Category: Defence Current Affairs

Long-Range Artillery Weapon System: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has recently signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services. LORA Weapon System is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command […]

Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100): Russia has recently proposed to manufacture its Sukhoi Superjet civil aircraft in India. Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) is a twin-engined regional aircraft with a capacity of maximum 98 passengers. It is developed by the Russian manufacturer Sukhoi JSC. It had its maiden flight in 2008 and its first commercial service three […]

DUSTLIK 2023: India-Uzbekistan Military Exercise India and Uzbekistan conducted the fourth edition of the DUSTLIK 2023 military exercise in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. During the exercise, the countries trained their troops in multi-domain operations and shared their skills. India’s GARHWAL Rifles from the Western Command participated in the exercise. And from Uzbekistan, the North Western Military command […]

MQ-9B Sea Guardian: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will provide Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for engines of US’s MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System as India is in discussions to buy 30 MQ-9B drones to enhance its surveillance capabilities along the China border and the Indian Ocean region. In another announcement, Germany based HENSOLDT and […]

Exercise Dharma Guardian-2023: A joint military exercise Dharma Guardian between India and Japan to begin from 17 February 2023 at Camp Imazu in Japan. Exercise Dharma Guardian-2023: is the 4th joint military exercise between India and Japan which is being conducted since 2018. The scope of this exercise covers platoon-level joint training on operations in […]

Seven New Battalions Of The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force: Indo-Tibetan Border Police is one of the Central Armed Police Forces of India. It is a specialized mountain force and most of the officers and men are professionally trained mountaineers and skiers. It was raised in 1962, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of […]

14th Edition Of Aero India 2023: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru. Aero India is a premier global aviation trade fair, which provides an opportunity for the Indian aviation-defence industry, to showcase its products, technologies and solutions to the national decision-makers. The Aero India show is […]

Remembering Pulwama Attack: Pulwama district is in Jammu and Kashmir. In 2023, the CPRF marked the fourth anniversary of its fellowmen. The Pulwama Attack killed more than 40 CPRF personnel on February 14, 2019. The Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack was conducted by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber. The UN and […]

Ramping Up Border Infrastructure: According to India’s External Affairs Minister, the government’s recent border infrastructure projects focus on the north and east along India’s 3,488 km border with China (or LAC). Reports claim that Indian forces have lost access to 26 of 65 patrolling points along the LAC since 2020. The timing is crucial because […]

TARKASH : Indo-US joint exercise It is an ongoing Indo-US joint exercise (TARKASH) by the National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF) has for the first time included “Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response” in its drill The exercise comes against the backdrop of Russian allegations against Ukraine last year […]