BrahMos Missiles: Ministry of Defence signed a contract with M/s BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited BAPL for acquisition of additional dual-role capable Surface to Surface BrahMos missiles at an overall approximate cost of 1700 Crore rupees under Buy-Indian Category. Induction of these dual-role capable Missiles is going to significantly enhance the operational capability of Indian Navy […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
SPARSH Initiative
SPARSH Initiative: The Defence Accounts Department signed a MoU with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Service Centres under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative, across more than 14,000 branches throughout India. SPARSH is a web-based system for processing the pension claims and crediting the pension directly into the […]
Naval Exercise Kakadu
Naval Exercise Kakadu: INS Satpura and P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft have arrived in Darwin in Australia to participate in a multinational naval exercise, Kakadu, being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. Exercise Kakadu is a joint-enabled, biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force. Kakadu is the […]
JIMEX 22
JIMEX 22: The sixth edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) hosted by Indian Navy commenced in the Bay of Bengal on 11 September 2022. The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships are being led by R Adm Hirata Toshiyuki, Commander Escort Flotilla Four, and Indian Naval ships by R Adm Sanjay […]
National Defense MSME Conclave And Exhibition
National Defense MSME Conclave And Exhibition: Defense Conclave and Exhibition is being organized for the first time in Rajasthan. The two-day National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition began in Kota, Rajasthan. Defense equipment including T-90 and BMP-2 tanks, artillery guns, various types of sniper and machine guns and military bridges are being displayed in the […]
US – Indonesia Military Drill
US – Indonesia Military Drill: The United States and Indonesian militaries had conducted annual joint combat exercises on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. For the first time, participants from other partner nations have also joined amid growing maritime activity by China in the Indo-Pacific region. More than 5,000 soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore […]
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate Taragiri, a Project 17A Frigate will be launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai on 11 September 2022. ‘Taragiri’, named after a hill range in Himalayas located at Garhwal, is the fifth ship of Project 17A Frigates. These ships are advanced version of the P17 Frigates (Shivalik Class) with improved […]
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison: The military camp at Kibithu, which is very close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, has been renamed “General Bipin Rawat military garrison” in honour of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who was killed in a chopper crash last December. Kibithu is a […]
Exercise Parvat Prahar
Exercise Parvat Prahar: Army chief General Manoj Pande visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat Prahar. The exercise saw the deployment of all new major inductions of the Army. The exercise, which was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet, used newly inducted all-terrain vehicles transported by Chinook heavy lift […]
Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QRSAM)
Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QRSAM): India conducted six successful flight-tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The test was jointly conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army. QRSAM is a canister-based system, which means […]
