Category: Defence Current Affairs

Pralay Missile : India To Buy 250 More Missile India is going to buy 250 more Pralay ballistic missiles for the services to strengthen them on the northern borders, further boosting the firepower of the defence forces. Pralay missile is a quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missile. It can hit targets 150-500 km away. The missile can carry […]

Exercise Orion: Four Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon depart to France to take part in multilateral exercise Orion at Mont-de-Marsan, an Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). Exercise Orion is a multinational exercise hosted by the French government. It is reportedly the largest ever […]

Exercise Cope India 23: The announcement for Exercise Cope India 23 between the Indian Air Force, and the United States Air Force was made. Exercise Cope India 23 is a bilateral air exercise between the Air Forces of India and the U.S. It will be held at Air Force Stations Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda, and […]

Meraj-532 : Iran Iran recently tested a homemade long-range, high-precision kamikaze drone named Meraj-532, equipped with a 50-kg warhead. Meraj-532 is a kamikaze drone equipped with a piston engine. It has a range of 450 km. It is capable of flying at a maximum altitude of 12,000 feet for three straight hours. It has a […]

Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket: The Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) designed by two Pune-based facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was recently successfully test-fired for the first time. Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) was designed and developed by Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL). […]

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems: The United States recently announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine, totalling $2.6 billion, which includes additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher. It is manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, a US-based security […]

Amogha-III : Anti Tank Guided Missile The indigenous Anti Tank Guided Missile, Amogha-III tests were announced as successful. Amogha-III is an indigenous missile. It is developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It has a fire-and-forget capability. Fire-and-forget capability means it does not require external intervention after launch. The missile features dual-mode Imaging […]

SLINEX-23: The 10th edition of IN-SLN bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-23 was scheduled to take place in Colombo. SLINEX-23 is an India -Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise. This is the 10th edition of the exercise. It is scheduled to take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Indian Navy is being represented by INS Kiltan. INS Kiltan is […]

Mark 54 Anti-Submarine Torpedo: India is going to sign a weapons deal with the United States to buy American weapons, including Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes. Mark 54 Anti-Submarine Torpedo is the primary anti-submarine warfare weapon used by U.S. Navy surface ships, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. It was developed by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in collaboration […]

Exercise SLINEX – 2023 The 10th edition of the maritime Exercise SLINEX – 2023 recently began in Colombo. Exercise SLINEX – 2023 is an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy. SLINEX – 2023 is the 10th edition of the annual exercise. It will aim to enhance interoperability, improve mutual understanding […]