Category: Defence Current Affairs

INS Hansa: INS Hansa in Goa has become the very first Joint-User International Aerodrome in the South-Asia Pacific region to be augmented with the Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach. This RNP approach will provide near Category-I ILS accuracies, thereby aiding unhindered flying operations even when the aforementioned equipment is unserviceable or under maintenance. INS Hansa […]

Soaring Eagle Exercise : South Korea Air Force The South Korea Air Force recently commenced the Soaring Eagle exercise, a large-scale training program aimed at enhancing its combat capabilities and ensuring the country’s defense posture. The exercise comes amidst heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s firing of a purported solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic […]

CH-47F Chinook Helicopter: The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to Germany. CH-47F Chinook helicopter is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. It is an advanced multi-mission helicopter. It is manufactured by American aerospace and defence firm Boeing for the US Army […]

35th Indo-Thai CORPAT: The Andaman Sea hosted the 35th iteration of the India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT), which involved the participation of the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy The Indo-Thai CORPAT is a bi-annual coordinated patrol conducted by the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy. It aims to reinforce maritime linkages between […]

Gaza Strip : Air Strike The recent air strikes by Israel in the Gaza strip have killed 13 Palestinians. Three of them are commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad. The Gaza Strip or simply Gaza, is a Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the southwest for […]

Improvised Explosive Device : Five Indian Army Personnel Killed Five Indian Army personnel were recently killed in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can take any form and be activated in a […]

Nation’s First Indian Air Force Heritage Centre:   Defence Minister recently inaugurated the nation’s first Indian Air Force Heritage Centre Indian Air Force Heritage Centre located  in chandigarh. This is the first heritage centre of the IAFand is spread over 17,000 square feet. The heritage centre highlights the IAF’s role in various wars, including in […]

Women Officers In Territorial Army Raksha Mantri recently approved posting of Women Officers of the Territorial Army along the Line of Control. It aims to commemorate its raising by the first Governor General C Rajagopalachari on this day in 1949. The Territorial Army (TA) was raised by the Britishers in 1920 through Indian Territorial Act […]

MiG-21 Aircraft : Crashed A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed recently in Rajasthan. The MiG-21 is India’s longest-serving fighter plane. It was designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (OKB) of the erstwhile Soviet Union. India got its first single-engine MiG-21 in 1963, and progressively inducted 874 variants of the Soviet-origin […]

INS Magar : Decommissioned INS Magar, the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy, was recently decommissioned after 36 years of service. INS Magar is the oldest Landing Ship Tank (Large) of the Indian Navy. It is the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. The ship […]