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Defence Current Affairs

• Indian Navy launches underwater harbour defence and surveillance system
• China successfully tests DF-5C missile with 10 nuclear warheads
• Indian Navy’s Theatre Level Exercise TROPEX 17
• India, France sign pact on maritime information sharing in Indian Ocean Region
• Improved Guided Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired for 2nd time
• Pakistan conducts first flight test of Ababeel missile with MIRV technology
• Second Scorpene class submarine INS Khanderi launched
• Guided Pinaka successfully test-fired
• Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile Babur-3
• Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun Dhanush
• India, Portugal sign six agreements
• ICBM Agni-IV successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
• Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa takes charge as new Air Force chief
• CSL completes delivery of 20 FPVs to India Coast Guard
• China tests 5th-generation fighter jet FC-31 Gyrfalcon
• India successfully test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5
• DRDO successfully flight tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon
• Japan approves biggest defence budget
• Long range nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay test fired
• Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed Chief of Indian Army Chief
• Air Marshal BS Dhanoa appointed Air Chief of IAF

1. The President of India is the supreme commander of the Indian defence system
2. The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence
3. The Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning defence of the country.
4. Indian defence system has been divided into three services-

1.Army                                    2.Navy                                  
                    3.Air Force

1. ARMY

Army has its headquarters in New Delhi. 

It is head by Chief of the Army Staff and assisted by the Vice-Chief of the Army Staff and seven other Principal Staff Officers, namely, two Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Ajutant General, Quarter Master General, Master General of Ordinance, Military Secretary and Engineer-in-Chief. The army has following commands

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Western command	Chandigarh
2	Eastern command	Kolkata
3	Northern command	56 APO
4	Southern command	Pune
5	Central command	Lucknow
6	Army Training Command	Shimla
7	South Western Command	Jaipur

Indian Army consists of following ranks:-

1. General
2. Lt. General
3. Major General
4. Brigadier
5. Colonel
6. Lt. Colonel
7. Major
8. Captain
9. Lieutenant

                 2.    INDIAN AIR FORCE

The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932.

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Western command	New Delhi
2	Central command	Allahabad
3	Eastern command	Shillong
4	South western command	Jodhpur
5	Training command	Bangaluru
6	Maintenance command	Nagpur
7	Southern command	Thiruvananthapuram

RANKS:

1. Air chief Marshal
2. Air Marshal
3. Air Vice Marshal
4. Air Commodore
5. Group Captain
6. Wing Commander
7. Squardron Leader
8. Flt. Lieutenant
9. Flying officers

                  3.    INDIAN NAVY

On 22 April 1958 V Adm RD Katari assumed office as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.

Indian Navy is headed by Chief of Navel Staff with headquarters at New Delhi. He is assisted by Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Personnel, Chief of Material and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. The Navy is organised into following commands:-

S.No.	Command	Headquarter
1	Eastern command	Vishakhapatnam
2	Southern command	Kochi
3	Western command	Mumbai

Ranks:-

1. Navy
2. Admiral
3. Vice Admiral
4. Read Admiral
5. Commodore
6. Captain
7. Commander
8. Lt Commander
9. Lieutenant
10. Sub-Lieutenant