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Category: Defence Services (Air,Land,Sea)
** Defence Ministry approves construction of six advanced submarines for Indian Navy
The project, which cost around Rs 43,000 crore, was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
** MoD signs ₹323-cr. deal for airport surveillance radars
They will increase efficiency in flying operations of Navy, Coast Guard
The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed a ₹323.47-crore contract with Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems Ltd., Mumbai, for procurement of 11 airport surveillance radars with monopulse secondary surveillance radar for the Navy and Coast Guard.
“The installation of these radars will increase the air domain awareness around airfields and enhance safety and efficiency in flying operations of Navy and Coast Guard,” the Ministry said.
** Dazzling the skies: Suryakiran aerobatic display team completes 25 years
** DRDO develops forging technology for aircraft engine components
The near isothermal forging technology can produce all five stages of high-pressure compressor discs out of titanium alloy.
“The DRDO has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high-pressure compressor [HPC] discs out of difficult-to-deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 metric tonne isothermal forge press,” a DRDO statement said.
** INS Jalashwa reaches Vizag with 300 MT medical oxygen
Consignment includes more than 3,600 oxygen cylinders from Singapore and Brunei
In the largest consignment of liquid medical oxygen, Navy’s INS Jalashwa arrived in Visakhapatnam with 300 metric tonne of oxygen and more than 3,600 oxygen cylinders from Singapore and Brunei under the ongoing Operation Samudra Setu II, the Navy said on Sunday.
** Volcano eruption: Indian Army in Congo assists in evacuation
It is also passing to the U.N. real time updates of the lava flow
As the active volcano in Congo, Mount Nyaragongo, erupted again, the Indian Army contingent under the United Nations peace keeping mission (MONUSCO) assisted in protecting civilians and U.N. officials as well as assets during the evacuation, the Army said on Sunday.
** INS Rajput to be decommissioned on Friday after 41 years of service
** DRDO’s 1st batch of anti-Covid drug 2DG launched
The drug will be the “first indigenous research-based outcome” to fight the virus, and will “reduce recovery time and oxygen dependency” in the country, Vardhan said at the launch.
** IISc. vaccine, DRDO drug and OxyCare system are game changers: Sudhakar
The Health Minister visited DRDO facilities in the city on Friday
Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar reviewed ongoing efforts at Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), which is developing a vaccine for COVID-19, and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) that has developed a drug that prevents viral growth and a better oxygen management system. He hailed them as “game changers in the fight against COVID-19”.
Dr. Sudhakar visited DRDO facilities in the city on Friday where scientists appraised him of progress on 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) drug they are developing in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. “Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence,” DRDO scientists said.
He was also apprised of the OxyCare system, an intelligent oxygen management system that reduces exposure of healthcare providers by eliminating manual adjustments to oxygen flow. The PM-CARES Fund will procure 1.5 lakh units of Oxycare System at a cost of ₹322.5 crore. It will be deployed across the country, DRDO scientists said.