Chloropicrin : Chemical Weapon The U.S. State Department accused Russia of using chemical agent chloropicrin in Ukraine which is a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Chloropicrin is a chemical compound which is also known as nitrochloroform. It is used both as a warfare agent and pesticide. It is a colourless to yellow oily liquid. […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Lakshya Aircraft
Lakshya Aircraft: Aeronautical Development Establishment, a Bengaluru-based DRDO lab that developed the Lakshya aircraft, has been visited by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Lakshya Aircraft is an indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft. It designed and built by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a subsidiary of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), […]
Hangor Class Submarine : China
Hangor Class Submarine : China China has launched the first of eight Hangor-class submarines being built for Pakistan. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine. It is bigger than the Indian Navy’s Kalvari class submarines, with a displacement of 2,800 tons compared to 1,775 tons for the Kalvari class. The Hangor class has Air independent propulsion […]
LSAM 16 : Indian Navy
LSAM 16 : Indian Navy The Indian Navy has launched the sixth barge of the LSAM 16 (Yard 130) series, named ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 (Yard 130),’ built by a private firm, Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, in Thane, Maharashtra. The launch ceremony took place recently, at the launch site of Suryadipta […]
Army Tactical Missile Systems
Army Tactical Missile Systems: The United States recently confirmed providing long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine to aid its war effort against Russia. Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) is a conventional surface-to-surface artillery weapon system capable of striking targets well beyond the range of existing Army cannons, rockets and other missiles. It is […]
DURGA II Laser Weapon
DURGA II Laser Weapon: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has sought USD 100 million from the Ministry of Defence to develop a high-power laser weapon, named Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array (DURGA) II, a lightweight directed energy weapon (DEW). It is a 100-kilowatt lightweight DEW and can be used by armed forces. It aims […]
Bambi Bucket : Indian Air Force
Bambi Bucket : Indian Air Force Indian Air Force’s MI 17 V5 helicopter was deployed to extinguish the raging forest fires in Nainital and the helicopter used a “Bambi Bucket”. Bambi Bucket is also known as helicopter bucket or a It is a specialised aerial firefighting tool which has been in use since the 1980s. […]
Bulletproof Jacket : DRDO
Bulletproof Jacket : DRDO The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the lightest bulletproof jacket in India. The jacket, designed by the Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE) in Kanpur, offers protection against the highest threat level 6 as per BIS 17051 standards. Lightest bulletproof jacket provides protection against 7.62 […]
INSV Tarini
INSV Tarini: The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Tarini returned to her base port at Goa after a historic transoceanic expedition of nearly two months by two women officers of the Indian Navy. The journey included interactions with Mauritian officials and a training sortie with the Mauritius Coast Guard, strengthening ties between the two nations. […]
Exercise Poorvi Lehar
Exercise Poorvi Lehar: The Indian Navy recently conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar on the East Coast. Exercise Poorvi Lehar (XPOL) is a maritime exercise conducted by the Indian Navy along the East Coast, under the operational direction of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. It aimed at validation of procedures towards assessment of Indian Navy’s […]
