Category: Defence Current Affairs

Air-Sol Moyenne Portée-Renove: For the first time, France recently published images of its latest-generation nuclear-capable supersonic air-to-surface cruise missile, the Air-Sol Moyenne Portée-Renove (ASMPA-R). It is the newest version of the ASMP family of medium‐range, supersonic, nuclear‐capable cruise missiles. It was developed by France. It is integral to France’s nuclear deterrence, forming a key part […]

Exercise Garuda 2025: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the 8th edition of the air exercise ‘Garuda 25’ with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Mont-de-Marsan, France. It is a bilateral air exercise conducted between India and France. It aims to refine tactics and procedures in a realistic operational environment, enabling […]

Women soldiers in its Territorial Army: The Army is planning to induct women soldiers in its Territorial Army (TA) battalions.The Indian Territorial Army (TA) is a part-time voluntary military force that supports and augments the regular Indian Army. It is a second line of defence after the regular Indian Army; it is not a profession, […]

Operation Southern Spear: The United States has launched Operation Southern Spear, a major new military and surveillance campaign targeting Latin American drug-trafficking cartels. A large-scale U.S. military and intelligence operation deploying unmanned air and sea systems to detect, monitor, and disrupt drug-trafficking networks across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Nation Involved: Led by the United […]

INVAR Missile: The Ministry of Defence recently inked an agreement with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the procurement of INVAR Anti-Tank Missiles worth over 2 thousand 95 crore rupees to enhance the lethality of T-90 tanks. It is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) designed to be launched from tank platforms. The Invar missile, capable of being […]

Omen Drone: America’s Anduril and the UAE’s state-owned defence conglomerate, EDGE Group, will jointly develop the Omen drone at a new, 50,000 square feet (4,645 square metres) research centre in Abu Dhabi. It is a new tail-sitting vertical takeoff and landing drone with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. It will be developed by America’s Anduril and […]

Mudh-Nyoma Airbase: The Chief of the Air Staff recently inaugurated the Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Ladakh by landing a C-130J special operations aircraft there. It is an Indian Air Force (IAF) base located in Nyoma, in southeastern Ladakh. It is located at a height of 13,700 feet and is 23 km from the contested Line of […]

Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2025: The “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2025” is being conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka. It is the eleventh edition of joint military exercise between India and Sri Lanka. Aim is to jointly rehearse conduct of Sub Conventional Operations under Chapter VII of United Nations Mandate. The Indian contingent is being represented mainly by […]

Exercise Malabar-2025: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is at Guam in the Northern Pacific for participation in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025. It was started in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between India and US navy. The first Malabar Exercise in the Bay of Bengal took place in 2007. It was expanded into a trilateral […]

Minuteman III Missile: In News The US Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM, a test scheduled months in advance. The LGM-30G Minuteman III is an American-made Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). “L” in LGM is the US Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; “G” means surface attack; and “M” stands for guided missile. […]