Context:
Indian Navy certified a new explosive named ‘SEBEX 2’
SEBEX2:
- A cutting-edge explosive formulation and is among the most potent non-nuclear explosives globally.
- Developed by – Economic Explosives Limited (EEL)
- A subsidiary of Solar Industries, under Make in India initiative
- Based on high-melting explosives (HMX)
- Offers approximately 2.01 times the lethality of standard TNT.
- Trinitrotoluene (TNT) – An explosive used in military shells, bombs, and grenades, in industrial uses, and in underwater blasting.
Other important explosives:
- Conventional explosives – DENTEX/TORPEX
- SITBEX 1 (Thermobaric explosive) – Generates extended blast duration with intense heat, is suited to target enemy bunkers, tunnels, and other fortified positions.
- Thermobaric explosive compositions – Fuel rich formulations capable to create sustained high temperature and longer duration overpressure as compared to conventional high explosives.
- SIMEX 4 – A munition which is safer than standard explosives when it comes to storage, transportation and handling and is more likely to accidentally go off.
Source: Economic Times
Previous Year Question
Consider the following in respect of the (IONS):
1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime cooperation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2008
