DEFENCE STATIC Flashcards
Exercises Bold Kurukshetra
- 13th edition
- b/w Singapore army and indian army (Armoured Brigade)
- Jodhpur Military Station
- 1st edition in 2005
AFINDEX-2023
- African Indian Field Training Exercise
- 2nd edition of Joint Military exercise
- at Aundh, Pune
- Army Chief’s Conclave
- around 25 countries of africa participated
Exercise Vayu Prahar
- Indian Army and Airforce
- Multi Domain Air-Land exercise
- along the LAC in eastern command
- 96 hours long
Exercise Kavach
- Large scale joint military exercise
- army, navy, air force and coast guard
- Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)
Exercise Orion
- Multilateral international exercise
- at Mont De Marsan, France
- Airforce of India, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Uk, Spain and USA participated
- 1st time rafael participated in an overseas exercise
What is IL-78?
Aerial Refueling tanker aircraft
Exercise Iniochos-23
- Multi national air exercise
- hosted by Hellenic Air Force
- at Andravida Air Base, Greece
- four SU-30MKL and two C-17 aircraft participated from India
- USA, France, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia also participated
Bramhos extended range test was done by
SU-30MKL
Bramhos
- Supersonic Cruise missile
- 290km range
Types of aircraft based on speed
1mach < Supersonic < 5mach
5mach < Hypersonic
1mach > Subsonic
1mach = Transonic
Ajeya Warrior-23
- 7th edition of Joint Military Exercise
- b/w UK and Indian Army
- at Salisbury Plains, UK
Exercise Konkan
Between indian and Uk navy at konkan coast , Arabian Sea
1st woman officer in IAF to be presented with a gallantry award
Deepika Mishra - Vayu Sena Medal
Exercise Shinyuu Maitri
IAF with Japan Air Self Defense Forces
Exercise Sea Dragon-23
- 3rd edition of multilateral ASW exercise
- P8I from Indian Navy arrived in Guam, USA
- for Long range MR ASW Aircraft
- Conducted by US Navy
Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lieutenant general MV Suchindra Kumar
What is YDB-60
- A fully indigenous fuze for underwater ASW Rocket RGB-60
- Recieved by Indian Navy
- Developed by M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur
International Maritime Exercise / Cutlass Express-23 (IME/CE-23)
- INS Trikand participated
- in Gulf region
- one of the largest multinational maritime exercises in the world
TROPEX-23
- Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise
- Indian Navy’s largest wargame culminated in Arabian Sea
- it included Coastal Defence Ex SEA VIGIL and the Amphibious Ex AMPHEX
Contract for 6 Dornier-228 aircraft
For IAF, from HAL at a cost of 667 crore
It is a utility aircraft
INS Sahyadri participated in
Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Navy ships
It is an indigenously bhut guide missile frigate by Indian Navy
Ex La Perouse
- 3rd edition of multi national Ex indian ocean region
- navy of australia, france, india, japan, UK and USA
- with personnel ships and integral helicopters
World’s longest railway platform
Karnataka (Shri Siddharooda Station)
1.5km long in Hubbali
Which country is set to purchase up to 5 US Nuclear powered submarines under the AUKUS Deal
Australia
AUKUS - Australia UK and USA
Which of the following companies has developed India’s first indigenous quadruped (four-legged) robot and exoskeleton for the defence sector?
Svaya Robotics
Keel Laying Ceremony
Two ships of Multi Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project (Yard 18001-Samarthak and Yard 18002-Utkarsh) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli
The 2nd of 08×ASW Shallow water Craft (SWC) being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy was launched at M/s GRSE, Kolkata
Androth
1st was Arnala
3rd Anjadip
Regional Search and Rescue (SAR) Ex
Indian Coast Guard conducts this exercise in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Project Akashteer
MoD inks contract with BEL for Automated air Defence Control& Reporting System for Indian Army
- For indian navy, Sarang Electronic Support Measure Systems
VSHORADS
Very short range air defence system by DRDO
RLV LEX
ISRO joined by DRDO and IAF successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Missionary at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) , Chitradurga , karnataka
SLINEX-23
India-Srilanka Annual Bilateral Maritime Exercise conducted in 2 phases : the Harbour Phase followed by a Sea phase
Ex Cope India-23
Bilateral air ex b/w IAF and USAF at Air Force station Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda and Agra
A maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric inceptor missile is conducted by
DRDO and Indian Navy off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal
Who conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘ADC-150’
- DRDO and Indian Navy conducted the trail from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa
- ADC-150 is an indigenously designed and developed Air Droppable Container with 150 Kg of pay load Capacity
Dhawan-II is 3D printed cryogenic engine developed and test-fired by
Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited
Operation Kaveri
To rescue our stranded citizen from Sudan
Frinjex-23
Maiden joint military ex between Indian Army and French Army was conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela
Operation Ganga
Ukrain
Operation Devi Shakti
Afghanistan (rescued people from Kabul)
Buland Bharat Ex
Indian Army has carried out the exercise in Arunachal Pradesh to test ‘‘simulated war conditions in high altitude areas’’
INS Magar
Indian Navy Landing Ship decommisioned after 36 years of service
Ex Samudra Shakti
- India and Indonesia
- ASW Corvette and INS Karavatti have reached Batam, Indonesia
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Ex
INS Tarkash and INS Subhadhara have arrived at Port Al-Jubail to commence the 2nd edition of naval exercise
Tiger Shark 40
Bangladesh US joint Naval Ex in Chittagong
ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME)
- The opening ceremony held at Changi Naval Base, Singapore.
