Category: Defence Current Affairs

AFINDEX-23: The Indian Army is set to host the second edition of the Africa-India field training exercise (AFINDEX-23) from March 21 to 30 and African Chiefs Conclave on March 28 in Pune. AFINDEX: The first Africa-India Field Training Exercise was held in Pune in March 2019. It saw participation from 20 African nations. The first […]

Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems: The Indian Army recently placed its first order for Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems (IMCS) for Mechanised Forces with an Indian start-up Hyper Stealth Technologies Private Limited. This is the first-ever procurement order of an Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) project by the Indian Army. Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems (IMCS) comprises low […]

Defence Acquisition Council: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) recently approved the capital acquisition of indigenously-developed military hardware worth Rs 70,584 crore. The DAC is the highest decision-making bodyof the defence Ministry on procurement. Objective is to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the armed forces. It was formed after the Group of Minister’s […]

Exercise SEA DRAGON 23: Indian Navy is participating in SEA DRAGON 23 exercise in waters off Guam, USA which has been scheduled from 15-30 March 23. The Sea Dragon is an annual, multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted by the United States Navy. Participating Countries: India, USA, Japan, Canada and South Korea. The annual exercise […]

MQ 9 Reaper Drone : Crashed Into Black Sea An MQ-9 Reaper drone belonging to the United States Air Force recently crashed into the Black Sea due to collision with a Russian Su-27 jet fighter. MQ 9 Reaper also known as Predator B, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous […]

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, […]