19th Edition Of Exercise Yudh Abhyas: The 19th edition of “EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS” will be conducted from 25th September to 8th October 2023 in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is an annual exercise conducted jointly by the Indian Army and the United States Army. Indian Army contingent comprising 350 personnel will participate in […]
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SIMBEX 23
SIMBEX 23: Indian Naval Ships Ranvijay and Kavaratti and submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Singapore to participate in the 30th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX). SIMBEX 23 is an annual bilateral Naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). It has been conducted since 1994. It holds […]
Dhruvastra Missile
Dhruvastra Missile: India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) recently gave the green light to several capital acquisition proposals, including the indigenous Dhruvastra short-range air-to-surface missile. It is a helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system. It is a short-range air-to-surface missile. It was indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Dhruvastra is the Air […]
Liptako-Gourma Charter
Liptako-Gourma Charter: The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signed a mutual defence pact, the Liptako-Gourma Charter, in Mali’s capital, Bamako. Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Its aim is to “establish an architecture of collective defence and mutual assistance for the benefit of the population. This alliance will be […]
Matsya-6000
Matsya-6000: India is now set to launch ‘Samudrayaan’ – involving its first manned submersible called ‘Matsya-6000’, which will descend 6,000 metres into the Bay of Bengal with a three-man crew. Matsya-6000 is a manned submersible vehicledeveloped by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. It was developed under the Samudrayaan mission to facilitate humans […]
Vibhav Anti-Tank Munition
Vibhav Anti-Tank Munition: Six hundred indigenously manufactured self-neutralising anti-tank mines, known as “Vibhav”, have been recently inducted into the Indian Army. Vibhav Anti-Tank Munition is a self-neutralising anti-tank mine. Designed and developed completely indigenously in a joint venture with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India, “Vibhav” is a point-attack anti-tank munition. It […]
Operation Sajag
Operation Sajag: The Indian Coast Guard recently conducted ‘Operation Sajag,’ a Coastal Security Drill along the Western Coast. Operation Sajag is a coastal security drill conducted by the Indian Coast Guard along the west coast. It involved all stakeholders of the Indian coastal security construct. A total of 118 ships, including those from Customs, Marine […]
Dhanush Guns
Dhanush Guns: The Indian Army is on track to complete the induction of 114 Dhanush artillery guns by 2026, with one regiment already operational. These 155 mm, 45-caliber towed artillery guns have a range of 36 km and have demonstrated a range of 38 km with specialized ammunition. It is the first indigenously built long-range […]
Storm Shadow Missile
Storm Shadow Missile: British-made Storm Shadow missiles were recently used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea. Storm Shadow Missile is a long-range cruise missile with stealth capabilities jointly developed by the UK and France. The missile is intended to strike high-value stationary assets […]
C-295 MW Aircraft : Received
C-295 MW Aircraft : Received The Indian Air Force received the first C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus in Seville, Spain. C-295 MW aircraft is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity. It will replace the legacy Avro aircraft in the Indian Air Force (IAF) procured in the 1960s. It is a versatile and efficient tactical […]
