INS Brahmaputra: Likely To Regain Seaworthiness The Indian Navy’s guided missile frigate INS Brahmaputra, which suffered extensive damage in a dockyard accident last year, is likely to regain seaworthiness by the end of 2025 and be fully combat-ready by mid-2026, senior officials said recently. INS Brahmaputra is the first indigenously built Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate. […]
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INSV Kaundinya
INSV Kaundinya: The Indian Navy has inducted the INSV Kaundinya, a reconstructed 5th-century stitched ship based on depictions found in the Ajanta Cave paintings. This initiative was launched in July 2023 under a tripartite agreement involving the Ministry of Culture, the Indian Navy, and Hodi Innovations. The Ministry of Culture funded the ship as a […]
Golden Dome
Golden Dome: US President Donald Trump announced the final design selection for the ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield. Golden Dome is a proposed next-gen missile defence system integrating space-based and terrestrial technologies. Conceptualized as a strategic shield for intercepting ballistic and hypersonic missiles at launch. Launched By: Announced by Donald Trump in January 2025, under […]
Operation Abhyaas
Operation Abhyaas: Operation Abhyaas, a large-scale civil defence preparedness drill, was recently held in several places in India as directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to assess emergency response readiness amid heightened national security concerns.A multi-agency civil defence exercise conducted to simulate coordinated emergency responses, especially in urban areas during crises like blackouts, […]
AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM
AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM: The recent approval by the United States to sell AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Turkey has triggered serious concerns in India. AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a highly advanced beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) with surface-to-air missile (SAM) capabilities. It was developed by Raytheon Technologies, one of the leading […]
Operation Gideon Chariots
Operation Gideon Chariots: Israel launched Operation Gideon Chariots in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. The operation follows failed negotiations and intensified strikes amidst global humanitarian concerns.A large-scale military offensive launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza Strip.It marks a renewed escalation in the conflict, especially after the breakdown of ceasefire negotiations […]
Exercise Teesta Prahar
Exercise Teesta Prahar: The Army recently conducted a comprehensive integrated field training exercise named ‘Teesta Prahar’ at the Teesta field firing range. Exercise Teesta Prahar was a large-scale integrated field exercise conducted by the Indian Army. It was carried out at the Teesta field firing range in West Bengal, near the strategic Siliguri corridor, often […]
Exercise Raahat
Exercise Raahat: The Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted Exercise Raahat—a large-scale joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) simulation. The drill, held in Assam, was aimed at improving coordination between civil and military agencies during natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, especially in vulnerable northeastern regions.Exercise Raahat was conducted […]
Shakargarh Bulge
Shakargarh Bulge: The Shakargarh Bulge was one of the places where a major build-up of tanks and armoured vehicles by the Pakistan army was spotted recently. The Shakargarh Bulge is an important area in Pakistani territory that sticks out into India, bordered by the Ravi and Chenab rivers. Its geography consists of flat terrain and […]
Golden Dragon 2025
Golden Dragon 2025: Cambodia and China have launched their largest-ever Golden Dragon joint military exercise involving land, sea, and air operations. The Golden Dragon military exercise is a bilateral annual drill between China and Cambodia, first initiated in late 2016 to strengthen military cooperation and strategic ties. The official theme of Golden Dragon 2025 is […]
