Category: Defence Current Affairs

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 […]

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 […]