French Defence Minister confirms— that France will now be supporting UAE militarily. In Dec when President Macron was in UAE largest-ever #Defence deal, was signed, sale of 80 #Rafale jets was part of the deal. On Friday, activation of this partnership was confirmed.

Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (retd.) becomes next CDS
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• Lt. General Anil Chauhan was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
• The Central Government appointed the former Eastern Army Commander Lt. General Anil Chauhan (retired) as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
• The post of Chief of Defence Staff was vacant for over 9 months since the death of the first CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat lost his life in a helicopter crash in December 2021.
• General Anil Chauhan has over 40 years’ experience as he held several key command, staff and instrumental appointments.
• He was involved in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India.
• Lt Gen Chauhan was an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
• He served as part of the 11th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
• In the rank of Major General, he commanded the Infantry Division in Baramula sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
• When he became Lieutenant General, he commanded a Corps in the North East and later went on to become the Eastern Army Commander in September 2019.
• He headed the Eastern Army Command until his retirement on May 31, 2021.
• After his retirement, he became the Military Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) in October 2021.
• Apart from holding commanding posts, he also served as the Director General of Military Operations.

About CDS:
The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in December 2019. The CDS would act as the Principal Military Advisor to the Defence Minister and the Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). He is the ex-officio secretary of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), which was created as the fifth department of the Ministry of Defence. The age limit for the CDS is 65 years of age without any fixed tenure.


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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has announced the ‘Fourth Positive #Indigenization List’ of 101 items which will be procured from indigenous sources for the #defence sector as per provisions given in Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.

The MoD had earlier promulgated 'First, Second and Third Positive #Indigenisation Lists', comprising 310 items on August 21, 2020, May 31, 2021 and April 07, 2022 respectively.