ICGS C-453 : The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICG) named C-453 was commissioned into services in Chennai on February 19, 2021. This was the 17th interceptor boats out of the 18 which are being indigenously built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd. ICGS C-453: It is a 27.80-m-long interceptor boat. The boat has a displacement of […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Indian Naval Ship Pralaya : Arrived At Abu Dhabi
Indian Naval Ship Pralaya: Indian Naval Ship Pralaya arrived at Abu Dhabi, UAE to participate in the NAVDEX 21 (Naval Defence Exhibition) and IDEX 21 (International Defence Exhibition), scheduled from 20 to 25 February 2021. INS Pralaya, the second ship of the indigenously built Prabal Class Missile Vessels, was commissioned in the Indian Navy on […]
Anti-Tank Guided Missile of India : Helina And Dhruvastra
Helina And Dhruvastra: India has successfully test-fired indigenously-developed anti-tank guided missile systems ‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’ in the Pokhran range, Thar desert (Rajasthan). The Helina (the Army version) and Dhruvastra (Indian Airforce version) are helicopter-launched versions of third-generation anti-tank guided missiles (the Nag missile system). The missile system has the all-weather day-and-night capability and can defeat […]
PASSEX Exercise 2021 : India – Indonesia
PASSEX Exercise: The Indian and the Indonesian navies held the PASSEX military exercise in the Arabian sea on February 18, 2021. This military exercise was organized in order to enhance operational interoperability and overall cooperation. INS Talwar represented the Indian naval ship. The Indonesian Navy was represented by the multirole corvette KRI Bung Tomo. India’s […]
Financial Powers For Senior Officers : New Policy
Financial Powers For Senior Officers: The Cabinet has approved enhanced delegation of financial powers for capital procurement to senior officers below the rank of Vice-Chief of armed forces. The delegation of power will help in the modernization of Armed forces. Defence Procurement Procedure 2020: It was unveiled in September 2020. The new policy superseded the […]
