INS Sumitra : Rescued Fishermen Hijacked By Pirates INS Sumitra is the fourth and last Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy. It is based on an indigenous design and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited. It was commissioned in 2014 and is based in Chennai under the Eastern Naval Command. The primary role of the […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
BrahMos : India Ready To Export
BrahMos : India Ready To Export India is all set to begin the export of ground systems for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines. It is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from land, sea, and air. It has been developed by Brahmos Aerospace, a joint venture of India and Russia. […]
Exercise Khanjar
Exercise Khanjar: India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR has commenced at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. Exercise Khanjar was first initiated in December 2011, in Nahan, India. It is the 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise. It is an annual event conducted alternately in both the countries. The Indian […]
Joint Special Forces Exercise Cyclone
Joint Special Forces Exercise Cyclone: The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel reached Egypt to take part in the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE. Exercise Cyclone is the 2nd edition of the Exercise Cyclone which will be conducted at Anshas, Egypt from 22nd January to 1st February 2024. The first edition of the exercise […]
Operation Sarvashakti : Indian Army
Operation Sarvashakti : Indian Army The Indian Army launched Operation Sarvashakti, a strategic initiative aimed at eliminating terrorists responsible for a series of ambushes on Indian troops in the Rajouri and Poonch regions of Jammu and Kashmir. The Chinar Corps in Srinagar and the White Knight Corps in Nagrota will conduct simultaneous operations as part […]
Pinaka Weapon System
Pinaka Weapon System: According to defence officials, two South American countries have shown interest in the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers. Pinaka is a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL). The Pinaka MBRL is designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a laboratory of the DRDO. It was first used during the Kargil War, where it […]
Exercise Ayutthaya
Exercise Ayutthaya: The maiden Bilateral Maritime Exercise -Ayutthaya’ between the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was conducted. The IndIa-Thailand Bilateral Exercise is being named as ‘Ex-Ayutthaya’, which literally translates to ‘The Invincible One’ or ‘Undefeatable’. It symbolises the significance of two of the oldest cities Ayodhya in India and Ayutthaya in Thailand, […]
Ugram : Indigenous Assault Rifle
Ugram : Indigenous Assault Rifle The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’, intended to meet the operational requirements of armed forces, paramilitary, and state police entities. It has been developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a unit of DRDO and Hyderabad-based private firm Dvipa […]
Astra Missile : Flagged Off
Astra Missile : Flagged Off The Minister of State for Defence recently flagged off the indigenously developed Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Bharat Dynamics in Hyderabad. Astra is a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile designed to be mounted on fighter aircraft. It is indigenously developed by the Defence Research and […]
Exercise Sea Dragon-24
Exercise Sea Dragon-24: Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft landed at Guam, a US island territory in Western Pacific, to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon – 24. Exercise Sea Dragon-24 is an elite multinational maritime exercise that encourages professional exchanges and teamwork among participating navies. Participating countries: India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the US. The exercise […]