Tag: Defence

Why in the News? Recently, the Air version of BrahMos was test-fired from Sukhoi 30 MKI supersonic fighter aircraft. BrahMos  About: Named after the Brahmaputra river of India and Moskva river of Russia. BrahMos is a Joint Venture between India (DRDO) and Russia (NPOM) for the development, production and marketing of the supersonic cruise missile. […]

In News  General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others on board a Mi-17V5 IAF helicopter were killed after it crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor. About Mi-17V5 chopper It is a Russian-made helicopter which is produced by Kazan Helicopters. The first batch of these helicopters came to India in September 2011. It is a military […]

In News Three Indian companies are among the world’s top 100 for combined arms sales in 2020, said a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which tracks global arms trade. About Stockholm based institute: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm. Aim: It was founded […]

In Context  A curtain-raiser for the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, PANEX-21 is being held in New Delhi. It is planned from 20 December to 22 Dec 2021 at Pune.  About PANEX-21 It is a multi-nation disaster management exercise with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.  It will […]

In News  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the “vertical launch-short range surface-to-air missile”, successfully. About Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) It is indigenously developed by DRDO and designed for deployment onboard Indian Naval warships. It can engage targets at around 15km It is meant for neutralising various aerial […]

In News  The fourth Scorpene class conventional submarine, INS Vela, was commissioned into the Navy. The Navy also issued the Request For Proposal for procurement of six advanced submarines under Project-75I. About  Vela, being named after a type of Indian fish belonging to the stingray family, the crest depicts the fish swimming across the blue […]

In News The 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being conducted in the Indian Ocean region.  India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)  About: It will witness the participation of Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both Nations. India and Indonesia have been carrying out Coordinated Patrols along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) twice a year since […]

In news The 15th edition of the biennial trilateral coast guard exercise ‘Dosti’ involving India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka is underway in the Maldives.             About Completion of 30 years: It was first launched in 1991.  2021 marks 30 years since these exercises were first launched. Trilateral exercise: These exercises were bilateral, involving the Indian […]

In News  Recently, the President of India presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service decorations in a defence investiture ceremony for the year 2021. Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded Vir Chakra which is a wartime gallantry award. Gallantry Award About: To honour the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces, […]