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Indian Navy to upgrade existing UAVs, purchase 10 new drones to monitor Chinese movement
Days after the Government of India cleared the upgrade of drones for the three Armed forces, the Navy is set to buy 10 surveillance drones. These will take off from the Indian Navy's warships monitor Chinese vessels in close proximity to Indian waters.

The 10 surveillance drones are being acquired as per a fast-track process under which the unmanned aerial vehicles would be procured in the next year, government sources told Aajtak and India Today.

As per the plans of the Indian Navy, these drones will be deployed on warships enabling them to detect Chinese movement as well as any other activities in and around Indian territorial waters. Likely to be acquired using an open bid, these drones will be deployed on warships for surveillance and reconnaissance.

The Indian Navy is working separately on a project to acquire Sea Guardian drones from the United States for expanding its surveillance in the country's areas of interest from Madagascar to Malacca Straits and beyond. The Navy is also getting its existing drones upgraded as part of an upgrade programme that was recently taken up for discussion in the Ministry of Defence.

UAVs were first inducted into the Indian Navy when INS Garuda was commissioned on May 11, 1953. The Indian Navy later acquired two variants of the UAV, the Searcher Mk II and the larger and more capable Heron from IAI Malat in December of 2002.

Earlier this month, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that India will stop importing 101 weapons and platforms in an effort to promote indigenisation of defence production. These include artillery guns, assault rifles, corvettes, light combat helicopters, radars, wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs), and transport aircraft among others.
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Indian Navy to upgrade existing UAVs, purchase 10 new drones to monitor Chinese movement

The Indian Navy's 10 new drones will be deployed on warships for surveillance and reconnaissance.
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From CSL Annual Report 2019-20

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Looks like the NGMV, Survey Training Vessel & Multi Purpose Vessel tenders are moving forward.
 
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In a first, 2 women officers to operate helicopters from Indian Navy warships
In a first,two women officers have been selected to join as ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy’s helicopter stream that would ultimately pave the way for women being posted in frontline warships.

Sub Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi and SLt Riti Singh would, in effect, be the first set of women airborne tacticians in India who would operate from the deck of warships.

Earlier, entry of women was restricted to the fixed wing aircraft that took off and landed ashore.

The two are a part of a group of 17 officers of the Navy, including four women officers and three officers of the Indian Coast Guard, who were awarded ‘Wings’ on graduating as ‘Observers’ at a ceremony held today at INS Garuda, here, a Defence statement said.

The group comprised 13 officers of Regular batch and four woman officers of Short Service Commission batch.

The ceremony was presided over by Rear Admiral Antony George, Chief Staff Officer (Training) who presented the awards and coveted wings to the graduating officers.

In addition, the chief guest also awarded the Instructor Badge to six other officers, (five from the Indian Navy including a woman and another from Indian Coast Guard) who had successfully graduated as Qualified Navigation Instructors (QNI).

The Rear Admiral Antony highlighted the fact that it was a landmark occasion wherein for the first-time women are going to be trained in helicopter operations which would ultimately pave way for the deployment of women in frontline warships of Indian Navy.

The officers of the 91st Regular course and 22nd SSC Observer course were trained in air navigation, flying procedures, tactics employed in air warfare, anti- submarine warfare and exploitation of airborne avionic systems.

These officers would serve on-board Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard, the statement said.
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In a first, 2 women officers to operate helicopters from Indian Navy warships

The two women are a part of a group of 17 officers of the Navy, including four women officers and three officers of the Indian Coast Guard, who were awarded ‘Wings’ on graduating as ‘Observers’ at a ceremony held today at INS Garuda, a Defence statement said.
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