Category: Defence Current Affairs

Exercises Valiant Shield 2026 Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26) is a biennial, high-intensity multinational field training exercise. Initially launched in 2006 as a unilateral, U.S.-only military drill, it evolved in 2024 into a major multilateral platform to seamlessly integrate allied combat forces across sea, air, land, space, and cyberspace. Nations Involved: Lead Nation: United States. Core […]

Exercise Resolute Dragon 26: Resolute Dragon 26 is an annual, bilateral field training exercise conducted in Japan. It is specifically engineered to rehearse, refine, and strengthen joint command-and-control architectures and multi-domain maneuver tactics between U.S. expeditionary units and Japanese ground forces. Nations Involved: United States and Japan. Key Features: Concentrates on defending key maritime routes […]

FP-5 Flamingo Missile: Ukraine has recently claimed that its domestically developed FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles struck a key Russian defence manufacturing facility in the Volgograd region. FP-5 Flamingo Missile is a long-range, ground-launched cruise missile developed by Ukrainian defense company Fire Point. It entered service in 2025. It has a reported 6-meter wingspan, and an […]

Exercise RIMPAC 2026: The United States officially launched Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 recently, bringing together military forces from 30 countries for the world’s largest international maritime exercise.Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is the world’s largest international maritime exercise.Hosted by the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, it is held biennially (every two years) in and […]

National War Memorial: The names of six military personnel — five from the Indian Army and one from IAF — who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor have been recently inscribed on a wall at the National War Memorial as a tribute to the fallen heroes. It is a national monument built […]

ICGS Akshay: Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), was commissioned into the Bharatiya Tatrakshak Fleet at Goa. ICGS Akshay is a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV). It is named Akshay, meaning Indestructible. It is the fourth vessel in the adamya class series of eight fast patrol vessels. It is […]

HELINA Missile:   State-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited recently secured an order worth Rs 1,109.37 crore from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to supply launchers for helicopter-launched anti-tank Nag (Helina) missiles. HELINA (Helicopter-launched NAG) is an indigenous, third-generation “fire-and-forget” anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It is the helicopter-based version of the Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). The Air Force […]

Burevestnik Missile: In News Russia’s mysterious Burevestnik cruise missile, known to NATO as SSC-X-9 Skyfall, recently returned to the spotlight after new research suggested the weapon may leave a trail of radioactive material in its wake as it flies. The Burevestnik, whose name translates as “storm petrel“, is a ground-launched, low-flying nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile. […]

Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned: The Prime Minister commissioned three indigenously built naval ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, in Kolkata. The three vessels were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, with more than 75% indigenous content. They add distinct operational strengths to the Navy, ranging from frontline combat to […]

India Becomes World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation in 2025: According to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India emerged as the world’s leading ship recycling nation in 2025, capturing a top-ranking 35.4% global market share.It is a major maritime milestone driven by policy reforms and ease-of-doing-business initiatives that […]