Indigenous Indian Light Tank Zorawar: With the experience of deploying armour at an altitude of 15,000 ft. to outmanoeuvre the movement of Chinese forces during the stand-off in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army is prioritising the procurement of the indigenous Indian light tank named ‘Zorawar’, for deployment in the mountains. In addition to the light […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Yudh Abhyas Joint Exercise
Yudh Abhyas Joint Exercise: The upcoming fifteenth edition of the “Yudh Abhyas” joint exercise is expected to take place next month in a high-altitude area in Uttarakhand less than 100 km from the LAC. As per agreements signed by China and India in 1993 and 1996, neither side is allowed to conduct military exercises against […]
BrahMos
BrahMos: A Court of Inquiry (Col) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) into the accidental firing of a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in March 2022, which landed in Pakistan, found that deviation from standard operating procedures (SOP) by three officers led to the incident. Services of the officers have been terminated with immediate effect, the […]
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The VL-SRSAM, a ship-borne weapon system, is meant for neutralising various aerial […]
Exercise Pitch Black 2022
Exercise Pitch Black 2022: An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022. The exercise is being held in Darwin till the 8th of next month. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. The Defence Ministry said that the exercise will see the […]
AK-203 Assault Rifles
AK-203 Assault Rifles: The production of the AK-203 assault rifles by the Indo-Russian joint venture at Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, is set to begin by year-end and the manufacturing equipment required for it will be dispatched from Russia shortly, according to a senior official of Kalashnikov, the Russian company which manufactures the rifles. The production was […]
Udarashakti Exercise
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
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)
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
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 […]
