Defence Current Affairs
Sea Vigil 2021
The second edition of coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil-21 is to be conducted between January 12 and January 13, 2021. What is Sea Vigil Exercise? The Sea Vigil exercise will be undertaken along the 7,516 kilo metres coastline. It involves all the thirteen coastal states, Union Territories and the Exclusive Economic Zone. Also, the exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Exclusive Economic Zone • Exercise TROPEX • Indian Air Force (IAF) • Indian Army • Indian Navy • Military exercise • Sea Vigil • Tropex
DRDO Landing Gear System for UAV
The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment operating under DRDO recently developed the Retractable Landing Gear System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, TAPAS. These landing gear systems are to be used by the Indian Navy. What are Retractable Landing Gear System? The Retractable Landing Gear System consists of a hydrogas shock strut integrated with wheel and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: DRDO • Drones • India-Israel • India-USA • Military Drones • TAPAS-BH-201 • Unmanned aerial vehicle • Unmanned aerial vehicles
National Defence Authorisation Act, 2021
The National Defence Authorisation act, 2021 was enacted by United States to specify budget, expenditure and policies of United States Department of Defence for the fiscal year 2021. The act determined the annual budget of United States as 740.5 USD. The first National Defence authorisation act, 2021 was passed in 1961. Since then, the act ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Defence Budget • Donald Trump • National Defence Authorisation Bill • United States • veto power
Sea Wing Underwater Drones
China has recently deployed underwater drones called Sea Wing Glider in the Indian Ocean region. The Sea Wing Glider Drone is used for Naval surveillance. It can operate for months under the sea. What is Sea Wing Glider Drone? The Sea Wing Glider Drone is a type of an uncrewed underwater vehicle. It was launched ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Drones • India China • Indian ocean region • Pacific • South China Sea • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • underwater drones
LYNX U2 GFCS
The Ministry of Defence recently signed an agreement with the Bharat Electronics Limited to supply ten LYNX U2 GFCS. What is LYNX U2 GFCS? It is a Naval Gun Fire Control System. It has been designed to track and engage targets amidst sea clutter. It can accurately track air and surface targets. Also, it can ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat • Coordinated Patrols • Corvette • DRDO • Frigates • Gun Fire Control system • Indian Navy