Tag: Defence

In News Every year on 9th October is marked and observed as Territorial Army Raising Day. Territorial Army Background: In 1920, the Britishers raised the Territorial Army (TA) through the Indian Territorial Act of 1920.  Post-Independence, the Territorial Army Act was passed in the year 1948.  The first Indian Governor-General C Rajagopalachari formally initiated the […]

 In News  Recently, the 6th Edition of India – UK Joint Company Level Military Training EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand . About EXERCISE AJEYA WARRIOR  The exercise is part of an initiative to develop interoperability and sharing expertise with friendly foreign nations. During this exercise, an Infantry Company from the Indian Army […]

In News India is set to host its largest naval exercise, Ex Milan, in February 2022 for which 41 countries have been invited. The exercise will see the participation of all Quad countries with the U.S. being invited for the first time. Exercise Milan It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started in 1995. […]

In News Recently, an MoU was signed on the White Shipping Information Exchange between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman. Definition of White Shipping Agreement The white shipping information refers to the exchange of prior information on the movement and identity of commercial non-military merchant vessels.  Ships would be classified into white […]

In News  Astrosat, India’s maiden space-based observatory, has completed six years of successful operations. About AstroSat  It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2015 It is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously.  The payloads cover the energy bands […]

In News  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Akash Prime missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircraft, in its maiden flight test after improvements. About  The Akash Prime is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed […]

In News In order to boost the “Make in India” initiative in the Defence sector, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently placed an order for the procurement of 118 of the main battle tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-1A for deployment with the Indian Army. What is the Arjun Main Battle Tank? About: The Arjun Main Battle […]

In News The Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy are taking part in a bilateral maritime exercise, known as ‘Samudra Shakti’. Key Points About: The two-day exercise is being held near to Sunda Strait. A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is […]

In News  Recently, Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), HELINA completed all trials. The NAG missile is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, which has top attack capabilities that can effectively engage and destroy all known enemy tanks day and night. About HELINA  HELINA (Helicopter based NAG) is a third-generation fire and forget class anti-tank guided missile […]