Category: Defence Current Affairs

Agnibaan SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator: Chennai-based start-up AgniKul Cosmos recently commenced the process of integrating its cutting-edge Agnibaan SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator (SOrTeD) at its private launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota. Agnibaan SOrTeD is a single-stage launch vehicle powered by AgniKul’s patented Agnilet engine, which is an entirely 3D-printed, single-piece, 6 […]

Indigenous 105-mm Light Field Guns: During the 77th Independence Day celebrations at Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, Indigenous 105-mm Light Field Guns were used for the ceremonial gun salute, replacing the British 25-pounder guns. These indigenous guns marked their debut earlier this year with a 21-gun salute during the Republic Day parade. The 21-gun salute involves […]

Vindhyagiri frigate: President of India will launch Vindhyagiri frigate at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata, on August 17. Vindhyagiri frigate is named after a mountain range in Karnataka. It is the sixth ship of the Project 17A frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Project 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth […]

Zayed Talwar : Bilateral Exercise The Indian Navy’s ships INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand have arrived in Dubai to conduct the bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar’ with the UAE Navy. The exercise aims to enhance interoperability and cooperation between the two naval forces. The visit seeks to strengthen the maritime partnership, share best practices, and foster […]

Exercise Zayed Talwar: Indian Navy and United Arab Emirates to conduct bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar from 8th to 11 August 2023. Two ships of the Indian Navy, INS Visakhapatnam, and INS Trikand are participating in the exercise. During the visit, the ships will undertake professional interactions with UAE Naval Force on multiple elements of maritime […]

Indian Air Force Received Israel’s Anti Guided Missiles: The Indian Air Force has received Israel’s Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. The Spike NLOS will be integrated with the Russian-origin fleet of Mi-17V5 helicopters. Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) developed by: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, Israel. Spike NLOS is a multi-purpose, electro-optical/infrared […]

Exercise Malabar 2023: The 31st edition of the Malabar multilateral exercise will be held off Sydney from August 11-21. Exercise Malabar was started in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between India and US navy. The first Malabar Exercise in the Bay of Bengal took place in 2007. It was expanded into a trilateral format […]

INS Chennai: INS Chennai recently deployed in the Red Sea undertook Passage Exercise (Passex) with Royal Saudi Naval Ship HMS Al Jubail. INS Chennai is the Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and constructed guided missile destroyer. It is the third and last ship of the Kolkata-class stealth-guided missile destroyers (Project 15A). It was constructed by the […]

Swathi Mountains: Weapon Locating Radar Indian Army inducted the lighter and more compact version of the indigenously developed Weapon Locating Radar (WLR-M) called “Swathi Mountains.” Swathi Mountains WLR is an advanced electronically scanned phased array radar. It is specifically designed for operations in mountainous and high-altitude areas. It was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) […]