Daily Defence Current Affairs With Video Lecture 08 July 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

In Daily Defence Current Affairs for 08th July 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful...

Divyanshu Pandey
July 8, 2023
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In Daily Defence Current Affairs for 08th July 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs 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 08 July 2023

BASTILLE DAY PARADE IN PARIS, FRANCE

The Indian Navy Marching Contingent, as part of the Tri services contingent, arrived in France for participation in the Bastille Day Parade in Paris on 14 Jul 23. The Navy team on parade will comprise four officers and 64 sailors.
The contingent will be led by Cdr Vrat Baghel. The officer is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare and has sailed on the French Ship BCR Var during exercise Varuna. He will be followed by his deputies, Lt Cdr Disha Amrith (who led the Indian Navy Contingent at the RD Parade 2023), Lt Cdr Rajat Tripathi and Lt Cdr Jittin Lalitha Dharmaraj.
To commemorate the event, the Indian Navy will also be represented by INS Chennai, an indigenously built frontline destroyer, which will be deployed to France from 12 – 16 Jul 23. The ship’s crew will represent India at the Bastille Day celebrations at Brest, France.
This year marks a quarter century of Indo-French Strategic partnership. The two countries enjoy deep ties in the maritime domain which extend to their navies as well. Indigenous construction of the Project 75 Scorpene class submarines by MDL in collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France, has not only enhanced Naval capability but has also paved the way for future programmes.

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IAF In BASTILLE DAY PARADE AT PARIS, FRANCE

A flying contingent of four Rafale fighters, two C-17 Globemasters and 72 IAF personnel have departed for France today. The flypast & marching by the IAF air warriors on Bastille Day follows a long association that the two nations share, especially in the field of air power.
Many Indians like Welinkar, Shivdev Singh, HC Dewan & Jumbo Majumdar fought over the skies of France during the two World Wars.
The Indian Air Force has also operated multiple French aircraft starting with the Ouragan. This was followed by fighter aircraft like Breguet Alize, Mystere IVA, SEPECAT Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and now, the Rafale. Helicopters like the Alouette-III & Lama continue to render yeoman services to India, especially in the remote Himalayan areas.
The professional ties between the two Air Forces have also been strengthened during flying exercises like Ex Desert Knight, Garuda and Orion.

MoD & HAL sign Rs 458 Crore Contract For Two Upgraded Dornier Aircraft

Ministry of Defence signed, in New Delhi on July 07, 2023, a contract with HAL for the procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for ICG along with an associated Engineering Support package at an overall cost of Rs 458.87 crore. The aircraft will be procured under the Buy (Indian) Category.
The aircraft will be fitted with a number of advanced equipment viz., Glass Cockpit, Maritime Patrol Radar, Electro-Optic Infra-Red device, Mission Management System etc. The addition will further bolster the aerial surveillance capability of maritime areas of responsibilities of the ICG.

Rajnath Singh Launches A Single Window NCC Integrated Software for Cadets

In a major step towards promoting digitisation and in sync with Digital India’s mission, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched an NCC Integrated Software in New Delhi on 07 July 2023.
The NCC Integrated Software, developed in partnership with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG), is a single window interactive software for Cadets, designed on the ‘Entry to Exit Model’.
During this event, the NCC and State Bank of India also signed an MoU in the presence of Raksha Mantri to open zero balance accounts of all NCC Cadets with debit cards, chequebooks & passbook facilities under SBI’s “Pahli Udaan” scheme. About 5 lakh cadets will be benefitted from this MoU every year.

Review Questions

NCC Signs MoU With __To Open Zero Balance Accounts Of All Cadets.
BOB
SBI
ICICI
HDFC

ANSWER: B

MoD & HAL sign Rs 458 crore contract for two upgraded Dornier Aircraft for
IAF
BSF
ICG
NSG

ANSWER: C

US Plans To Send Controversial Cluster Munitions To__
Qatar
Oman
UAE
Ukraine

ANSWER: D

NAMICA Stands For
Nag Missile Cart
Nag Missile Carrier
Nag Missile Corn
None

ANSWER: B

MRSAM Stands For
Medium Router Surface to Air Missile
Medium Range Surface to Anti Missile
Medium Range Sea to Air Missile
Medium Range Surface to Air Missile

ANSWER: D

Ex ‘FRINJEX-23’ Conducted b/w India &
Qatar
Oman
UAE
France

ANSWER: D

The Military Engineer Services (MES) Is A Construction Agency Of Which Defence Force?
Indian Army
Indian Navy
Indian Air Force
Indian Coast Guard

ANSWER: A

‘Varuna’ Is A Defence Exercise b/w India &
Japan
Sri Lanka
France
Australia

ANSWER: C

Super Hornet Aircraft Is Made By
Dassault
Boeing
Airbus
HAL

ANSWER: B

Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) Held In The
Persian Gulf
Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean
IOR

ANSWER: A

With reference to the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), consider the following statements:
1. It aims to build and expand understanding and mutually beneficial cooperation through consensus-based, evolutionary, and non-intrusive means.
2. As of 2023, it has 23 member states.
3. Its secretariat is based in Mauritius.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

ANSWER: D