Security Flashcards
PROJECT 75-I
Project 75 India (P-75I) is follow-on of the Project 75 Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy. Under this project, the Indian Navy intends to acquire six diesel-electric submarines, which will also feature advanced Air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems to enable them to stay submerged for longer duration and substantially increase their operational range. Six Scorpene-class submarines are currently being built under 'Project 75' of the Indian Navy. The submarines, designed by French firm Naval Group are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. The first of these, INS Kalvari was commissioned in Dec 2017 and the second INS Khanderi is undergoing sea trials while the third INS Karanj is under construction. The P75I project is part of a 30-year submarine building plan that ends in 2030. According to this, India has to build 24 submarines — 18 conventional submarines and six nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs).
Strategic Partnership (SP) Model
The SP model has four segments — submarines, single engine fighter aircraft, helicopters and armoured carriers/main battle tanks — which would be specifically opened up for the private sector.
Under this policy an Indian private company would be selected in each segment which would tie up with shortlisted global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to manufacture the platforms in India under technology transfer.
It was first suggested in 2015 by Dhirendra Singh Committee and was introduced by Defence Procurement Procedure 2016.
A 49 per cent FDI cap has been kept for setting up ventures under this for the production of defence platforms and the companies have to be in control of Indian entities.
The Indian Navy has commissioned a new airbase in Andaman and Nicobar. what is its name
INS Kohasa
Provisional Government of Free India
During World War II, Japan had captured Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• In 1943, Netaji, leading the Azad Hind Fauj, announced the formation of Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) on the islands.
• Immediately after the formation of the government-in-exile, Azad Hind declared war against the Anglo-American allied forces on the Indo-Burma Front.
PARIS CALL
At UNESCO Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting convened in Paris, “The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace” was commenced, aimed at developing common principles for securing cyberspace.
More than 190 signatures were obtained on the Paris Call, including 130 from private sector and more than 50 member nations. Prominent countries like India, US, China, Russia didn’t sign the agreement.
Budapest convention on cybercrime
This convention of the Council of Europe is the only binding international instrument on the issue of cyber security
• It addresses Internet and computer crime through a common policy by harmonizing national laws, improving legal authorities for investigative techniques & fostering international police as well as judicial co-operation.
• It provides for procedural law tools to make investigation of cybercrime and securing of evidence in relation to any crime more effective
• India is not yet a member.
first dedicated military communication satellite built by ISRO that provide services to the Indian defence forces with the main user being the Indian Navy.
GSAT 7
advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.
GSAT 7A
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE
The three services have agreed on the appointment of a Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (PCCoSC).
• It is proposed to be headed by a four-star military officer, who will be equivalent to chiefs of army, airforce and navy.
• He would look into joint issues of the services like training of troops, acquisition of weapon systems and joint operations of the services.
• He would also be in-charge of the tri-services command at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• The post has also been referred to as Chief of Defence Staff.
• He will head the Chiefs of Staff Committee meetings.
• Various committees such as the Kargil Review committee led by K Subramaniam and the Naresh Chandra committee of 2011 recommended a permanent chairman.
INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE - INDIAN OCEAN REGION
The Navy recently inaugurated the Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR).
• The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) is a 24/7 regional information sharing centre.
• The IFC has been established at the Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram. IMAC is the single point centre linking all the coastal radar chains to generate a seamless real-time picture of the coastline of the nation.
Trans-Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN)
- India has recently signed the ascension agreement to the Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN) which facilitates information exchange on the movement of commercial traffic on the high seas.
- The multilateral construct comprises of 30 countries and is steered by Italy. • It will give the country access to information about ships passing through the Indian Ocean Region, thereby helping to check suspicious and criminal activities and illegal trade across the ocean.
UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
It is an agreement between the UN chief, 36 organizational entities, the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) and the World Customs Organisation, to better serve the needs of Member States when it comes to tackling the scourge of international terrorism.
Integrated Guided Missile Development Plan
It was envisioned in 1983 by former President Dr. A
P J Abdul Kalam to help India attain self-sufficiency
in the field of missile technology.
• Five missile systems have been developed under
this programme namely Agni, Akash, Trishul,
Prithvi and Nag.
• In 2008 DRDO announced the successful
completion of the program.
