Tag: Defence

In News Recently, the Defence Minister launched the fourth and latest ship of the Indian Navy’s 17A Frigates, the Dunagiri.  About Dunagiri Development: It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata. Dunagiri is the fourth ship of P17A Frigates. The first two warships of Project 17A INS Nilgiri and INS Himgiri were […]

In News India’s first Indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), INS Vikrant, successfully completed the fourth and final phase of sea trials. About INS Vikrant INS Vikrant was named after the warship that played a crucial role in the 1971 war. Designed: By the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND), the carrier has been built at […]

In News  Recently ,The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden test flight of a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)named  Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka. Image Courtesy:PIB AboutAutonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator It  is powered by a small turbofan engine. The airframe, undercarriage and […]

In News  ABHYAS – High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.  About  The performance of the aircraft at low altitude including sustained level and high manoeuvrability was demonstrated during the test flight.  The target aircraft was flown from a ground based […]

In Context Recently, the Ministry of Defense inaugurated PayRoll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA), an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard. About PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology which will provide seamless and timely disbursal of Pay & Allowances to around 15,000 Indian Coast Guard personnel.  The […]

In News  Recently, Russia has promised its ally Belarus delivery of nuclear- capable missiles  named Iskander-M tactical missile systems to take on an “aggressive” West.  What is the Iskander-M missile system? About: It is codenamed “SS-26 Stone” by NATO. It  is a term used by Russia to define both the transporter-erector launch system and the […]

In News Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). What is VL-SRSAM? About:  It has been designed and developed jointly by three facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the deployment of Indian Naval warships.  It is a canisters system, which […]

In News Recently, the Indian Army issued the first notification for recruitment of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme. About  Registration will be opened from July 2022 onwards by respective AROs [Army Recruiting Office] for Agniveer general duty, Agniveer technical, Agniveer technical (aviation/ammunition examiner), Agniveer clerk/store keeper technical, Agniveer tradesman 10th pass and Agniveer tradesman 8th […]

In News  Recently ,India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user training trial from a test range off the Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was carried out from a mobile launcher . The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the […]

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Defence announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the induction of young soldiers into tri-defence services. Agnipath Recruitment Scheme About:  Around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers will be recruited annually, and most will leave the service in just four years.  Of the total annual recruits, only 25 per cent will be […]