Category: Defence Current Affairs

Patriot Air Defence Missile System: The Pentagon recently said that it will send additional Patriot air defence missile system battalions to the Middle East in response to recent attacks on U.S. troops in the region. The Patriot (MIM-104), which stands for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is the S. Army’s most advanced […]

Exercise MILAN 2024: The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) of MILAN 24 (Multilateral Naval Exercise – 2024), to be hosted by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam during Feb 2024, was conducted by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC). MILAN is a biennial multilateral naval exercise incepted by Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command. Starting […]

Phase-Out Of Cheetah : Chetak Helicopters Indian Army will begin phase-out of Cheetah, Chetak helicopters from 2027. The Army will start phasing out the first lot of the vintage Cheetah and Chetak helicopters from 2027 onwards on completion of their Total Technical Life (TTL) while it looks to induct the indigenous Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) […]

Rafah Crossing : South End Of The Gaza Strip Hit By Military Strike The area of the Rafah Border Crossing has been reportedly hit by a military strike. Rafah Crossing is at the south end of the Gaza Strip, a narrow slither of land that is home to 2.3 million people. It is wedged between […]

INS Beas: The defence ministry recently signed a ₹ 313 crore contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the mid-life “upgrade and re-powering” of the frontline frigate INS Beas. It is the first Brahmaputra Class Frigate to be re-powered from steam to diesel propulsion. After completion of Mid Life Upgrade and Re-Powering in 2026, INS […]

Jericho Missile System: An Israeli legislator’s recent calls for the use of a “doomsday” weapon against Hamas and Palestine have once again put the spotlight on nuclear weapons in West Asia, particularly the Jericho missile system. Jericho is Israel’s original ballistic missile programme, initiated in the 1960s and named after the biblical city located in […]

INS Sagardhwani : Sagar Maitri Mission-4 INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel embarked on a two-month long Sagar Maitri (SM) Mission-4 from South Jetty, Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi. It is a marine acoustic research ship designed and developed by Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO, Kochi and constructed indigenously by GRSE Ltd. […]

David’s Sling Air-Defense System: Israel recently confirmed using its David’s Sling air-defense system to intercept a Hamas rocket. David’s Sling is an Israeli medium-range air defense system designed to defeat short-range ballistic missiles, large-caliber rockets, and cruise missiles. Co-developed with the United States, it occupies middle part of Israel’s sophisticated and multi-layer air-defense network, between […]

USS Gerald R Ford: The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier strike group has arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea amid the Israel conflict with Hamas. USS Gerald R Ford is US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier. The ship was named in tribute to Ford, who was president from 1974 […]