AGNI
• It is an intercontinental surface-to-surface, nuclear
capable ballistic missile.
• At present, US, China, Russia, UK, France and Israel
are known to have ICBMs.
• It has been equipped with very high accuracy Ring
Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System
(RINS) and Micro Navigation System (MINS).
• India has reportedly also been working on multiple
independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV)
for the Agni-V in order to ensure a credible second
strike capability or credible minimum deterrence.
Agni-V
• Powered by 3 stage solid, all composite rocket motors
• It is an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
• Coverage: 5000 km
• Maximim speed: 24 times speed of sound
• Canister-launch for quick-response, higher reliability, longer shelf-life, less maintenance and enhanced road
mobility
PRITHVI
- Both Prithvi-I and Prithvi-II are short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
- While Prithvi I has a range of 150km (used by Army), Prithvi II has a range of 350 km (used by Airforce).
- Dhanush (also known as Prithvi III), a naval variant of this Prithvi missile, has a range of 350 km
NAG
It is a third generation “fire and forget” antitank guided missile.
• It can be launched from land and air-based platforms.
• The helicopter-launched configuration, designated as helicopter-launched NAG (HELINA), can be fired from Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) and HAL Rudra attack helicopter.
• The land based version (NAMICA) has maximum range of 4 km while air based version has a maximum range of 7 km.
AKASH MISSILE
- It is a supersonic surface-to-air missile.
- It has a strike range of about 30 km and can carry a 55- kg fragmentation warhead.
- It’s designed to neutralise multiple aerial targets attacking from several directions simultaneously.
- The system is autonomous and its operation is fully automated.
TRISHUL MISSILE
- It is a Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile.
- It can be used as an anti-sea skimmer from a ship against low flying attacking missiles.
- It employs dual thrust propulsion stage using high-energy solid propellant.
Cruise Missile:
A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided vehicle that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. They fly within the Earth’s atmosphere and use jet engine technology.
(Cruise meaning- sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure)
Classification on the basis of speed
o Subsonic cruise missile flies at a speed lesser than that of sound. It travels at a speed of around 0.8 Mach.
o Supersonic cruise missile travels at a speed of around 2-3 Mach. The combination of supersonic speed and warhead mass provides high kinetic energy ensuring tremendous lethal effect.
o Hypersonic cruise missile travels at a speed of more than 5 Mach. Many countries are working to develop hypersonic cruise missiles
Ballistic Missile:
A ballistic missile is a missile that
has a ballistic trajectory over most of its flight path,
regardless of whether or not it is a weapondelivery
vehicle
Ballistic- moving under the force of gravity only
INS ARIHANT
The indigenous INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear powered submarine successfully completed its first deterrence patrol. With the completion of the patrol, India have finally achieved the longstanding ambition to have a nuclear triad.
INS Arihant is a part of Indian Navy’s secretive Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project operated under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s Office and closely monitored by agencies such as the Department of Atomic Energy and the Submarine Design Group of the Directorate of Naval Design.
• The INS Arihant was built at the Ship Building Centre at Visakhapatnam.
• It is capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
• The vessel will be able to carry 12 Sagarika K 15 submarine launched ballistic missiles that have a range of 750 km. It can also be armed with four K-4 submarine launched ballistic missile with a range of 3,500 km.
• There is also provision to launch non-nuclear tipped BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as well as the 1,000-km sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay, which can be configured for both nuclear and non-nuclear warheads.
Nuclear Triad
• A nuclear triad refers to the three components of
atomic weapons delivery: strategic bombers,
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and
submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).
• A nuclear triad gives a country the ability to launch
nukes from land, air and sea. India’s nuclear triad
consists of multiple deterrants such as Agni and
Prithivi missiles for Army, Sukhoi-30MKI and
Mirage-2000 for Airforce, INS Arighat for Navy.
Project Network for Spectrum (NFS)
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved substantial hike in the budget for the Network for Spectrum (NFS) project.
• It was launched to establish the alternative communication network for exclusive use by defence services to boost the communication capabilities of defence forces.
• The project is result of an agreement reached in 2010 between Defence ministry and Dept. of Telecom (DoT) in which DoT agreed to vacate 25 MHz of 3G spectrum and 20 MHz of 2G spectrum in phases solely for defence communication purpose
• The project is being implemented by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
