Bagram Air Base: The Taliban government recently rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban hands. Bagram Air Base is the largest air base in Afghanistan, located north of the capital, Kabul. It has a strategic […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact
Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have formalized decades of informal military cooperation by signing a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA), a pact that could notably affect India’s national interests in South Asia and the Gulf region.The pact includes a collective defence clause, joint military mechanisms, and intelligence-sharing.For Pakistan, it offers financial lifelines and […]
INS Rajali
INS Rajali: The Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command recently hosted a two-day seminar on Long-Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) at INS Rajali, Arakkonam, underscoring India’s growing maritime responsibilities and surveillance capabilities. INS Rajali is an Indian Naval Air Station located near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. It was commissioned on March 11, 1992. It was named as […]
Exercise Amogh Fury
Exercise Amogh Fury: Indian Army recently conducted a major integrated firepower exercise, codenamed ‘AMOGH FURY’, at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan’s Thar desert. It is an Integrated Fire Power Exercise conducted by the Sapta Shakti Command of the Indian Army. Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert. The drill aimed to test […]
Androth Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship
Androth Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship: The Indian Navy has inducted ‘Androth’, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. It Is Indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). It is Part of 8-ship series being inducted into the Indian Navy. Positioned In Intended for coastal security, […]
Typhon missile system : U.S. and Japan to withdraw
Typhon missile system: U.S. and Japan to withdraw China has urged the U.S. and Japan to withdraw the U.S.-developed Typhon missile system Unveiled for the first time in Japan during the Resolute Dragon joint exercises at Iwakuni air station. Japan confirmed the system would not be fired but said its deployment strengthens deterrence amid a […]
Major U.S.-Led Military Exercises Around India
Major U.S.-Led Military Exercises Around India: Bangladesh and the United States will conduct three joint exercises (Tiger Lightning, Tiger Shark, Pacific Angel) and launch the RQ-21 UAS program in 2025 to enhance interoperability and regional security. Exercise Tiger Lightning 2025: Host: Bangladesh Participants: Bangladesh Army and U.S. Army Pacific Aim: Improve readiness for counter-terrorism, peacekeeping […]
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025: The 21st edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025 was held at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, aiming to enhance interoperability, readiness, and cooperation between the Indian and US armies.Started in 2004 as counterinsurgency training; evolved to include conventional, unconventional, hybrid threats, and peacekeeping operations.Joint military exercise to enhance bilateral readiness, interoperability, brigade-battalion coordination, […]
Exercise Pacific Reach 2025
Exercise Pacific Reach 2025: Indian Navy’s latest indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) INS Nistar is participating in Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore.It is a multinational conducted in Singapore. It is a biennial exercise which will witness participation of more than 40 nations. The exercise is mainly conducted in two phases, including […]
Zircon Missile
Zircon Missile: Russia recently said that it had fired a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea. The 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon), NATO code-named SS-N-33, is a scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile developed by Russia. Initially designed to target naval assets, the missile has evolved to include land-attack capabilities, making it an […]
