Category: Defence Current Affairs

LCA Tejas: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a maiden flight test of the Power Take off (PTO) Shaft on Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) -3 aircraft in Bengaluru. LCA Tejas is the lightest, smallest and tailless multi-role supersonic fighter aircraft in its class. This aircraft is […]

13th Edition Exercise Bold Kurukshetra: The Singapore Army and Indian Army participated in Exercise Bold Kurukshetra which was held at Jodhpur Military Station, India. 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral military exercise between India and the Singapore army. For the first time in the exercise series, both armies participated in a command post […]

India’s First Indigenous Quadruped Robot And Exoskeleton: Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics has developed India’s first indigenous quadruped (four-legged) robot and exoskeleton for the defense sector as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The indigenous robots and wearable exoskeletons were developed by Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics in collaboration with the DRDO Labs, Research and Development Establishment (R&DE), Pune, […]

Exercise La Perouse 2023: A multilateral exercise La Perouse conducted in the Indian Ocean Region on 13 to 14 March 2023 The third edition of the multilateral maritime exercise is conducted in the Indian Ocean Region. This edition will witness the participation of personnel, ships and integral helicopters of the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, […]

INS Sahyadri: Indian Navy’s INS Sahyadri joined two frontline warships of France in carrying out a two-day maritime partnership exercise in the Arabian Sea. The INS Sahyadri is a Shivalik class multi-role stealth frigate. It is equipped with cutting-edge weapons and sensors, enabling her to identify and eliminate threats from the air, the surface, and […]

Captain Shaliza Dhami : First Woman Officer In The Indian Air Force Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has made history as the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be appointed as the leader of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector. She will be in charge of a missile squadron, marking […]

PALM-400 Drones : Tested Succcessfully The Indian army has recently tested the prototype version of the PALM-400 drones successfully. The PALM 400 – acronym for ‘Precision Attack Loitering Munition’ is a long-range, high-precision loitering munition system. It is the result of a joint venture between AVision Systems (Israel), UVision Air Ltd, and Aditya Precitech Private […]

Kinzhal Missile : Russia Russia recently fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles as part of a massive wave of strikes on Ukraine. The Kh-47M2, nicknamed “Kinzhal”  is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile. It was one of six “next generation” weapons unveiled by Russian President Putin during a speech in March 2018. The Kinzhal can reach speeds […]

TROPEX 2023: Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR for four months from Nov 22 – Mar 23, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 2023):Nov 2022 to March 2023. This operational level exercise is conducted biennially and witnesses […]

Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile : Successful Test-Firing The Indian Navy has carried out a successful test-firing of a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) and a ship-launched version of BrahMos missile. Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile also called the ‘Abhra’ Weapon Systemis a state-of-the-art medium-range air defence weapon system. It is a joint venture of DRDO and […]