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2013 was a mixed bag for the defence forces of the country with the troops of both neighbours, Pakistan and China, violating the borders. But the Navy took a big leap forward with the induction of the long-delayed 44,500 tonne aircraft carrier, Vikramaditya, and the launching of the indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant. Also over half a dozen missiles of varying ranges were tested.
The year saw the Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying out massive rescue and relief operations as it reached out to victims of the devastating flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
New weapons were added to the nation’s arsenal with the successful test flight of the 5000 km range ICBM Agni-V, launching of long-range cruise missile, Nirbhoy, and continued successful user trials of Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-IV, Prithvi-II, supersonic BrahMos and Beyond Visual Range missile Astra, displaying the nation’s prowess and self-reliance in advanced missile technology development programme.
Even as the defence forces continued to be modernised, there was the devastating fire accident involving frontline submarine INS Sindhurakshak as it went down under the sea in the Mumbai naval dockyard in August.
The year saw the commissioning of a MiG-29K squadron into the Indian Navy as also the induction of the first P-8I Boeing aircraft along with the joining of C-17 Globemaster-III and Pilatus PC-7MKII trainer aircraft into the IAF.
Another major step forward for the Navy was the attainment of criticality of the nuclear reactor in the indigenous nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant.
Even as the modernisation of the defence forces took major steps forward, the tension along the borders with Pakistan and China saw sudden and unprovoked attack from the Pakistan Army in the guise of armed infiltration in the Line of Control and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) making repeated incursions into Indian territory in Ladakh.
In Poonch and later in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir, ceasefire violations by Pakistan continued with the total number being almost 190 in the current year. It was only on 24 December that the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries met on the Pakistan side of the Wagah Attari border to discuss the issue. The thaw in India-China border relations was also broken in April when the Indian Army was once again challenged by the PLA making repeated incursions into the Ladakh sector on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Fortunately, the month long face-off between the troops of the two countries ended when both sides simultaneously withdrew from the contentious areas of the LAC in this sector. The year also saw systematic force projection of the armed forces in India’s neighbourhood and far off Asian region by engaging them through military exercises and defence diplomacy.
The Indian Navy undertook a record number of exercises with foreign navies. The Army and IAF also supplemented these efforts by undertaking a number of military exercises with their friendly foreign counterparts.
The country’s prowess in fire powers, anti-terrorist operations and network centric warfare were amply demonstrated by IAF exercises ‘Iron Fist’ and ‘Live Wires’ and the Army’s biggest war game exercises Indra and Indo-French exercises ‘Shakti-2013’.
The armed forces also did commendable work to minimise the effects of cyclone Phailin, which struck the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Coast on 12 October.
After almost two decades, the initial operational clearance ~ II (IOC-II) for the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, a fourth generation fighter aircraft undertaken by the public sector undertaking (PSU), HAL, took place on 20 December in Bangalore. The final operational clearance (FOC) is expected by the end of next year.
The year saw the IAF launching its 3G cellular network named AFCEL (Air Force Cellular) and thus becoming the first in the services to have commissioned its own captive 3G network.
With this project, IAF has taken a quantum leap forward in the quest to provide mobile and secure entry-point connectivity to the air warriors deployed across the length and breadth of the country.
Air chief to retire on 31 Dec: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, affectionately called “Charlie Browne”, ends his 42 year career in the India Air Force on 31 December.
His tenure saw the IAF acquiring new aircraft ranging from the speedy operationalisation of C-130J, induction of Mi-17 V5, C-17 Globemaster.
The Statesman: Mixed bag for defence forces in 2013
The year saw the Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying out massive rescue and relief operations as it reached out to victims of the devastating flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
New weapons were added to the nation’s arsenal with the successful test flight of the 5000 km range ICBM Agni-V, launching of long-range cruise missile, Nirbhoy, and continued successful user trials of Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-IV, Prithvi-II, supersonic BrahMos and Beyond Visual Range missile Astra, displaying the nation’s prowess and self-reliance in advanced missile technology development programme.
Even as the defence forces continued to be modernised, there was the devastating fire accident involving frontline submarine INS Sindhurakshak as it went down under the sea in the Mumbai naval dockyard in August.
The year saw the commissioning of a MiG-29K squadron into the Indian Navy as also the induction of the first P-8I Boeing aircraft along with the joining of C-17 Globemaster-III and Pilatus PC-7MKII trainer aircraft into the IAF.
Another major step forward for the Navy was the attainment of criticality of the nuclear reactor in the indigenous nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant.
Even as the modernisation of the defence forces took major steps forward, the tension along the borders with Pakistan and China saw sudden and unprovoked attack from the Pakistan Army in the guise of armed infiltration in the Line of Control and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) making repeated incursions into Indian territory in Ladakh.
In Poonch and later in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir, ceasefire violations by Pakistan continued with the total number being almost 190 in the current year. It was only on 24 December that the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries met on the Pakistan side of the Wagah Attari border to discuss the issue. The thaw in India-China border relations was also broken in April when the Indian Army was once again challenged by the PLA making repeated incursions into the Ladakh sector on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Fortunately, the month long face-off between the troops of the two countries ended when both sides simultaneously withdrew from the contentious areas of the LAC in this sector. The year also saw systematic force projection of the armed forces in India’s neighbourhood and far off Asian region by engaging them through military exercises and defence diplomacy.
The Indian Navy undertook a record number of exercises with foreign navies. The Army and IAF also supplemented these efforts by undertaking a number of military exercises with their friendly foreign counterparts.
The country’s prowess in fire powers, anti-terrorist operations and network centric warfare were amply demonstrated by IAF exercises ‘Iron Fist’ and ‘Live Wires’ and the Army’s biggest war game exercises Indra and Indo-French exercises ‘Shakti-2013’.
The armed forces also did commendable work to minimise the effects of cyclone Phailin, which struck the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Coast on 12 October.
After almost two decades, the initial operational clearance ~ II (IOC-II) for the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, a fourth generation fighter aircraft undertaken by the public sector undertaking (PSU), HAL, took place on 20 December in Bangalore. The final operational clearance (FOC) is expected by the end of next year.
The year saw the IAF launching its 3G cellular network named AFCEL (Air Force Cellular) and thus becoming the first in the services to have commissioned its own captive 3G network.
With this project, IAF has taken a quantum leap forward in the quest to provide mobile and secure entry-point connectivity to the air warriors deployed across the length and breadth of the country.
Air chief to retire on 31 Dec: The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, affectionately called “Charlie Browne”, ends his 42 year career in the India Air Force on 31 December.
His tenure saw the IAF acquiring new aircraft ranging from the speedy operationalisation of C-130J, induction of Mi-17 V5, C-17 Globemaster.
The Statesman: Mixed bag for defence forces in 2013
