INS Sunayna : Visit To Kenya INS Sunayna visited Mombasa, Kenya from 20-23 Jun 23 towards strengthening bilateral ties with maritime neighbours on the theme of the Ocean Ring of Yoga. INS SUNAYNA is a Sarayu class Offshore Patrol Vessel which was commissioned at Kochi. It is based under Southern Naval Command and is built […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Zircon Missile
Zircon Missile: The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy recently announced that all new Russian navy frigate and corvette class vessels would be equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles The 3M22 Zircon, or the SS-N-33, is a manoeuvring anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile developed in Russia. It can reach speeds of over 9,500 kilometres per hour (6,000 miles […]
Sarmat Missile : Russia
Sarmat Missile : Russia Russian President recently said that, Russia’s new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, would soon be deployed for combat duty. The RS-28 Sarmat is Russia’s new generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. It is named after the Sarmatian people of the fourth and […]
Integrated Simulator Complex (ISC) Dhruv
Integrated Simulator Complex (ISC) Dhruv: India’s Defense Minister, inaugurated the Integrated Simulator Complex (ISC) ‘Dhruv’ at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi. This cutting-edge facility is equipped with state-of-the-art simulators developed indigenously and is set to revolutionise practical training in the Indian Navy. The simulators housed within the ISC ‘Dhruv’ will provide real-time experiences in […]
INS Kirpan
INS Kirpan: India gifted the Corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance that country’s naval capabilities. INS Kirpan is an indigenously-built in-service missile. It is a Khukri class missile corvette commissioned into the Navy on January 12, 1991. It has a displacement displacing capacity of close to 1,400 tonnes. It is capable of a speed […]
Exercise Khaan Quest 2023
Exercise Khaan Quest 2023: The multinational Peacekeeping Joint Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest 2023” commenced in Mongolia. Exercise Khaan Quest 2023features participation from military contingents and observers from over 20 countries. The exercise is co-sponsored by Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) and the United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC). The Indian Army is represented by a contingent […]
Tapas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Tapas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: The Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the transfer of command-and-control capabilities of the TAPAS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Tapas Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is known asTapas-BH 201(Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201) , formerly referred to as Rustom-II. It is a […]
Soul Of Steel Himalayan Challenge
Soul Of Steel Himalayan Challenge: A first-of-its-kind event, the ‘Soul of Steel Himalayan Challenge’ was recently conducted in the forward areas of the Garhwal Himalayan region. The challenge supported by the Indian Army in collaboration with Conquer Land Air Water (CLAW) Global was launched by defence minister on January 14 at Dehradun. The campaign was […]
MQ-9B Predator Drone
MQ-9B Predator Drone: The Defence Ministry recently accorded its approval to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator drones (SeaGuardian variant) from the US to crank up the surveillance apparatus of the armed forces. The MQ-9B drone is a variant of the MQ-9 “Reaper”, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. These […]
INS Vikramaditya : Operationalised
INS Vikramaditya: Operationalised INS Vikramaditya has recently been operationalised after an exhaustive refit lasting nearly two and a half years. INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013. It has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of Ujjain, India. The carrier served […]
