Category: Defence Current Affairs

Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI: A contingent of Indian Special Forces troops are currently engaged in a bilateral joint training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI. It is a joint training exercise between Indian Special Forces and the Indonesian Special Forces. It is held at Sangga Buana Training Area,in The Exercise is the eighth edition of the series of bilateral […]

Agni-3 : Test Fired India recently test fired intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The successful test was part of routine user training launches carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command. The launch was carried out for a predetermined range and validated all operational parameters of the system […]

Yudh Abhyas: 18th edition of India-US joint military training exercise Yudh Abhyas will begin on November 16, 2022 in Auli, Uttrakhand. The 15-day-long exercise will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures […]

Sea Vigil-22: The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ will be conducted on 15-16 Nov 22. This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualised in 2018 to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since ‘26/11’. The concept of ‘Sea Vigil’ is to activate the Coastal Security […]

Veerangana Sewa Kendra: Indian Army has recently launched a single window facility – Veerangana Sewa Kendra (VSK) for welfare and grievances redressal of Veer Naris. The system caters to registering grievances with tracking, monitoring, and regular feedback to the applicant. Veernaris / Next of Kin will have multiple means for approaching the VSK through telephone, […]

Garuda-VII Air Exercise: The chiefs of Indian and French Air Forces recently joined the Air Exercise Garuda-VII in Jodhpur. It is a bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF). It provides a unique opportunity for both Air Forces to learn and imbibe each other’s best practices during operations […]

First Women Inspector Generals Of CRPF: For the first time in the history of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), two women officers reached the rank of Inspector General (IG). Two women officers who were recently promoted to the rank of Inspector General are IG Seema Dhundiya and IG Annie Abraham. While IG Seema Dhundiya will […]

India Abstains Russia’s UNSC Resolution On Bioweapons: India has abstained from a UNSC resolution sponsored by Russia alleging US and Ukraine carrying out “military biological activities” violating the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Before this resolution, India recently abstained from another UNSC resolution, which sought to declare Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories as invalid.Biological weapons […]

Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor AD-1 Missile: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has recently conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of […]

C-295 Transport Aircraft: Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to be set up by Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). This is the first time a private sector company would be manufacturing a full aircraft in the […]