Category: Defence Current Affairs

DURGA-2 : Testing The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is reported to be testing a prototype of its DURGA-2 (Directionally Unrestricted Ray Gun Array) system. DURGA-2 damages or destroys its target using focused energy by means of lasers, microwaves or particle beams. These weapons have several advantages over conventional munitions. They transmit lethal force […]

Submersible Platform For Acoustic Characterisation And Evaluation: A state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman DRDO in Kerala. Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation is set up by the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). […]

Exercise DUSTLIK: The Indian Army contingent departed for the 5th edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military Exercise DUSTLIK, scheduled from 15th to 28th April 2024 in Termez, Uzbekistan. Exercise DUSTLIK is a yearly event alternately conducted in India and Uzbekistan. The exercise aims to foster military cooperation, enhance combined capabilities, focus on joint operations in mountainous […]

Operation Meghdoot: The Indian Army recently commemorated 40 years since ‘Operation Meghdoot’ began for securing the Siachen Glacier. Operation Meghdoot was the code-name for the Indian Armed Forces operation to capture the Siachen Glacier, a strategically crucial region dominating Northern Ladakh. Siachen has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan ever since the […]

Parivartan Chintan: A Tri-Service Conference Parivartan Chintan, an upcoming Tri-Service Conference aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives, and reforms to propel Jointness and Integration efforts, is being held in New Delhi on 8th April 2024. It was chaired by Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan. It is the first-ever conference of the […]

TSAT-1A: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) recently announced the successful deployment in space of its sub-metre resolution optical satellite, TSAT-1A, by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. TSAT-1A is an optical sub-metre-resolution Earth observation satellite. It was built by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in collaboration with Latin American company Satellogic Inc, following a collaboration agreement between […]

Project Akashteer: The Indian Army has initiated the induction of control and reporting systems under ‘Project Akashteer’ to bolster its air defense capabilities. Project Akashteer is a cutting-edge initiative designed to automate air defense control and reporting processes by digitizing them. It aims to deliver an unprecedented level of situational awareness and control for the […]

Strategic Forces Command: The new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime was successfully flight-tested by the SFC along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently Strategic Forces Command (SFC) sometimes called Strategic Nuclear Command, forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), which is responsible for command-and-control decisions regarding India’s nuclear weapons programme. It is […]