Page-10 of Defence Current Affairs
IAF Tests Indigenous Khagantak-243 Glide Bomb
The Indian Air Force conducted a successful drop trial of the indigenously designed long-range glide bomb Khagantak-243 on 2 September 2026. The weapon was released from a Sukhoi...
16th Aero India to Be Held in Bengaluru
The 16th edition of Aero India is scheduled to be held at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru from 8 to 12 February 2027. The Ministry of Defence...
Air Marshal KAA Sanjeeb Takes Over as AOM
Air Marshal KAA Sanjeeb, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance (AOM) of the Indian Air Force on 1 September 2026. The appointment followed the superannuation of...
SpiceJet Ends Boeing 737 MAX Operations
SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, suspended all Boeing 737 MAX passenger flight operations in August 2026 and removed the aircraft type from its active schedules. The Boeing 737...
Defence Minister outlines roadmap for 16 DPSUs
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the annual performance review of 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) at DPSU Bhawan in New Delhi on 1 September 2026. The...
Shakti Sharma Becomes First Woman Non-Medical Air Vice Marshal
Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma assumed charge as the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters on 1 September 2026. She became the first non-medical...
4th Tri-Services Future Warfare Course Concludes in New Delhi
The fourth edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course concluded in New Delhi on 30 August 2026 after a four-week programme that began on 3 August 2026 at...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Hold First Defence Pact Meeting
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are scheduled to hold the first ministerial and committee meeting of their new defence alliance in Istanbul, Turkey, on 31 August 2026. The...
India Signs Javelin Missile Deal with United States
India signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance on 28 August 2026 to procure the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system from the United States through the Foreign Military...
Indian Coast Guard Receives ICGS Ajit Fast Patrol Vessel
The Indian Coast Guard received ICGS Ajit, a Fast Patrol Vessel built by Goa Shipyard Limited, on 25 August 2026. The vessel is the seventh Adamya-class FPV built...
Indian Railways to Quadruple Capacity on 11,000 km Routes
Indian Railways has announced a plan to convert seven high-density routes into four-lane, or quadruple-track, corridors across an 11,000-kilometre network. The identified routes carry about 41% of India’s...
