Exercise Zayed Talwar: Indian Navy and United Arab Emirates to conduct bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar from 8th to 11 August 2023. Two ships of the Indian Navy, INS Visakhapatnam, and INS Trikand are participating in the exercise. During the visit, the ships will undertake professional interactions with UAE Naval Force on multiple elements of maritime […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Indian Air Force Received Israel’s Anti Guided Missiles
Indian Air Force Received Israel’s Anti Guided Missiles: The Indian Air Force has received Israel’s Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. The Spike NLOS will be integrated with the Russian-origin fleet of Mi-17V5 helicopters. Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) developed by: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, Israel. Spike NLOS is a multi-purpose, electro-optical/infrared […]
Exercise Malabar 2023
Exercise Malabar 2023: The 31st edition of the Malabar multilateral exercise will be held off Sydney from August 11-21. Exercise Malabar was started in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between India and US navy. The first Malabar Exercise in the Bay of Bengal took place in 2007. It was expanded into a trilateral format […]
INS Chennai
INS Chennai: INS Chennai recently deployed in the Red Sea undertook Passage Exercise (Passex) with Royal Saudi Naval Ship HMS Al Jubail. INS Chennai is the Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and constructed guided missile destroyer. It is the third and last ship of the Kolkata-class stealth-guided missile destroyers (Project 15A). It was constructed by the […]
Swathi Mountains : Weapon Locating Radar
Swathi Mountains: Weapon Locating Radar Indian Army inducted the lighter and more compact version of the indigenously developed Weapon Locating Radar (WLR-M) called “Swathi Mountains.” Swathi Mountains WLR is an advanced electronically scanned phased array radar. It is specifically designed for operations in mountainous and high-altitude areas. It was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) […]
Spike Non Line Of Sight (NLOS) Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Spike Non Line Of Sight (NLOS) Anti-Tank Guided Missiles: The Indian Air Force recently received Israel’s Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) Anti-tank Guided Missile (ATGM) is a fire-and-forget anti-tank and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive warhead. It is developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, […]
Yudh Abhyas : India And The United States
Yudh Abhyas : India And The United States Armies of India and the United States will begin another edition of their joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ at Fort Wainwright in Alaska. Yudh Abhyas is a joint military exercise conducted annually between the armies of India and USA. It has been ongoing since 2004. It is […]
INS Visakhapatnam : Entered Oman
INS Visakhapatnam : Entered Oman To enhance the maritime partnership between Indian Navy and Royal Oman Navy, the indigenously built destroyer INS Visakhapatnam recently entered Oman. INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship and the first of the Indian Navy’s Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers. It was commissioned on November 21, 2021, is one of the largest […]
8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks
8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks: The 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks (DPT) was held at Canberra, Australia. Both India and Australia reviewed the bilateral defence cooperation and explored new initiatives to further strengthen bilateral defence engagements. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership based on mutual trust and understanding, common […]
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: The President and the Prime Minister recently paid their tributes to the armed forces on Kargil Vijay Diwas, acknowledging their extraordinary valour and the victory achieved. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26 every year. The day commemorates the victory of the Indian armed forces in the Kargil War fought […]
