Category: Defence Current Affairs

INS Triput: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) recently launched the first indigenously-built Talwar class frigate, ‘Triput’. INS Triput is the first indigenously built Talwar-class frigate. In October 2016, India and Russia signed a deal to buy four stealth frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich class. Two of these frigates, ‘Tushil’ and ‘Tamal’, will be directly imported, and […]

INS Brahmaputra: The Indian Navy’s INS Brahmaputra warship, docked at Mumbai Dockyard for refitting, overturned under mysterious circumstances after a fire broke out, leading to significant damage, and one sailor reported missing. INS Brahmaputra is the first of the indigenously built ‘Brahmaputra’ class-guided missile frigates. The Brahmaputra class, which replaces the Talwar class, is an […]

5th Positive Indigenization List And Internal Security Plan: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently notified a fifth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) comprising defence items, aimed at boosting self-reliance and minimizing imports and encouraging the domestic defence sector. Key Highlights of the Fifth Positive Indigenisation List: The fifth PIL comprises 346 items aimed at advancing […]

INS Teg: The Indian warship INS Teg has rescued nine sailors, including eight Indians and one Sri Lankan, who were on board the Comoros-flagged oil tanker, MT Falcon Prestige, that had capsized recently off the Oman coast. INS Teg is the first of three guided missile frigates of the modified INS Talwar-class that India commissioned […]

Exercise Pitch Black 2024: Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2024. This edition is slated to be the largest in the 43 year long history of Ex Pitch Black, which includes participation by 20 countries, with over 140 aircraft and 4400 military personnel of various air forces. Exercise […]

Stinger Missile: NATO recently signed a nearly $700 million contract to have member countries produce more Stinger missiles. The FIM-92 Stinger is a man-portable surface-to-air missile system (MANPADS) that was designed and manufactured by the American Defense Industry. The system entered into service with the U.S. Army in 1981. Used currently by the S. armed […]

Defence Production : Report India recorded its highest-ever growth in indigenous defence production in value terms during Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, the defence ministry announced recently. As per the data received from all Defence Public Sector undertakings (DPSUs), other PSUs manufacturing defence items, and private companies, the value of defence production in the country has […]

Kalashnikov AK-203 Assault Rifle: The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), a joint venture between India and Russia, has successfully delivered 35,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Army. AK-203 Rifle is a modern firearm originating from Russia, designed by the renowned engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov between 2007 and 2010. It is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, select-fire […]

Akash Surface-To-Air Missile: Indian “Iron-Dome” Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) is competing against Chinese-made Sky Dragon-50 air defense systems to secure an order from Brazil. Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) is a Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system to protect vulnerable areas and vulnerable points from air attacks. It was indigenously designed and developed by India’s Defence Research and […]

Zorawar Light Tank: Defence officials said that the prototype of the country’s indigenous light tank Zorawar is ready and will soon be subjected to extensive trials. Zorawar Light Tank is an indigenously designed and developed Light Tank. It was jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) […]