First Joint Naval Exercise: US, UAE, Bahrain And Israel: Forces from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea. This is the first publicly acknowledged naval exercise between the United States, Israel and the two Gulf countries. […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Integrated Theatre Commands
Integrated Theatre Commands: In a fresh push towards the creation of theatre commands to fight the next wars in an integrated manner, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under the Defence Ministry has asked the three services to conduct studies on the structures of the new formations and submit their reports by April next year. […]
CRPF Launches Chaupal
CRPF Launches Chaupal: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to start a ‘Chaupal’ like get-together for its personnel to vent their mental agony. Chaupal is a popular meeting activity in the rural areas. Once or twice a week, 18-20 personnel will sit in chairs in a circle outdoors, perhaps under a tree. The […]
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy
Project – 75, Yard 11878 Was Delivered To The Indian Navy: The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy Christened ‘Vela’, the submarine was launched on 06 May 19, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials. The submarine would soon […]
Uranium Enrichment: Iran
Uranium Enrichment : Iran Iran’s atomic agency said that its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms. In April 2021, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran had begun the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz. Under the historic 2015 nuclear deal […]
Cease-Fire Between Israel And The Palestinian
Cease-Fire Between Israel And The Palestinian Resistance Group Hamas In Gaza: Egypt is seeking to reach an agreement on a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in Gaza. The Agreement includes Long-term cease-fire, a prisoner swap, humanitarian aid to Gaza and reconstruction. Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group […]
India Raised A New Army Aviation Brigade: LAC
India Raised A New Army Aviation Brigade: LAC India raised a new army aviation brigade in the eastern sector of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Arunachal Pradesh sector. Also, China’s legislature has adopted a new border law that calls on the state and military to safeguard territory and “combat any acts” that undermine […]
Ayushmaan CAPF Scheme
Ayushmaan CAPF Scheme: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards at the national level in New Delhi. The Home Minister had launched ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme on pilot basis in the State of Assam on 23rd of January this year to provide health care services to all Central Armed Police Force […]
Project-15B
Project-15B: The first ship of the four Project-15B state-of-the-art stealth guided missile destroyers i.e. ‘Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam)’, was delivered to the Navy. The ship is constructed using indigenous steel DMR 249A and is amongst the largest destroyers constructed in India. India’s Destroyer Construction Programme: India’s indigenous Destroyer construction programme commenced in the late 1990s with […]
Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam) – Project 15B
Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam): Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 October 2021. The contract for four ships of Project 15B, as the Visakhapatnam class ships are known, was signed on 28 January 2011. This […]
