Category: Defence Current Affairs

Exercise Prachand Prahar: The Indian Armed Forces recently conducted a multi-domain exercise, Prachand Prahar, in Arunachal Pradesh.It is a tri-service integrated multi-domain warfare exercise conducted in the high-altitude terrain of Arunachal Pradesh. It was conducted ‘deep’ in the high-altitude terrain of Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern sector of the 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control […]

Nag Anti-Tank Missile System: Defence Ministry signs ₹2,500 crore contracts for NAMIS and Light Vehicles. Developed By: Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), DRDO Production by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) NAMIS is a tracked version of the Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) mounted on a BMP-2 chassis. Third-generation ‘fire-and-forget’ missile that locks onto targets using […]

Tejas LCA Mk1A: After delays, GE Aerospace announces delivery of jet engines for Tejas LCA-Mk1A GE Aerospace has begun delivering F404-IN20 jet engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas LCA Mk1A fighter jets after a delay. The first engine was shipped from GE’s facility on March 26, 2025, and is expected to arrive […]

Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile: India successfully flight tested the vertically launched short range surface to air missile (VL-SRSAM) from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast recently. Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) is an indigenously developed Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SRSAM). It is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is a […]

IOS SAGAR: The Indian Navy is set to participate in a large-scale multilateral maritime engagement exercise with African nations, titled ‘Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement’ (AIKEYME). Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar is a maritime security cooperation initiative in the Southwest Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Duration: April 5 to May 8, 2025. INS Sunayna, an offshore patrol […]

Indian Navy Launches Frigate ‘Tavasya’ Under Project 1135.6: The Indian Navy has launched its second Project 1135.6 follow-on frigate, ‘Tavasya’, at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). The warship is designed for multi-role combat operations across air, surface, and sub-surface domains. This marks a significant step in India’s self-reliance in warship construction under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Shaheed Diwas 2025: Shaheed Diwas, also known as Martyrs’ Day, is observed every year on March 23 to honor the sacrifices of India’s great revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar. These young freedom fighters were executed by the British colonial government on March 23, 1931, for their role in the freedom movement. As […]