14 July 2014 Current Affairs

India’s First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warship INS Kamrota Handed Over To Indian Navy

India’s first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kamorta was handed over to the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata . INS Kamrota is the first in its class of four ASW corvettes being built by GRSE under Project-28 for the Navy. It is the first warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent of indigenous content. It is armed with stealth features and is the first warship equipped with new trainable chaff launcher – Kavach. Besides, it is loaded with formidable array of weapons on board.


North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea.The missiles were fired from the northern part of the southern border city of Kaesong, about just 20 kilometres from the military demarcation line.Their range appear to be around 500 kilometres (310.7 miles).It was the North’s sixth ballistic missile launch this year and second within five days.


 

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