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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 01-15 January 2023, Issue 5

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

DAC Approves AoN for Three Capital Acquisition Proposals
Keel Laying of the Two Warships of Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Craft

January 19, 2023 BrahMos , STEM , 5G , G20 , AI , blockchain , Emerging technologies , Science & Technology , IOT , Quantum Computing , Drones , Biotech , semiconductor , Start-Ups , Advanced Engineering , Anti-submarine Warfare , Chandrayaan-3 , Digital Divide , Emagia , Geospatial Policy , Geospatial Hackathon , Helina , ML , PayRup , Prithvi-II , Synthetic Biology , Vshorad , Web3

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 January 2023

DEFENCE

63rd National Defence College (NDC) Course commences.
India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities.
Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan.
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January 17, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , China , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Africa , Nuclear , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , Japan , LWE , BrahMos , Boko Haram , al-Qa’ida , IAF , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Bharat , Khalistan , DAC , IslamicExtremism , AoN , NDC , Agniveer , Aero India , JMB

Contemplating Deterrence by ‘Integrated Missile and Rocket Force’

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m here! Dongfeng Express at your service!” is what Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) wrote in February 2019, in its first post on Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter. PLARF took the name “Dongfen....

January 11, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Artillery , BrahMos , SSM , Prithvi , PLARF , deterrence , IMRF , Pralay , SFC

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 December 2022

DEFENCE

Value of indigenous defence production.

Prime Minister had a telephone conversation today with President of the Russian Federation

Import and export of defence equipment.

Ministry of defence....

January 04, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , China , Russia , Defence , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , BrahMos , Boko Haram , PFI , Extremism , Somalia , Review , Maoist , Bharat , Drones , Khalistan , DAC , IslamicExtremism , Popular Front of India , export , production , import , AoN

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 16-31 December 2022, Issue 4

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

Value of Indigenous Defence Production Increased in FY 2021-22

Value of Defence Exports Increased to Rs 12,815 crores in FY 2021-22
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January 02, 2023 Make in India , BrahMos , AI , Self-reliance , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Science & Technology , IOT , TikTok , Drone , 6G , semiconductor , Foxconn , iDEX , Start-Ups , Agritech , EVs , Nuclear Power Plant , DPDP Bill 2022 , Gaganyaan , Kudankulam , Mormugao , Rare Earth Minerals

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 September 2022

DEFENCE

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visit to Egypt.

MOD signs a deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with BAPL.

Mehar Baba Competition –II.

Preparations for Def-Expo 2022. <....

October 07, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Australia , Afghanistan , Kabul , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Egypt , BrahMos , CDS , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Khalistan , Narcotics , IslamicExtremism , ROK , MeharBaba , Defexpo 22 , SIDM , Burkina Faso

Talk by Shri Atul D. Rane, Scientist ‘H’, Outstanding Scientist and DG BrahMos, DRDO

Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) together have interactions in which eminent and distinguished speakers from DRDO have given presentations to the think tanks, industry, startups, military, ....

October 03, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , DRDO , BrahMos , Atul D. Rane

Cruise Missiles : where are we ? Where are our Potential Adversaries? What way ahead?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The Trigger Event
The morning chill on the 21stof Jan 22 got broken with a ‘warm’ news from the DRDO announcing the successful test firing of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from its test range in Odisha. While many will see th....

February 23, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , BrahMos , Babur , cruise missiles , Nirbhay , Chinese cruise missile threat , Pakistan cruise missile threat

Defence Exports: Analysing the Armenian Success
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

On 01 Mar 2020, the media was abuzz with the breaking news of India having won a 40 million USD contract to supply four Swathi Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) to Armenia beating strong competitors like Russia and Poland¹. A contract of th....

March 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , DRDO , BrahMos , Swathi WLR , Defence Exports , DPSU , Akash missile , radars

Pakistan’s Focus on Babur and Raad Cruise Missiles
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction Cruise missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, fly an essentially horizontal cruise path for most of the duration of its flight and can manoeuvre like an aircraft through way points. They are difficult to locate and provide a dist....

February 23, 2017 Technological and Scientific Studies , Pakistan , BrahMos , Babur , Raad , Missiles

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