Category: Defence Current Affairs

Udarashakti Exercise: A contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Malaysia to participate in a bilateral exercise named ‘Udarashakti’. While Harimau Shakti is Joint military exercises which are held annually between the two countries. The Indian Air Force is participating in the air exercise with Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft while Malaysian Air Force […]

Yuan Wang 5: China’s satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 has arrived at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port, despite India and the U.S. voicing concern with Colombo over the military ship’s visit. Yuan Wang 5 is a third-generation vessel of the Yuan Wang series that entered service in 2007. This series of ships include “space […]

Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS): On Independence Day, ATAG, an indigenously developed howitzer, became part of a 21-gun salute at the Red Fort. The ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 calibre howitzer gun. Howitzers is an umbrella term for a category of long-range artillery guns. It is developed by the Defence Research […]

Butterfly Mines: The UK Ministry of Defence, in its intelligence assessment of the ongoing war in Ukraine, has and sounded an alarm on the possible use of PFM-1 series ‘Butterfly Mines’ by the Russian military in Donetsk and Kramatorsk. The PFM-1 and PFM-1S are two kinds of anti-personnel landmines that are commonly referred to as […]

INAS 314: Indian Navy’s all-women crew creates history by completing first independent maritime surveillance mission over Arabian Sea. Indian Navy’s women officers have created history after they completed the first-ever all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in the North Arabian Sea onboard a Dornier 228 aircraft. The mission was carried out by five officers […]

Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM: The indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles ATGM were successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank MBT Arjun by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. The missiles hit with precision and successfully destroyed the […]

Exercise Pitch Black: Indian Force will join 16 other nations later this month for Exercise Pitch Black, hosted by the Australian Air Force. It’s a biennial exercise to enhance interoperability and strengthen relationships among participants. It will provide Indian Air Force a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with these nations in a dynamic […]

Hellfire R9X Missile: The US military used its ‘secret weapon’ — the Hellfire R9X missile (‘Ninja missile’)– to kill Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a safe house in Kabul. The Hellfire R9X is a US-origin missile known to cause minimum collateral damage while engaging individual targets. It weighs about 45 kg […]