Hypersonic Weapons: US has said that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in Asia has triggered unease in Washington. China’s efforts to accelerate its military […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
What Is Project 75?
What Is Project 75? Vela, the fourth submarine of P75 of the Indian Navy, will be commissioned on November 25, 2021 by Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at the naval dockyard. Vela is named after a decommissioned submarine Vela, which served the Navy from 1973 to 2010. The earlier Vela belonged to Foxtrot class submarine […]
Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile: Russia
Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile: Russia: Russia has fired its Tsirkon (Zircon) Hypersonic Cruise Missile from a warship in the north of the country. Earlier, it was reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. The Tsirkon Cruise Missile will join Avangard glide vehicles and the air-launched […]
INS Visakhapatnam
INS Visakhapatnam: INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021. The event marks the formal induction of the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s […]
Light Combat Helicopter
Light Combat Helicopter: The Prime Minister handed over the indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (HAL’s LCH), two small drones (‘SWITCH 1.0 UAV’ and ‘MR-20) built by Indian start-ups to the Air Force. LCH is a truly ‘Make in India’ product built with private industry participation. LCH is a new addition to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL’s) helicopter […]
Wings India, 2022
Wings India, 2022: Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minster of Civil Aviation here today inaugurated a curtain raiser event about Wings India, 2022 which is Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation (Commercial, General and Business Aviation). The minister appreciated the efforts the Civil Aviation Ministry, AAI and FICCI with the support of MEA and states government […]
Shakti EW System: DRDO
Shakti: Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System ‘Shakti’ has been designed and developed by Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for Capital Warships of the Indian Navy for the interception, detection, classification, identification and jamming of conventional and modern Radars. The Shakti EW system will provide an […]
7th Edition Of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
7th Edition Of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs is being hosted by French Navy at Paris from 15 – 16 Nov 21. The Conclave of Chiefs is being attended by Chiefs of Navies/ Heads of Lead Maritime Agencies of IONS nations. The 7th […]
SITMEX-2021
SITMEX-2021: The third edition of the trilateral naval exercise Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise (SITMEX) has been conducted in the Andaman Sea of the Indian Ocean. It is conducted annually, and was announced by India at Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defence summit. It was […]
China handed Over The First Type 054A/P Frigate (warship) To Pakistan
China handed Over The First Type 054A/P Frigate (warship) To Pakistan: China handed over the first Type 054A/P frigate (warship) to Pakistan. It is named the PNS Tughril. The PNS Tughril is the first hull of four Type 054 frigates being constructed for the Pakistan Navy. The ship is a technologically advanced and highly capable […]
