumes charge as Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare

Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh assumed charge as Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence on September 19, 2022. Shri Singh is a 1990-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, who has an experience of more than 32 years in administration.
Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh recently served as Special Secretary in Ministry of Textiles. Prior to this appointment there, he had served as Joint Secretary in Department of Personnel & Training. He had extensive interactions with serving as well as retired Armed Forces personnel during his career in Punjab.
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare is a department in the Ministry of Defence, India. It was set up in 2004. The head of Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare since its inception has been a bureaucrat from the IAS.

First Women Chinook Pilots Of The Indian Air Force

Two female combat pilots are taking the controls of Chinook helicopters for the first time in IAF history. The Boeing multi-mission helicopter has been essential in assisting army deployments close to the LAC.
At a time when India and China are embroiled in a protracted border dispute, Squadron Leaders Parul Bhardwaj and Swati Rathore would command Chinook helicopter units in the northern and eastern sectors close to LAC.
Before being transferred to CH-47F Chinook units headquartered in Chandigarh and Mohanbari in Assam, respectively, Squadron Leaders Rathore and Bhardwaj formerly piloted Russian-made Mi-17V5 helicopters.
Top speed: 302 km/h
Introduced: 1962
Cruise speed: 291 km/h
Manufacturers: Boeing Rotorcraft Systems,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Siachen Glacier, The World’s Highest Battlefield Gets Satellite Broadband For Troops

The Indian Army has achieved great success in the world’s highest battlefield i.e. Siachen. Due to the unprecedented move of the Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps Siachen Signalers, now the world’s highest battlefield i.e., Siachen Glacier will also have an internet facility.
Siachen Signalers have activated satellite-based internet service on the Siachen Glacier (19,061 ft), the world’s highest battlefield.
It is worth noting that the Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps Siachen Signalers is responsible for security in the world’s highest battlefield Siachen.
Under the project, a total of 7,000 sites will be covered by four satellite gateways having two high-throughput (HTS) satellites. So far, roughly 4,000 Gram Panchayats have been commissioned as part of the project.

CSL To Equip LR-SAM and MF-STAR on INS Vikrant

Before the commencement of the aviation trials in November, Cochin Shipyard Limited will finish installing the Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) system and the MF-STAR (multi-functional digital active electronically scanned array) radar.
As per Madhu S. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director of CSL, installation of both systems will be completed in 45 to 60 days since the bulk of the support system’s integration has already been completed.
IAI and the DRDO jointly developed the LR-SAM, which is the primary air defence system that will provide outer cover and inner coverage provided by VL-SRSAM against any aerial threats to the INS Vikrant.
MF-STAR is an active electronically scanned array multifunction naval radar system made by IAI that can track simultaneously air and surface targets and can track hundreds of objects at once with a very rapid refresh rate. It possesses the ability to engage multiple targets simultaneously and can deliver guided illumination, mid-course updates, and anti-ship missiles that are both active and semi-active.
Furthermore, it has automatic splash detection and correction capabilities for the assistance of naval gunnery.

IAF Su-30s To Get X-GUARD Fiber Optic Towed Decoy System

IAF has decided to equip its frontline Air superiority Su-30MKI fighter jets with Israeli X-Guard, a fiber optic towed decoy designed to protect airborne platforms against modern Radio frequency-guided missiles and lure air defense systems away from the aircraft.
X-Guard creates a false target signal to divert the incoming RF missile from the protected platform to increase missile miss distance dramatically. X-Guard can be used in all operational missions to counter air-to-air and surface-to-air missile threats.

What Are Towed Decoys?

First, let us understand the term “Decoy”. Decoy means a thing that intends to attract someone by deceiving them. So basically, Decoys on fighter aircraft work in a way, that they will attract the incoming threat and deceive it towards themselves. And here the term “towed” means “to pull someone/something behind one object. So, basically towed decoys are such that they are pulled along with the aircraft and that decoy will be part of the EW suits of aircraft.
This countermeasure basically for the RF-guided missiles i.e. Radar Guided missiles. It works together with the aircraft’s electronic warfare system to provide radar jamming. In addition, it can also be used in a backup mode as a signal repeater, which allows it to lure incoming missiles away from their actual target.

Capabilities of Towed Decoys

Normal EW suits cannot protect from Missiles equipped with Monopulse Radar and LORO (Lobe-On-Receive-Only) Radars. These decoys are specially made for the same that can decoy and jam other radars along with especially these two. It can be used multiple times and also can be retracted. Also, it is not on the hardpoint, it is added by additional pylon on the wings. It can fly along with aircraft up to a speed of 1.6 Mach and can withstand the forces and acceleration of 9G. Due to this, it can also be easily used when the jet is cruising at supersonic speed. The connection is basically with optic fiber so the power supply is always high.

CISF Organised 7^th All India Police Judo Cluster-2022

The six-day event has been organised between September 19 and 24 here in the national capital in which seven games including Judo, Wushu, Taekwondo, Pencak Silat, Karate, Gymnastics and Fencing will be organised.
This year Penkak Silat, Fencing and Wushu are included for the first time in the Cluster. Nearly 41 teams with approximate 1,500 sportspersons from Central Police Forces and State Police will be participating in the Championship. At least 168 sportspersons of CISF (97 men and 71 women) will take part in the Cluster.
The closing ceremony of the Cluster will be organised on September 24 in presence of Archana Ramasundaram, Member, Lokpal of India, as the Chief Guest.
Sheel Vardhan Singh, DG CISF said that Sports and games have formed an integral part of the Police training curriculum. Maintaining physical fitness and good health is of paramount importance to Police per- personnel in performing their arduous duties. Sports play a vital role in maintaining the desired physical standards amongst the Police personnel.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Who Assumes Charge As Secretary, Ex-servicemen Welfare?
Vijoy Kumar Singh
Vijay Kumar Singh
Vikram Kumar Singh
Virat Kumar Singh

ANSWER: A

Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare Comes Under
MHA
MOD
MEA
None

ANSWER: B

Ex ‘SURYA KIRAN’ Conducted b/w India &
Russia
Oman
Nepal
Maldives

ANSWER: C

The Chinook Is A
Helicopter
Machine Gun
UAV
Fighter Jet

ANSWER: A

7^th All India Police Judo Cluster-2022 Organized By
BSF
IB
CISF
NIA

ANSWER: C

Which Team Won Durand Cup Championship 22?
Bengaluru FC
Mumbai City FC
Chennai City
None

ANSWER: A

Aerobatic Team Of IAF Is
Surya
Surya Kiran
Kiran
None of the above

ANSWER: B

Which Ship On 19 Sep 22, After Rendering 32 Years Of Glorious Service To The Indian Navy Has Been Decommissioned?
INS Ajay
INS Alok
INS Vigrah
None of the above

ANSWER: A