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 […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Butterfly Mines
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
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
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
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
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 […]
AL NAJAH-IV Military Exercise
AL NAJAH-IV Military Exercise: India and Oman will carry out a 13-day military exercise with a focus on counter-terror cooperation. The fourth edition of India-Oman joint military exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ between contingents of Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman is scheduled to take place at the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing […]
Ex VINBAX 2022
Ex VINBAX 2022: The 3rd Edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” began at Chandimandir. It will continue till 20th August. The exercise is a sequel to a previously conducted bilateral exercise in Vietnam in 2019 and a major milestone in strengthening the bilateral relations between India and Vietnam. India and Vietnam share […]
MiG-21 Bison Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force (IAF) Crashed In Barmer, Rajasthan
MiG-21 Bison Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force (IAF) Crashed In Barmer, Rajasthan: A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan, on July 28, killing the two pilots aboard the trainer version of the fighter aircraft. There have been six MiG-21 Bison crashes in the last two 20 months, […]
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant: Indian Navy has created maritime history on July 28, 2022 by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by Indian Navy’s inhouse Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a Public Sector Shipyard under Ministry of […]
