Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System: The Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System (EPRS) was successfully test fired in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan. As part of the same set of trials, the Area Denial Munition (ADM) was also successfully tested. The tests also validated the performance of different variants of munitions and fuzes that can be […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Defence Has Released The Third Positive Indigenisation List
Defence Has Released The Third Positive Indigenisation List: The Ministry of Defence has released the third positive indigenisation list of 101 items, comprising major equipment/platforms. The ‘First Negative Indigenisation’ List comprising 101 items was notified in August 2020. The Second Indigenisation list was notified in June 2021 import list for 108 items. The Third List […]
MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters
MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters: The first batch of Indian Navy aircrew successfully completed its training on the MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) at the U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island in San Diego. India had signed a $2.2 billion deal for MH-60R helicopters built by Lockheed Martin during the visit of then U.S. President Donald Trump in […]
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Booster : Missile System
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Booster : Missile System India successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Booster, a missile system, at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) began developing SFDR first in 2017 and had conducted successful tests in 2018 and […]
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Amendment Bill, 2022:
The bill was recently passed in Lok Sabha. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, passed in 2005, only banned the manufacturing of weapons of mass destruction. The amendment bill is aimed at widening its ambit. Need for the Amendment: To focus on the financial bit of activities […]
What Is a War Crime?
What Is a War Crime? Germany, France and other countries have accused Russia of war crimes in the town of Bucha just outside Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. The mayor of Bucha said on Saturday that 300 residents had been killed by Russian troops during a month-long occupation. Victims were seen by Reuters in a mass grave […]
Indian Navy’s Second P-8I Squadron INAS 316 ‘Condors’
Indian Navy’s Second P-8I Squadron INAS 316 ‘Condors’: Recently, the Indian Navy commissioned its second P-8I aircraft squadron – Indian Naval Air Squadron 316 –at INS Hansa, Goa. P-8I is a long-range, multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft (MMA) operated by the US Navy. […]
Varuna Naval Exercise
Varuna Naval Exercise: The 20th edition of the bilateral naval exercise that is named ‘Varuna’ is being conducted by India and France in the Arabian Sea from 30th March till 3rd April 2022. In this exercise, various units of the two navies which include submarines, ships, fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft, and helicopters are participating. […]
AFSPA Withdrawn From Parts Of Three Northeast States
AFSPA Withdrawn From Parts Of Three Northeast States: The Union Government has partially withdrawn the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 from parts of three Northeast states— Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Currently, AFSPA remains in force in parts of these three states as well as in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. […]
VARUNA-2022: Important Points
Bilateral Exercise ‘VARUNA-2022’: The 20th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2022’ is being conducted in the Arabian Sea. It has become a vital part of the India-France strategic bilateral relationship. The Indian and French Navies have been conducting bilateral maritime exercises since 1993. Since 2001, these exercises have been called ‘VARUNA’. […]
