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India’s begins loading fuel in home-built 700 MW n-power plant at Kakrapar

India’s begins loading fuel in home-built 700 MW n-power plant at Kakrapar #India #defence #defense #space #nuclear #NPCIL #nuclearpower #defencenews #defenceblog

India NPCIL Nuclear Power Plant: India’s nuclear power operator NPCIL on Friday said it has started loading fuel in the second indigenously-built 700 MW atomic power station at Kakrapar in Gujarat. “Loading of nuclear fuel for the first time, termed as Initial Fuel Loading (IFL). commenced today in NPCIL’s Kakrapar Atomic Power Project Unit-4 (KAPP 4-700 MWe), after receipt of permission from the…

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(via Poland orders more Krab self-propelled howitzers)

Poland orders more Krab self-propelled howitzers

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Dylan Malyasov

Sep 5, 2022Modified date: 15 seconds ago

Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. has won an approximately PLN 3.81 billion ($798 million) contract to provide 48 Krab self-propelled howitzers to the Polish Army, the spokesperson for the Armament Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defence announced Monday.

The self-propelled howitzers including 22 command vehicles and 12 ammunition support vehicles will come from a consortium led by local manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. (HSW) for the country’s armed forces.

The self-propelled howitzers will be delivered to Polish Army in 2025-2027 years.

The Krab is a self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer with 155mm cannon. It is combining the South Korean K9 Thunder chassis with a British AS-90M Braveheart turret with a 52-caliber gun and WB Electronics’ “Topaz” artillery fire control system.

The design of the Krab is standard for a modern self-propelled howitzer with the driver position on the left, the powerpack is on the forward right and the turret is mounted at the rear of the hull. The Krab howitzer has a crew of five. The turret and the hull provide protection against the firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters. It has a combat weight of around 52 tons.

A battery of Krab artillery system consists of 6 Krab self-propelled howitzers, 2 ammunition resupply vehicles based on trucks chassis, Waran maintenance vehicle and Azalia artillery C3I vehicle.

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#s400 @trt @defenceblog @nationalinterest http://defence-blog.com/army/erdogan-turkey-and-russia-signed-document-on-supplies-of-s-400.html it is a nobrainer thattehy get an export version and then they should check what they hide or mustve hidden

#s400 @trt @defenceblog @nationalinterest http://defence-blog.com/army/erdogan-turkey-and-russia-signed-document-on-supplies-of-s-400.html it is a nobrainer thattehy get an export version and then they should check what they hide or mustve hidden

#s400 @trt @defenceblog @nationalinterest http://defence-blog.com/army/erdogan-turkey-and-russia-signed-document-on-supplies-of-s-400.html

it is a nobrainer thattehy get an export version and then they should check what they hide or mustve hidden and or the s500 is so much superior. i bet on am ix of both. it is still too hightech for a nation that would reverse engineer it? but turkey a chance to…

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India-US 2+2 security dialogue to be held in November second week

India-US 2+2 security dialogue to be held in November second week #India #USA #defence #defense #defencenews #defencestar #defenceblog #airforce #army #navy #military #China #RussiaUkraine #war

India-US 2+2 meeting: Amid the ongoing global turbulence, India and the US are scheduled to hold the 2+2 meeting in New Delhi around November 9-10. The US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the national capital, officials told media. During the meeting, the…

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ReDrone: Elbit Systems wins $55 million contract from Netherlands for anti-drone weapons

ReDrone: Elbit Systems wins $55 million contract from Netherlands for anti-drone weapons #India #Israel #Netherlands #defence #defense #defencenews #drones #UAS #CUAS #ElbitSystems #ReDrone #defenceindustry #defenceblog #defencecompany

Elbit Systems’ ReDrone Counter-UAS: Israel’s leading defence company Elbit Systems Limited Monday (August 21) that it has won a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The contract will be performed over a period of four years. As part of the contract, Elbit Systems will supply several mobile, stationary…

