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Posted 27 Jul 2024

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United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia to UNSC. 

  • Each year UNGA elects five non-permanent members (out of 10 in total) of UNSC for a two-year term through a secret ballot. 
Infographic on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It details the following aspects: Genesis - established by the UN Charter in 1945; Members - 15 total, 5 permanent; Permanent Members - China, France, Russia, UK, US; Functions - maintaining international peace and security; Location - New York.
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Multilateral Peace Operations

SIPRI published a topical backgrounder titled ‘Multilateral peace operations in 2023: Developments and trends’ on important developments related to multilateral peace operations during 2023.

Key Findings on multilateral peace operations

  • Largest numbers of multilateral peace operations (20) were conducted by the United Nations.
  • India was the highest contributor of military personnel for UN peacekeeping forces in 2023.
  • In 2023, 63 multilateral peace operations were active in 37 countries.
  • Largest deployment of peacekeeping forces was in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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  • Multilateral peace operations in 2023

Project 28

INS Kiltan, one of Project 28 (P28) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvettes, visited Brunei as part of operational deployment.

About P28

  • It was aimed at building 4 indigenous ASW corvettes or Kamorta class ships
  • Features of ASW corvettes:
    • Equipped with anti-aircraft guns, torpedo launcher and early warning, fire control radars etc. 
    • Can be deployed in nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions
    • Utilized indigenously developed special high strength warship grade steel type DMR 249A.
  • Designed by: Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design.
  • Built by: Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.
  • Ships: INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti.
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Nagastra-1

Indian Army received First indigenous Loitering Munition suicide drones Nagastra-1. 

About Nagastra-1

  • Developed by Solar Industries’ Economics Explosives Ltd (EEL) Nagpur.
  • Can neutralize hostile threats in ‘kamikaze mode’ with GPS-enabled precision strikes with an accuracy of up to 2 metres.
    • Kamikaze refers to members of a Japanese air attack corps in World War II assigned to make a suicidal crash on a target (such as a ship)
    • However, Nagastra-1 is capable of carrying out precision strikes on enemy camps without endangering the lives of soldiers.
  • Equipped with day-and-night surveillance cameras. 
  • Carries a 1 kg high-explosive fragmenting warhead.
  • Unique features include abort, recover and reuse, facilitated by a parachute recovery mechanism.
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RudraM-II

RudraM-II missile was successfully flight-tested from Su-30 MK-I. 

About RudraM-II

  • Indigenously developed solid-propelled air-launched missile, designed for air-to-surface operations.
  • Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • In 2020, RudraM, a new-generation anti-radiation missiles (NGARMs) was successfully tested. 
    • It is first indigenous ARM of Indian Air Force. 
    • It is equipped with the Inertial Navigation System (INS)-Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system and Passive Homing Head (PHH)
    • PHH can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed.
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Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MOCR)

DRDO handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy. 

MR-MOCR

  • Developed by:  DRDO’s Defence Laboratory in Jodhpur. 
  • Purpose: Obscure radar signals reduce detection.
  • Specification
    • Chaff is a passive electronic countermeasure consisting of electrically conducting fine fiber of resonant length to act as a microwave dipole.
  • Working mechanism: The rocket, when fired, forms a microwave obscurant cloud in space, thus creating an effective shield against hostile threats having Radio Frequency seekers.
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  • Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket

Javelin Anti-Tank Weapon System

India and the US held discussions on the co-production of American javelin missiles in India, as per reports. 

About Javelin anti-tank Weapon System

  • World’s premier single man-portable medium-range anti-tank weapon system.
  • Missile automatically guides itself to the target after launch (fire-and-forget principle), this allows the gunner to take cover and avoid counter fire.
  • Can be safely fired from inside buildings or bunkers.
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  • fire-and-forget principle

Exercises in News

  • JIMEX: Bilateral Japan – India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) 2024 commenced at Yokosuka in Japan. This is the eighth edition, since its inception in 2012.
  • Exercise HOPEX: Exercise HOPEX is a joint military exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Egyptian Air Force.
    • Aim – to promote bilateral and regional cooperation.
    • IAF’s Rafale fighter jets, C-17 Globemaster and IL-78 tankers are participating in the exercise.
    • Location – Egypt.
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