Exercise Yudh Abhyas And Exercise Mitra Shakti: Exercise Yudh Abhyas The 17th Indo-US Joint Military Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” was held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (US). In February 2021, the previous version of the exercise was held in Bikaner’s Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan). It is the largest running joint military training […]
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Ordnance Factory Board
Ordnance Factory Board: Seven new defence companies, carved out of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were dedicated to the Nation at a function organised by Ministry of Defence on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’ in New Delhi on October 15, 2021. To enhance functional autonomy, efficiency and unleash new growth potential & innovation, Government had decided […]
Border Security Force (BSF)
Border Security Force (BSF): Such operational powers to the BSF, a Central Armed Police Force under the Union, will also be applicable to the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, according to a notification published in the Gazette of India on October 11. Earlier, the BSF’s limit was fixed up to […]
Indian Air Force (IAF)
The Indian Air Force (IAF): The Indian Air Force (IAF) have recently taken many steps towards ramping up the air defence ecosystem in order to get strategic advances over their enemy. In a whopping ₹48,000 crore deal with state-run aerospace & defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the Indian government ordered 83 Light Combat Aircraft […]
JIMEX : 5th Edition
JIMEX : 5th Edition The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), will be held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021. JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January 2012 with special focus on maritime security cooperation. The […]
ARINC818: Armed Forces Products
Armed Forces Products: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh handed over to the Armed Forces three products/systems indigenously developed by DRDO. These are: ARINC818 Video Processing and Switching Module: The module, developed for the Indian Air Force is a state-of-the-art module with high bandwidth, low latency, channel bonding, easy networking and will cater to 5th generation aircraft […]
Conference On Disarmament
The Conference On Disarmament: The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is being held in Geneva. At the conference, India expressed deep concern over the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems that could endanger peace and security, saying the possibility of terrorists acquiring such weapons necessitates the global community to work together to […]
Hanuthang-Handanbroke-Zungpal-Turtuk Road
Hanuthang-Handanbroke-Zungpal-Turroad: Construction on 05 major road infrastructure development projects was launched by Governor of Ladakh from Turtuk, the northernmost village of India. Following the MoU, signed on 03 Sep 2021, between the Ladakh Administration and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), projects involving construction/improvement of roads and tunnels were assigned to BRO for development of connectivity […]
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting of 29 September 2021 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisitions proposals for modernization and operational needs of the Indian Armed Forces amounting to approx. Rs.13,165 cr. Of the total amount approved, […]
Agni V Missiles
Agni V Missiles: China has cited a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to question India’s missile programme amid reports of an upcoming test for the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. UNSC Resolution 1172 was issued after India’s 1998 nuclear tests. About Agni V Missiles: Agni-V is the most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built ballistic missile. It […]