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Theatre Commands: India Parliament's lower house clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill

Theatre Commands: India Parliament's lower house clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill #India #defence #defense #military #army #navy #airforce #defencenews #news #defenceblog #ISOBill2023 #LokSabha #RajyaSabha #Law

ISO Bill 2023 for Theatre Commands: The lower house of Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha, Friday cleared the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 that seeks to empower the Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command of Inter-Services Organisations with all disciplinary and administrative powers with respect to personnel serving in or attached to such…

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Indian Navy testfires Brahmos cruise missile with indigenous seeker, booster

Indian Navy testfires Brahmos missile with indigenous seeker & booster #India #defence #defense #defencenews #defenceblog #navy #DRDO #airforce #army #military @rajnathsingh @DRDO_India @indiannavy @byMBDA @RaytheonTech @RostecRussia @boeing @KOGDefence

Indian Navy Brahmos Missile: The Indian Navy Sunday successfully test-fired the ship-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic missile. The missile which has been jointly developed and co-produced with the Russia, has been tested with locally developed seeker and booster, giving a push to India’s quest for self-reliance in defence. “The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in…

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Saab to manufacture Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launchers in India

Saab to manufacture Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launchers in India #India #defence #defense #Sweden #Saab #SaabIndia #CarlGustaf #MakeInIndia #SelfReliantIndia #defencenews #defenceblog #defencestar #army #indianarmy #airforce #IAF @saab @adgpi @saabindia

Saab Carl-Gustaf M4 India: Swedish defence company Saab will set up a manufacturing facility for the shoulder launched weapon system Carl-Gustaf in India, the company announced on Tuesday. Production in the new facility is expected to start in 2024 that will further strengthen Saab India’s manufacturing base in the country. The facility will support the production of the Carl-Gustaf M4 for the…

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Despite repeated urgings, no safe corridor for students stranded in Sumy: India tells UNSC - Times of India

UNITED NATIONS: India, which has managed to safely bring back over 20,000 of its nationals from Ukraine amid the ongoing war, said it is “deeply concerned” that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in Sumy did not materialize. “India has been consistent in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities,” India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told the UN Security Council meeting Monday on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. He said India has reiterated its urgent demand for safe and uninterrupted passage for all innocent civilians, including Indian nationals remaining in Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned that despite our repeated urgings to both sides, the safe corridor for our students stranded in Sumy did not materialize,” Tirumurti said. Tirumurti said India has managed to facilitate the safe return of over 20,000 Indians from Ukraine. “We have also assisted nationals from other countries, who approached us, in their return to their respective countries. And we will remain open to doing so in the coming days.” The Indian envoy told the Council that more than 80 evacuation flights have been crisscrossing the skies to bring the Indian nationals home. “We are appreciative of the assistance rendered by the authorities of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries in facilitating their return.” Around 700 Indian students are stranded in Sumy, which has been witnessing intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops for days now. India has been making efforts to evacuate its citizens from the city but with little success due to heavy shelling and air strikes. To evacuate its citizens from war-hit Ukraine, the Indian government has launched 'Operation Ganga' under which thousands of stranded people, mostly students, have been evacuated from nations bordering Ukraine's western frontiers. However, the evacuation from the eastern part remains a challenge. Tirumurti underscored it is important that humanitarian action is always guided by the principles of humanitarian assistance - humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. “These should not be politicised,” he said. Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia had told the UN Security Council last week that Ukraine nationals are keeping over 3700 Indian citizens “by force” in Kharkiv and Sumy and buses from Russia are ready and waiting at crossing points to go to these Ukrainian cities to evacuate Indian students and other foreign nationals. “Terrorists do not let civilians leave cities. This impacts not only Ukrainians, but foreigners as well. "The number of foreign citizens whom Ukrainian nationals are keeping by force is shocking. Kharkov – 3189 nationals of India, up to 2700 nationals of Vietnam, 202 nationals of China. Sumy – 576 nationals of India, 101 nationals of Ghana, 121 national of China,” Nebenzia had said. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tweeted on Sunday that it is “absolutely essential” to establish a pause in the fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians from Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as all other places caught in conflict, and to ensure life-saving humanitarian supplies can move in for those who remain. In his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his deep concern for the safety and security of the Indian students still remaining in Sumy. “President Putin briefed Prime Minister about the ongoing measures related to humanitarian corridors for facilitating evacuation of civilians including Indian students,” an official release issued in New Delhi said. Modi also suggested that a direct conversation between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “may greatly assist the ongoing peace efforts.” In his conversation with Zelensky, Modi expressed deep concern about the ongoing conflict and resultant humanitarian crisis. Modi thanked Ukrainian authorities for their facilitation in evacuating more than 20000 Indian citizens from Ukraine. Modi emphasized the need for quick and safe evacuation of students stranded in Ukraine. Tirumurti told the Council that in his conversations with the leadership of both sides, Modi reiterated “our call for immediate ceasefire and the need for both parties to return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy.” Tirumurti said numerous lives have been lost so far due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including a young Indian student. “India mourns his death and we convey our deepest condolences to his family, just as we mourn the loss of each and every civilian life in the conflict.” In the first Indian casualty in the war in Ukraine, 21 year old fourth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar from Karnataka was killed in shelling in Kharkiv city. Tirumurti said the worsening situation in Ukraine and ensuing humanitarian crisis “deserves our immediate and urgent attention”. As per the UN's own estimate, 1.5 million refugees have sought shelter in neighbouring countries of Ukraine over the last 11 days, he said. “This has led to a pressing humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed expeditiously,” he added. Source link Read the full article