- Co-hosted by the Republic of Singapore and Indian Navy
Rajnath Singh handed over a Fast Patrol Vessel and Landing Craft Assault Shop to
Maldives National Defence Forces
India’s 1st IAF Heritage Center in
Chandigarh (inaugurated by Rajnath Singh)
Which production crosses Rs 1 Lakh Crore mark for the first time ever
Defence Production
Stands at Rs 1.07 Lakh Crore in 2022-23 with 12% increase from previous year
Night Landing of MIG-29K on
INS VIKRANT
Ex Ekuverian
B/w india army and Maldives National Defence forces at Chaubatia, Uttrakhand
1st edition of India France and UAE maritime ex in
Gulf of Oman
Agni I
Medium Range Ballistic Missile carried out by Strategic Forces Commmad
Where is Army Headquater Located?
Delhi
Who assists the Chief of Army Staff?
The COAS is assisted by the VICE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (VCOAS), two DEPUTY CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFF (DCOAS) and other PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS (PSOs), all of the rank of Lieutenant Generals (THREE STAR GENERALS), who plan, control, coordinate and execute the entire spectrum of military activities, which include operations, procurement, provisioning, logistics, human resource management and other related military tasks mandated by the Government.
Northern Command of Army
Udhampur
Western Command of Army
Chandimandir
Central Command of Army
Lucknow
Eastern Command of Army
Kolkata
Southern Command of Army
Pune
South Western Command of Army
Jaipur
Training Command of Army
Shimla
Term: Corps (pronounced “Kor” and not crops or corpse)
Under each command HQ, there are two to three Corps HQ deployed with well-defined areas of responsibility. The Corps Commander is a Lieutenant General rank officer and is referred to as General Officer Commanding.
There are about 12 to 14 Corps in the Indian Army, which are deployed along the length and breadth of the country’s borders.
Each Corps is normally made up of two to three divisions and other allied combat support and logistics resources.
Term: Divison (Army)
The Corps orchestrate the battle through Divisions and Brigades.
The divisional commander is of the rank of Major General and is a “TWO STAR GENERAL”. He is also referred to as General Officer Commanding (GOC DIVISION) and is assisted by a Deputy General Officer Commanding (Dy GOC) and a staff of about 12 to 15 officers who coordinate, implement and monitor every operational directive.
Based on the terrain in which they are operating or their equipment profile, the divisions may be referred to as MOUNTAIN DIVISION, INFANTRY DIVISION, ARMOURED DIVISION or ARTILLERY DIVISION.
Term: Brigade(Army)
Each division is equipped with three to four brigades
A brigade is commanded by a Brigadier who is the first FLAG RANK OFFICER
A brigade executes operational tasks through combat units which are placed under their command. A brigade is normally allotted three infantry battalions and other allied combat support and logistics units/sub-units.
Term: Battalions/Units (Army)
The infantry battalion/armoured regiments/mechanised infantry battalions are the primary combat units that execute operational plans through physical contact with the enemy.
The combat unit is normally headed by a COLONEL and has three to four sub- units designated as Companies (COYS)/Squadrons (SQN) and is led by a company/squadron commander of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel/Major.
Term: Platoon (Army)
Each infantry company is made up of three platoons and each platoon is made up of three sections. On Commissioning, an officer normally begins his professional career as a PLATOON COMMANDER and leads 36 to 40 combat soldiers.
Term Infantry (Army)
The infantry battalions are very large in number and to achieve a high level of integration and homogeneity, they are grouped into INFANTRY REGIMENTS based on ethnicity, location and demography and in some cases, ALL INDIA ALL CLASS.
There are about_____ Infantry Regiments
31
Each INFANTRY REGIMENT has infantry battalions ranging from __________ units and a Regimental Centre.
10 to 25
Name the combat support arms
Artillery Regiments
Corps of Engineers
Corps of Signals
Army Air Defence
Army Aviation
Name of Logistic units (Army)
Army Service Corps (ASC)
Army Ordinance Corps (AOC)
Army Medical Corps (AMC):
Army Dental Corps (ADC)
Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME)
Corps of Military Police (CMP)
Army Postal Service (APS)
Remount & Veterinary Corps (RVC)
Field Marshal - Admiral of Fleet - ?
Marshal Of Air Force
General - Admiral - ?
Air Chief Marshal
LT General - Vice Admiral -?
Air Marshal
Major General - Rear Admiral - ?
Air Vice Marshal
Brigadier - Commodore - ?
Air Commodore
Colonel - Captain - ?
Group Captain
LT Colonel - Commander - ?
Wing Commander
Major - LT Commander - ?
Squadron Leader
Captain - Lieutenant - ?
Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant - Sub Lieutenant - ?
Flying Officer
The highest decoration for valour, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring.
Param Vir Chakra
The second highest decoration that is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Third in the order of awards given for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
Vir Chakra (VrC)
The medal is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air.
Ashoka Chakra (AC)
The decoration is awarded for conspicuous gallantry. It is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. The obverse and the reverse are exactly the same as the Ashok Chakra.
Kirti Chakra (KC)
The decoration is awarded for an act of gallantry. It is exactly like the Ashoka Chakra, except that it is made of bronze. All Chakras are worn on the left breast.
Shaurya Chakra (SC)
India’s highest Wartime Distinguished Service decoration, is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context to include times of war, conflict or hostilities. The award is a wartime equivalent of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), which is the highest Peacetime Distinguished Service decoration of the country. The medal may be awarded posthumously.
Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal (SYSM)
India’s military decoration for Wartime Distinguished Service, it is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context. The award is a wartime equivalent of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, which is a Peacetime Distinguished Service decoration. The medal may be awarded posthumously.
Uttam Oudh Seva Medal
Military decoration for distinguished service during wartime. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict or hostilities and may be awarded posthumously. It is the wartime equivalent of the Vishisht Seva Medal, which is a Peacetime Distinguished Service decoration.
Yudh Seva Medal (YSM)