Moskit Cruise Missiles : Test-Fired Russia’s Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired two Moskit cruise missiles in the Sea of Japan Moskit cruise missiles is a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has conventional and nuclear warhead capacity It has the fastest flying speed among all anti-ship missiles in today’s world. It reaches Mach 3 at […]
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Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System
Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System: The Russian military recently began exercises with its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system with several thousand troops. Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It is a three-stage solid-fuel missile and can be launched from a silo or mobile launcher. The missile weighs around 49,000 kg […]
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank: The first British Challenger 2 main battle tank recently arrived in Ukraine. Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank is the British Army’s main battle tank (MBT). It is a third-generation MBT, the same generation as the Russian T-80 and T-90 tanks. It is heavily armoured and highly mobile, designed for use […]
Depleted Uranium : UK To Provide Weapons
Depleted Uranium : UK To Provide Weapons UK committed to provide weapons containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Depleted Uranium is a by-product of the process of creating enriched uranium, which is used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. In comparison to enriched uranium, depleted uranium is much less radioactive. It is incapable of generating a […]
Exercise Konkan 2023
Exercise Konkan 2023: Konkan 2023, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the UK’s Royal Navy, was recently held off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. Konkan exercise is the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the UK’s Royal Navy. INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate, and HMS Lancaster, […]
Exercise Vayu Prahar
Exercise Vayu Prahar: The Indian Army and the Indian Air force recently conducted a joint exercise, ‘Vayu Prahar’. Exercise Vayu Prahar is a multi-domain air-land exercise jointly conducted by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. The special forces also participated along with the Army and the Navy in the 96-hour exercise which was […]
INS Androth : Launched
INS Androth : Launched The INS Androth, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), was launched recently. INS Androth is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata for the Indian Navy. Primary Role is […]
SRIJAN Portal
SRIJAN Portal: Minister of State for Defence said in the Rajya Sabha that 26 thousand defence items have been uploaded on SRIJAN Portal. SRIJAN Portal : The Department of Defence Production has developed an indigenization portal It will give information on items that can be taken up for indigenization by the private sector. On this […]
AFINDEX-23
AFINDEX-23: The Indian Army is set to host the second edition of the Africa-India field training exercise (AFINDEX-23) from March 21 to 30 and African Chiefs Conclave on March 28 in Pune. AFINDEX: The first Africa-India Field Training Exercise was held in Pune in March 2019. It saw participation from 20 African nations. The first […]
Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems
Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems: The Indian Army recently placed its first order for Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems (IMCS) for Mechanised Forces with an Indian start-up Hyper Stealth Technologies Private Limited. This is the first-ever procurement order of an Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) project by the Indian Army. Integrated Mobile Camouflage Systems (IMCS) comprises low […]
