Exercise Vayu Prahar: The Indian Army and the Indian Air force recently conducted a joint exercise, ‘Vayu Prahar’. Exercise Vayu Prahar is a multi-domain air-land exercise jointly conducted by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. The special forces also participated along with the Army and the Navy in the 96-hour exercise which was […]
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INS Androth : Launched
INS Androth : Launched The INS Androth, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), was launched recently. INS Androth is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata for the Indian Navy. Primary Role is […]
SRIJAN Portal
SRIJAN Portal: Minister of State for Defence said in the Rajya Sabha that 26 thousand defence items have been uploaded on SRIJAN Portal. SRIJAN Portal : The Department of Defence Production has developed an indigenization portal It will give information on items that can be taken up for indigenization by the private sector. On this […]
AFINDEX-23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