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Women fighters challenge Myanmar’s gender roles

More than a year after Myanmar’s coup, women are joining the ranks of anti-junta paramilitary groups and assuming key posts within the opposition, a trend they say is crucial to ending military rule and rebuilding a more equitable country. Since the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy on Feb. 1, 2021, life is worse in Myanmar by nearly every measure. The nation’s economy is in shambles, government services have ground to a halt, and rule of law is nearly nonexistent. Security forces have arrested at least 9,500 people and killed 1,620 – mostly during peaceful anti-junta protests, according to the Bangkok-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Dozens of those killed were women, according to the group, while rights organizations have decried the military’s use of sexual violence as a weapon against its opponents since the coup. As the situation in Myanmar becomes increasingly desperate, women from all walks of life have assumed roles more typically associated with men in the effort to end military rule — whether by advancing the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement, organizing street protests, or taking up arms as members of prodemocracy People’s Defense Force (PDF) paramilitary groups. Tin Tin Nyo, chairwoman of Burmese Women’s Union, told RFA’s Myanmar Service that women are more likely to sacrifice their families and even their lives to take part in the resistance movement because the stakes have never been higher. She said that women are needed in these roles if the opposition hopes to remove the junta from power and ensure that all stakeholders have a seat at the table when order is restored. “ will not give up and will keep fighting to eliminate military rule — we need to acknowledge that as a nation,” she said. “Women are participating in the cause to build a better future for Myanmar. They need to participate in leadership roles. Their labor is crucial to advance our society, which is deteriorating in every area.” RFA spoke with several female leaders in the resistance movement who said that they were driven to action out of a sense of duty to protect their nation from junta misrule. They said that they hope their contributions will help to break down barriers that limit the role of women in society. Amaya joined the Myaung Women Guerrilla Group (MWGG) in Sagaing region’s Myaung township and regularly fights against the military alongside her male counterparts. She said she and other women paramilitaries could no longer stand by and watch while junta soldiers “shot and killed young people in the street,” particularly after those in Myaung township began “moving from one village to another, committing every crime imaginable, on a daily basis.” “We were protesting peacefully but they were killing us lawlessly, so we decided that armed resistance was the only option,” she said. “Slogans such as ‘Down with the fascist authoritarian regime’ and ‘Our cause is Federalism’ motivated us to participate in the movement.” MWGG members have told RFA that the group was launched in October to empower women who might otherwise be preyed upon by raiding troops. They said that MWGG fighters now regularly participate in operations using explosives and “exterminating military informers.”

