Category: Defence Current Affairs

Exercise LAMITIYE: Indian Army contingent departed for Seychelles to participate in the Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024”. Exercise LAMITIYE is a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). ‘LAMITIYE’ meaning ‘Friendship’ in the Creole language is a biennial training event and has been conducted in Seychelles since 2001. […]

Naval Drill In The Gulf Of Oman: China, Iran, and Russia recently began a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman. The Gulf of Oman, also known as the Gulf of Makran, is the western extension of the Arabian Sea and lies in the Middle East. It forms the only entrance to the Persian […]

Mission Divyastra: The Prime Minister of India announced successful maiden flight test of Agni-5 missile with MIRV technology, code-named Mission Divyastra, boosting India’s defence capability. Mission Divyastra the maiden flight test of the locally developed Agni-5 missile with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology and code named as Mission Divyastra. Agni-5 missile uses a […]

Exercise Cutlass Express: INS Tir, the lead ship of First Training Squadron (1TS) participated in Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 (CE – 24) held at Port Victoria, Seychelles Exercise Cutlass Express is an exercise conducted in East African coastal regions and the West Indian Ocean to counter malign influence, aggression and activity along overlapping command […]

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared a Rs 15,000 crore project to design and develop the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft is India’s fifth-generation fighter multirole fighter jet. It will have advanced stealth features to avoid detection by enemy radar. The aircraft will have a large, […]

Sea Defenders-2024: The United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) Bertholf ship reached Port Blair ahead of the ‘Sea Defenders-2024’ joint exercise. Sea Defenders-2024 is a joint exercise between the Indian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard. Location: Off the coast of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The two-day exercise will focus on maritime […]

INS Jatayu : Highlights The commissioning of INS Jatayu, an upgraded naval base in the Lakshadweep Islands, marks a significant development in India’s maritime security strategy, particularly in the context of growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Region. The Indian Navy commissioned its first MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 334 […]

Naval Commanders Conference 2024: The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2024 commenced on March 5, 2024, with a powerful demonstration of the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities. The three-day event began with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh embarking at sea to witness the Navy’s ability to conduct ‘twin-carrier operations’, showcasing the growing strength […]

Project Seabird: The Defence Minister will inaugurate two big piers and seven towers with 320 homes for Navy officers and Defence civilians as part of Project Seabird at Naval Base Karwar in Karnataka. Project Seabird involves creation of a naval base at Karwar, Karnataka, on the west coast of India. In the post-Indo-Pak War of […]

Samudra Laksamana: India and Malaysia conducted the bilateral maritime exercise Samudra Laksamana from February 28 to March 2, 2024, in Visakhapatnam. The exercise involves the Indian Naval Ship Kiltan and the Royal Malaysian Ship KD Lekir. Other exercises between India and Malaysia is xercise Harimau Shakti which is a bilateral military exercise between the Indian […]