Arjun Mk-1A Main Battle Tanks (MBT): The Defence Ministry placed an order with the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, for the supply of 118 indigenous Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks (MBT) for the Army at a cost of ₹7,523 crore. The state-of-the-art MBT Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun tank designed to enhance fire […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Exercise Samudra Shakti 2021
Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’: Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 September 2021 to participate in the 3rd edition of Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ with the Indonesian Navy scheduled off the approaches to Sunda Strait from 20 Sep to 22 September, 2021. The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance […]
Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Australia
Nuclear-Powered Submarines: The US and UK are set to provide Australia with the technology to deploy nuclear-powered submarines, as part of the first initiative under the new trilateral security partnership AUKUS. A nuclear-powered submarine, as the name suggests, is powered by a nuclear reactor but it is not a nuclear weapon. Every nuclear-powered submarine draws […]
6th Edition Of Exercise Peaceful Mission
6th Edition Of Exercise Peaceful Mission: The 6th edition of Exercise Peaceful Mission is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia from 13th to 25th September 2021. India participated for the first time in the 5th edition of the Exercise (2018). It is a Multilateral and Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise, […]
REX MKII: Armed Robot
REX MKII: Armed Robot: Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot ‘REX MKII’, which can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The use of robots in the war involves dealing with ethical dilemmas. The proponents say that such semi-autonomous machines allow armies to protect their soldiers, while critics fear this marks […]
What Is NATGRID?
What Is NATGRID?: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is soon expected to launch the National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID that aims to provide a “cutting-edge technology to enhance India’s counter-terror capabilities”. Envisaged as a robust mechanism to track suspects, the NATGRID can help in preventing terrorist attacks with real-time data and access to classified information like […]
MRSAM: Medium Range Surface To Air Missile System
Medium Range Surface To Air Missile (MRSAM) System: In a significant boost to India’s defence capabilities, the first deliverable Firing Unit (FU) of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System was handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF) in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Air Force Station, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan […]
AUSINDEX 2021
AUSINDEX 2021: India and Australia have participated in the 4th edition of AUSINDEX Naval Exercise. It comes on the heels of the Malabar Naval Exercise, one of the largest wargaming exercises of India, in which all the four members of the Quad had participated – India, Australia, the US and Japan – in the last […]
C-295 Aircraft: Important Points
C-295 Aircraft Deal: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared procurement of 56 C-295 MW medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force under the Make-in-India initiative in the aerospace sector. The C-295MW aircraft will be purchased from Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain. Capacity: The C-295 MW is a transport aircraft of 5-10 […]
Emergency Landing Field
Emergency Landing Field (ELF): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will Inaugurate Emergency Landing Field (ELF) and also witness aircraft operations on Emergency Landing Field (ELF) on NH-925 0n 09/09/2021 at Gandhav Bhakasar Section (NH-925) South of Barmer (Rajasthan). This is the first time that National Highway […]