Members of the Myaung Women Guerrilla Group (MWGG) in Sagaing region’s Myaung township, in an undated photo. Credit: MWGG

‘Fighting to protect’ the people Htet Htet Naing, a female commando from a PDF group based in the seat of Sagaing region, said that after witnessing death and destruction in her region, she felt compelled to fight on the frontlines. “There are many challenges, and it is more challenging for women. It is very exhausting to take part in the training. The food we are eating is substandard,” she said. “We keep in mind that only by fighting, will we succeed. We remind ourselves that the people are behind us, and we are fighting to protect them.” Cinderella, a fighter from the Dove KK Southern Shan/Kayah PDF medics team of doctors and nurses from Kayah state, said it isn’t difficult to remind herself of why she joined the armed resistance. “This revolution has emerged to eliminate the reign of a class of people who rule by violence and lawlessness, in a time of injustice where human rights exist only in books,” she said. “All of Myanmar’s people, both men and women, must take part in this revolution. I am here to contribute physically and intellectually for our collective future. No matter what kind of challenges lie ahead, we will do whatever we can to succeed.” Mya Hnin Yee Lwin, a former actress who joined the armed resistance, said that she gave up a comfortable life to help motivate her countrymen “not to give up on the revolution.” “We are living a lifestyle that I could never have imagined, but I no longer think, ‘What’s in it for me?’ I can only think about how I can contribute to the revolution,” she said. “I believe always prevails in the end and I believe we will reach our destination one day.” Reported by Khin Khin Ei for RFA’s Myanmar Service. Translated by Ye Kaung Myint Maung. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. Source link Read the full article

