The fresh Chinese construction activity is happening around Finger 4 in Pangong lake area. China also blocked the route of Indian patrol teams in the disputed region.
A review of the security situation has been held at various levels, and sources say there has been no further escalation since mid-May, which is a good sign.
Beijing said it has been "exercising effective jurisdiction" on the banks of Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh. Two-thirds of the water body is controlled by China.
The video purportedly showing the incident in Pangong Tso area has created a flutter just when it seemed like the rhetoric on the Doklam incident was reducing.
S L Narasimhan
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Australia cancels premier multilateral air combat training exercise
• Australia has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was conveyed by Air Marshal Meg Hupfeld, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in a letter to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, in mid-April.
• The next edition of Pitch Black is scheduled in 2022.
• In the last edition of Pitch Black in 2018, the IAF for the first time deployed fighter aircrafts which it had said would “provide a unique opportunity for exchange of knowledge and experience with these nations in a dynamic warfare environment”. The contingent consisted of 145 personnel, four Su-30MKI fighters, one C-130 and one C-17 transport aircraft which went to Australia via Indonesia and during the transit also had constructive engagements with Indonesian and Malaysian Air Forces.
• Saab has successfully completed the first air trials with its new fighter X-band AESA radar, which will be offered as a new addition to Saab’s PS-05/A radar family.
• The trials were flown successfully, collecting data while detecting and tracking objects. The radar is designed for fighter aircrafts and can be adapted to a variety of platforms.
• As Saab previously announced, a version of the new AESA antenna has been sold to a U.S. Government customer.
• The host aircraft during the air trial was a Gripen D aircraft, which is currently offered with Saab’s latest Mk4 radar. The new version of the radar can be offered to Gripen C/D operators, as an upgrade. The new AESA radar features GaN, a material that gives lower power consumption and improved heat resistance. This enables wider bandwidth and greater reliability, availability and efficiency. The new fighter X-band AESA radar will, for example, have better performance against small targets, enhanced Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) capability as well as improved ability to support more advanced weaponry.
Elbit Systems awarded $103 million to supply airborne electronic warfare suites to a country in Asia
• Elbit Systems announced on Sunday, 26 April 2020, that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $103 million to supply comprehensive Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for an Air Force of an Asian country. The contract will be performed over a three-year period and includes long-term integrated logistic support.
• Under the contract, Elbit Systems will fit the customer’s helicopters with complete EW suites, including countermeasure systems.
HAL allowed to resume work from Tuesday with fewer employees
• The Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed HAL to resume manufacturing operations as an essential defence service from Tuesday, 28 April 2020, but with curtailed staff and under strict safety guidelines.
• HAL returns to conditional activities in two shifts, 8 hours each (normally it works in three shifts). Each shift may have up to 50% of its manpower. Employees have been asked to commute to work on their own.
Australia cancels premier multilateral air combat training exercise
• Australia has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was conveyed by Air Marshal Meg Hupfeld, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in a letter to Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, in mid-April.
• The next edition of Pitch Black is scheduled in 2022.
• In the last edition of Pitch Black in 2018, the IAF for the first time deployed fighter aircrafts which it had said would “provide a unique opportunity for exchange of knowledge and experience with these nations in a dynamic warfare environment”. The contingent consisted of 145 personnel, four Su-30MKI fighters, one C-130 and one C-17 transport aircraft which went to Australia via Indonesia and during the transit also had constructive engagements with Indonesian and Malaysian Air Forces.
Saab completes testing of new AESA Radar
• Saab has successfully completed the first air trials with its new fighter X-band AESA radar, which will be offered as a new addition to Saab’s PS-05/A radar family.
• The trials were flown successfully, collecting data while detecting and tracking objects. The radar is designed for fighter aircrafts and can be adapted to a variety of platforms.
• As Saab previously announced, a version of the new AESA antenna has been sold to a U.S. Government customer.
• The host aircraft during the air trial was a Gripen D aircraft, which is currently offered with Saab’s latest Mk4 radar. The new version of the radar can be offered to Gripen C/D operators, as an upgrade. The new AESA radar features GaN, a material that gives lower power consumption and improved heat resistance. This enables wider bandwidth and greater reliability, availability and efficiency. The new fighter X-band AESA radar will, for example, have better performance against small targets, enhanced Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) capability as well as improved ability to support more advanced weaponry.
Elbit Systems awarded $103 million to supply airborne electronic warfare suites to a country in Asia
• Elbit Systems announced on Sunday, 26 April 2020, that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $103 million to supply comprehensive Electronic Warfare (EW) suites for an Air Force of an Asian country. The contract will be performed over a three-year period and includes long-term integrated logistic support.
• Under the contract, Elbit Systems will fit the customer’s helicopters with complete EW suites, including countermeasure systems.
HAL allowed to resume work from Tuesday with fewer employees
• The Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed HAL to resume manufacturing operations as an essential defence service from Tuesday, 28 April 2020, but with curtailed staff and under strict safety guidelines.
• HAL returns to conditional activities in two shifts, 8 hours each (normally it works in three shifts). Each shift may have up to 50% of its manpower. Employees have been asked to commute to work on their own.
Thanks for the information, Snehesh ji.