S-400 Air Defence Missile System: Ukraine recently destroyed a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. S-400 Air Defence Missile System: The S-400 Triumf (NATO: SA-21 Growler) is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system. It is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track numerous […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
ASTRA Missile
ASTRA Missile: Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 successfully fired the ASTRA off the coast of Goa on August 23, 2023. ASTRA Missile is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile It is to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aerial targets. It is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory […]
INS Trikand
INS Trikand: Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand received a warm welcome upon its arrival at Bandar Abbas, the port city of Iran recently. INS Trikand is a Talwar-class guided-missile frigate of the Indian Navy. It is the third and final ship of the second batch of Talwar-class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy. It was […]
Tomahawk Missile
Tomahawk Missile: Australia recently finalised a deal to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. Tomahawk Missile is a US-made long-range cruise missileused for deep land attack warfare. It can be launched from a ship or submarineand can deliver its warhead precisely to a target at a long range. It is […]
Agnibaan SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
