Defence Technology Part-2

Friendship (Druzhba)-2016 was a joint military exercise by the soldiers of Russia and Pakistan. The joint military exercise was organized between 24 September to 10 October, 2016 at Rattu Base and Cherat unit in central Pakistan.

Around 70 Russian and 130 Pakistani soldiers took part in this exercise. The name given to the military exercise is an indication of the end of the tension between the two countries witnessed during the era of cold war. It was the first joint military exercise between Russia and Pakistan.

The Druzhba exercises are held annually since 2016 alternating between Pakistan and Russia. 'Friendship (Dustlik)' is also the name given to joint tactical exercises within the framework of military cooperation between Uzbekistan and India, which were held annually since 2019. Its latest edition was conducted in April, 2024 in Termez, Uzbekistan.

Between 10 to 17 July, 2017 the navies of India, Japan and United States of America kicked off 2017 Malabar naval exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This was the 21st edition of this naval exercise.

In 2020, the Australian Navy had also joined the Malabar Exercise, making it a quadrilateral naval exercise. The 27th edition of the multinational maritime exercise Malabar-23 culminated on the East coast of Australia off Sydney on 21 August, 2023.

The 2016 joint military exercise 'Maitree' was conducted between 15 to 29 July, 2016 by India and Thailand in Krabi, Thailand.

Milan is a multilateral naval exercise. The 10th edition of Milan concluded with Milan Exercise Sea (MILES) conducted from 11 to 13 March, 2018 in the Andaman Sea. The Maldives refused India's invitation to participate in Naval Exercise 'Milan-2018'.

The 11th edition of Milan was held from 25 February to 4 March, 2022 in Vishakhapatnam. The 12th edition of multinational exercise 'Milan' was held in February, 2024 in Vishakhapatnam with participation of over 50 friendly countries.

SLINEX-II is the largest joint fleet exercise between the Indian and Sri Lankan navies, conducted in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, during September 19 to 24, 2011. SLINEX-2023 was conducted in April, 2023 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The bilateral joint military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2018' between India and Malaysia was conducted from 30 April to 13 May, 2018 in dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia. The latest edition of India-Malaysia joint military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2023' was conducted at Umroi Cantt, Meghalaya, from 23 October to 5 November, 2023.

INFACT-82 is Indian Naval’s Fast Attack Craft which was inducted in Indian Navy on 29 October, 2003. It was built with the help of Israel. Some of the virus positively affect the environment and helps to reduce the pollution.

Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation and India. Typha is a computer virus. So, in the above statements option (d) is incorrect.

Nag missile has the lowest range in the given options. It’s land based version has a range of maximum 4 km. Prithvi-I missile has a minimum range of 150 km. Among the different versions of the Agni missiles, Agni-I has a minimum range of 700 km. Arjun is the third generation main battle tank developed by the DRDO.