Tag: Defence

In News Exercise Milan is scheduled to be held from February 25 to March 4 for which 46 countries have been invited.  More In News  The Indian Navy is set to hold the 12th President’s Fleet Review (PFR) on February 21 at Visakhapatnam. About Exercise Milan It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started […]

In News  Recently, the Philippines signed a nearly $375 million deal to buy three batteries of the BrahMos missile. About The Philippines was set to become the first country to buy the BrahMos missile. The contract includes delivery of three missile batteries, training for operators and maintainers as well as the necessary Integrated Logistics Support […]

In News A joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) conducted by the Indian Navy off the West Coast was concluded. About The exercise was conducted: over a duration of 20 days with an objective to validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and enhance Inter-Service synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and […]

In Context  The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at the India Gate in the national capital will be merged with the flame at the National War Memorial in a ceremony  About National War Memorial: It was inaugurated in February 2019 by the Prime Minister of India and built over a 40-acre area close to India Gate. […]

In News  Recently, India successfully tested a new variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. More in News  Earlier this month, an extended range ship to ship variant was flight-tested from indigenous guided stealth missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam. BrahMos was in the news […]

In News  Indian Army’s new combat uniform unveiled on 74th Army Day parade. Army Day Every year, 15 January is commemorated as “Army Day” to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and […]

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched three new initiatives for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans’ Day. About  Armed Forces Veterans Day, observed each year ever since 2017 on 14th January as a mark of respect and recognition of the services rendered by […]

In News An extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired by India from the Indian Navy’s newly commissioned INS Visakhapatnam. About the missile  BrahMos: deployed by the Navy on its warships first in 2005, has the capability to hit sea-based targets beyond radar horizon. It is capable of carrying […]

In News  Recently, Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). About (MPATGM) It is an indigenously developed low weight, fire and forgets missile. The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art Miniaturized Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIS) along with advanced avionics. It is a passive weapon […]

In Context  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stated that LCA-MK1A is expected to take flight in June 2022. It also expects to deliver all Final Operational Clearance (FOC) variant aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2022 pending some systems from Israel. There is another 20 to 24 months of testing after which deliveries would […]