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ukraine: Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Another batch of Indians, stranded in Ukraine, landed in Delhi on Monday from Budapest in Hungary. Over the past week, more than 10,000 Indians have been evacuated from Ukraine under the Operation Ganga. Barring Kharkiv and Sumy, almost all Indians from the remaining regions of Ukraine have been evacuated. Meanwhile, Russian forces intensified shelling of cities in Ukraine’s center, north and south, a Ukrainian official said, upending attempts to evacuate besieged civilians. With the Ukrainian leader urging his people to fight in the streets, Russian President Vladimir Putin shifted blame for the invasion, saying Moscow’s attacks could be halted “only if Kyiv ceases hostilities.” A Ukrainian official said catastrophic conditions existed in suburbs around Kyiv, frustrating efforts to evacuate civilians. The number of Ukrainians forced from their country increased to 1.5 million, and the Kremlin's rhetoric grew, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy. He likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war." Here's are the latest developments: Violence stops planned civilian evacuations agains Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko blamed Russian artillery fire for halting a second attempt in as many days to evacuate civilians from Mariupol. The plan agreed to with Russian forces had been to allow people fleeing the combat and shelling to leave along designated humanitarian "green corridors," but Gerashchenko said on Telegram that Russians had not respected the truce. A day earlier, Ukrainian officials similarly said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway in Mariupol and the nearby city of Volnovakha. Then, Putin accused Ukraine of sabotaging the effort. Russia has sought to cut off Ukraine's access to the Sea of Azov in the south. Capturing Mariupol could allow Russia to establish a land corridor to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukrainian officials and international humanitarian organizations were working with Russia through intermediaries to establish humanitarian corridors from the hard-hit Kyiv suburbs of Bucha and Hostomel. What else is happening on the ground? Russian forces launched hundreds of missiles and artillery attacks across the country, including powerful bombs dropped on residential areas of Chernihiv, a city north of the capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. But a miles-long Russian armored column threatening the capital remained stalled outside Kyiv. Sunday evening, heavy shelling also came to Mykolaiv in the south and Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city. In the Kyiv suburbs of Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin, efforts to evacuate residents on Sunday were unsuccessful.. Ukrainian forces were also defending Odesa, Ukraine's largest port city, from Russian ships, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Russian troops took control of the southern port city of Kherson last week. The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday plans to strike Ukraine's military-industrial complex, prompting criticism of Western leaders by Zelenskyy for not responding. Zelenskyy said those who order and carry out such crimes should be brought to justice. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement carried by the state news agency Tass that employees of those plants should not go to work. Zelenskyy pushes call for no-fly zone Zelenskyy pushed his call for foreign countries to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Establishing a no-fly zone would risk escalating the conflict by involving foreign militaries directly. Although the United States and many Western countries have backed Ukraine with weapons shipments, they have sent no troops. Zelenskyy said in a video address on Sunday that "the world is strong enough to close our skies" and this weekend urged US officials help his country obtain warplanes to fight the invasion and retain control of its airspace. NATO countries have ruled out policing a no-fly zone, which would bar all unauthorized aircraft from flying over Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that some Ukrainian combat planes had redeployed to Romania and other Ukraine neighbors he didn't identify. He warned an attack from planes operating out of those nations could be deemed an engagement by them in the conflict. Also Sunday, European Union leader Charles Michel said closing Ukraine's airspace could spark a world war. Diplomatic efforts Intense diplomatic efforts continued, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Moldova pledging America's support to the small Western-leaning former Soviet republic. The country is coping with an influx of refugees from Ukraine and keeping an eye on Russia's intensifying war with its neighbor. Blinken says the United States and its allies are having a "very active discussion" about banning the import of Russian oil and natural gas. In a call with Putin that lasted nearly two hours on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron repeated calls for Russia to halt military operations, protect civilians and allow humanitarian aid. A French official who spoke anonymously, in line with the French presidency's practices, said Macron told Putin that nuclear facilities must not be targeted and that Putin said he does not intend to attack nuclear plants and agreed on the principle of "dialogue" on the issue. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said Sunday Ukrainian staff members at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant are now required to seek approval for any operation, even maintenance, from the Russians. He said Russians who seized what is Ukraine's largest nuclear plant last week have impeded normal communications by switching off some mobile networks and internet at the site. Putin continued to blame the war on the Ukrainian leadership and slammed their resistance to the invasion. He said if they continued to resist, "They are calling into question the future of Ukrainian statehood." In a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, Putin said the invasion could be halted only "only if Kyiv ceases hostilities," according to a Kremlin statement on the phone call. Israel's prime minister spoke with Putin on Sunday, a day after they met directly in Russia. Naftali Bennett was in Moscow on Saturday to met with Putin, then spoke to Zelenskyy and on Sunday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Israel is one of the few countries that has good working relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Also, Pope Francis said he had dispatched two cardinals to Ukraine -- a highly unusual move -- saying "the Holy See is willing to do everything to put itself in service for peace." The humanitarian situation The death toll of the conflict has been difficult to measure. The UN human rights office said at least 364 civilians have been confirmed killed since the Feb. 24 invasion, but the true number is probably much higher. The World Health Organization said it verified at least six attacks that have killed six health care workers and injured 11 others. Attacks on health care workers are a violation of international humanitarian law, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Twitter. The UN World Food Program says millions of people inside Ukraine, a major global wheat supplier, will need food aid "immediately." Ukrainian refugees continued to pour into neighboring countries, including Poland, Romania and Moldova. The number of people who have left since fighting began has now reached 1.5 million, according to UN refugee agency. Business in Russia Two of the so-called Big Four accounting firms -- KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers -- said Sunday they were pulling out of Russia, ending relationships with member firms based in the country. TikTok said users won't be able to post new videos in Russia in response to the government's crackdown on social media, and American Express announced it was suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus. Netflix also announced it was suspending its service in Russia but did not provide additional details. (With inputs from agencies) Source link Read the full article