Category: Defence Current Affairs

Bhargavastra : Succesfully Tested India has successfully tested the Bhargavastra, its first micro-missile system designed to counter swarm drones. Bhargavastra is India’s first indigenous micro-missile system designed to take on the threat of swarm drones. It was developed by the Economic Explosives Ltd. It can quickly deploy on a mobile platform and hit targets over […]

77th India Army Day: Indian Army Day is celebrated annually on 15th January to commemorate the appointment of General (later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949.He succeeded British General Sir F. R. R. Bucher, marking a historic moment in India’s post-independence military leadership.2025 Theme: ‘Samarth […]

Nag Mk 2 Missile: Raksha Mantri has congratulated DRDO on successful Field Evaluation Trials of Nag Mk 2 missile. Nag Mk 2 Missile is an indigenously-developed third-generation Anti-Tank Fire-and-Forget Guided Missile. Features: Third-Generation Fire-and-Forget Technology: Enables precision targeting with minimal operator intervention post-launch Versatile Performance: Capable of neutralising modern armoured vehicles equipped with explosive reactive […]

Indian Navy announced the commissioning of Nilgiri, Surat, and Vaghsheer: The Indian Navy announced the commissioning of Nilgiri, Surat, and Vaghsheer, built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), on 15th January 2025, at Mumbai.Nilgiri: The lead ship of Project 17A, represents a major upgrade over the Shivalik-class frigates, featuring advanced stealth technology and state-of-the-art weapon […]

Indravati National Park : Five Maoists Were Killed Five Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces inside Indravati National Park in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district recently. Indravati National Park is located in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. It was established in 1981 and declared as a tiger reserve in 1983 under […]

Neptune Missile: During a joint operation of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ukrainian Navy, an ammunition storage depot in the Rostov region, Russia, was hit using the Neptune missile recently. An R-360 Neptune is a Ukrainian-developed subsonic cruise missile initially designed as an anti-ship missile and later modified for land attacks. The […]

Fourth edition of Project ‘Veer Gatha 4.0: The fourth edition of Project ‘Veer Gatha 4.0’, as part of Republic Day celebrations has garnered an incredible nationwide response Project Veer Gatha was launched in 2021 as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate India’s 75th year of Independence. The project aims to raise awareness of […]

India-US Initiatives in Defence and Nuclear Cooperation: The US National Security Advisor visited India and signed new initiatives in areas such as technology and defence.US announced to remove restrictions e.g., supply of US nuclear reactors on Indian nuclear entities like Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) to implement India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement.

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Supreme Court recently suggested constituting Benches of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to deal with the growing pendency in defence-related cases from these two areas. AFT is a military tribunal in India established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. It is functioning […]