Category: Defence Current Affairs

S-8OFP : New Air-Launched Rocket Russian forces will soon be armed with a new air-launched rocket with the S-8OFP entering production S-80FP is an 80mm unguided rocket developed primarily for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is an air-to-surface rocket intended for both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. It was designed by Splav Corporation, […]

INS Vaghsheer: The sixth Scorpene Submarine of Project-75, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class, ‘Vaghsheer’ recently commenced her sea trials. INS Vagsheer (S26) is the sixth submarine of the first batch of six Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy. It is named after the sand fish, a deadly deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean. It is designed […]

Exercise Jal Rahat: The Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps, in collaboration with various disaster management groups, recently conducted a joint flood relief drill called ‘Exercise Jal Rahat.’ The drill took place at Hagrama Bridge on the Manas River in Assam, aiming to enhance flood relief preparedness ahead of the monsoon season. The exercise emphasized coordination among […]

Innovations For Defence Excellence : Reached a Milestone Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) recently reached a milestone with the signing of the 250th contract, the first one under the Mission DefSpace. iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), launched in April 2018. Aim is to achieve self-reliance […]

INS Delhi And INS Satpura : Navy’s Deployment To ASEAN Countries Indian Naval ships INS Delhi and INS Satpura recently departed Sihanoukville, Cambodia, after making a port call in the country as part of the Indian Navy’s deployment to ASEAN countries. INS Delhi is India’s first indigenously built guided missile Destroyer. It is the lead […]

Samudra Shakti – 23: INS Kavaratti, indigenously designed & built ASW Corvette, arrived at Batam, Indonesia to participate in the 4th edition of India-Indonesia Bilateral exercise Samudra Shakti-23 from 14-19 May 23 Exercise Samudra Shakti is aimed at enhancing interoperability, jointness and mutual cooperation between both the navies. The Harbour phase will comprise Cross deck […]

Patriot Air Defense System: Ukrainian forces recently utilized a Patriot air defense system to neutralize Russia’s ‘unstoppable’ ‘Kinzhal hypersonic missile. Patriot System was first used in combat during the 1991 Gulf War, with batteries protecting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel, and later used during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. It is a mobile […]

4th Positive Indigenisation List For Defence Public Sector Undertakings: Defence Ministry approves 4th Positive Indigenisation List for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). Continuing the efforts to minimise imports by DPSU, Defence Ministry has approved the 4th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs), sub-systems, spares and components etc with import substitution […]

Storm Shadow Missiles: Russia’s Defence Ministry recently said that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain. Storm Shadow Missile is a long-range cruise missile with stealth capabilities, jointly developed by the UK and France. The missile is intended to […]