Status Of India’s Nuclear Energy: India’s nuclear power capacity experienced a significant increase. By 2021-22, it had risen to 47,112 Million Units. In 2017, the government gave simultaneous approval for 11 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors with a total capacity of 7,000 MegaWatts. Nuclear energy is the fifth-largest source of electricity for India which contributes […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Hybrid Warfare : Strategy Used In Millitary
Hybrid Warfare : Strategy Used In Millitary Hybrid Warfare is a strategy used in the military. It includes the techniques of conventional warfare, cyber warfare, and irregular warfare. Countries are using political influences to disrupt the governance of their enemy state, causing cyber troubles to the enemy state, and using other indirect measures to counter […]
Landing Of INS Vikrant
Landing Of INS Vikrant: The Naval variant of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft undertakes its maiden landing onboard the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant. INS Vikrant: It is the first ever indigenously designed and constructed aircraft carrier which will strengthen the country’s stand as a ‘Blue Water Navy’. The ship has been designed […]
Surveillance Balloon
Surveillance Balloon: The United States (US) shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over US airspace for a couple of days. These cheap, quiet and hard-to-reach balloons have been used for reconnaissance purposes, including in conflicts like the American Civil War. The practice became widespread during World War I and was used […]
Operation SADBHAVANA
Operation SADBHAVANA: Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill) is an unique humane initiative undertaken by Indian Army in the State of Jammu & Kashmir to address aspirations of people affected by scrooge of terrorism, sponsored and abetted by Pakistan. The unique operation has provided succor to a large section of population of the State. As part of a […]
Exercise Trishakti Prahar
Exercise Trishakti Prahar: The Indian military recently concluded exercise Trishakti Prahar — a joint training exercise in North Bengal (close to the strategic ‘Siliguri’ corridor). The aim of the exercise was to practise battle preparedness of the security forces, using latest weapons and equipment in a networked, integrated environment, involving the Army, the IAF and […]
D4 Drone System : To Be Showcased At Aero India 2023
D4 Drone System : To Be Showcased At Aero India 2023 The D4 anti-drone system which was used for security during the Republic Day parade is one of the products to be showcased at Aero India 2023. The Drone Detect, Deter and Destroy system (D4S) is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be inducted […]
Exercise Veer Guardian
Exercise Veer Guardian: The inaugural edition of the bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) concluded recently in Japan. This is Indo-Japan’s maiden bilateral air exercise. The IAF contingent participated in the exercise with the Su-30 MKI aircraft complemented by one IL-78 Flight […]
M1 Abrams Tanks
M1 Abrams Tanks: United States President Joe Biden recently announced that he will send 31 state-of-the-art M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine to help its troops push back Russian forces. M1 Abrams tanks is the United States main battle tank. The first M1 tank was manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) in 1978 and […]
Integration Of AIP System In Kalvari Class Submarines
Integration Of AIP System In Kalvari Class Submarines: An agreement was signed recently between DRDO’s Naval Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Group France to extend cooperation to enter into the detailed design phase for the integration of the indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system in the Kalvari class submarines. DRDO is using the fuel cells-based […]
