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NIRBHAY Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile successfully flight tested
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted flight test of its indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ from test range at Chandipur, Odisha. It was the fifth experimental test of Nirbhay missile system. It achieved ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
CATOBAR: India Navy to use US aircraft launch system in ship
Indian Navy is likely to use advanced catapult-based aircraft launch mechanism (CATOBAR) from United States for its second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-II), which is on drawing board. In this regard, both countries have held several rounds of discussions in joint ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Smart Anti Airfield Weapon: DRDO successfully tests light weight glide bomb
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested indigenously developed light weight glide bomb Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW). Total of three tests with different release conditions and ranges were conducted at Chandipur in Odisha and were all ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
India offers to share real-time maritime data with 10 Indian Ocean littoral states
India has made an offer to share intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean in real-time with 10 Indian Ocean littoral states. It was announced by Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC). This ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
PRABAL DOSTYK 2017: Indo – Kazakhstan Joint Exercise begins
The bilateral military exercise “PRABAL DOSTYK – 2017” between India and Kazakhstan began at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. ‘Prabal Dostyk’ means ‘Robust Friendship’ It is second edition of the joint military training exercise between both countries. The first edition of exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Indra-2017: Joint Indo-Russia Tri-Services Exercise successfully conducted
The Joint Indo-Russia Tri-Services Exercise INDRA-2017 was successfully conducted from 19 to 29 October 2017 at Vladivostok, Russia. It was India’s first joint tri-services exercise and also first between Russia and India. It was also first time Russia has hosted ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
DAC clears mega project to acquire 111 helicopters for Indian Navy
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accorded acceptance of necessity (AoN) for the procurement 111 naval utility helicopters (NUHs) worth Rs 21,738 crore for Indian Navy. DAC is Defence Ministry’s highest decision-making body on procurement. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Indian Army finalises plan to modernise weapons
The Union Defence Ministry and Indian Army has finalised infantry modernisation plan to purchase large number of light machine guns (LMGs), assault rifles and battle carbines at cost of nearly Rs. 40,000 crore to replace its ageing and obsolete weapons. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
OPV Vikram: L&T hand overs first defence vessel built in private shipyard to Coast Guard
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) handed over offshore patrol vessel (OPV) named “Vikram” to the Indian Coast Guard. It is country’s first-ever such defence vessel to be built in a private shipyard The vessel was indigenously developed in-house at L&T’s Kattupalli ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
27 October: Infantry Day
The Infantry Day in observed every year in India on 27 October to commemorate supreme sacrifices made by Indian Army’s infantry against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 1947. It was first infantry action by Indian Army after independence. ..