India’s First Private Sector Small Arms Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated

India’s first private sector small arms manufacturing plant has been inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh to supply world class weapons to the armed forces in line with the India’s defence indigenisation programme. The plant is a joint venture between India’s Punj Lloyd and Israel Weapon Systems. The plant will manufacture four products, namely, X95 carbine and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Defence • India-Israel • National

Agni-II Ballistic Missile Test Fired Successfully

India has successfully carried out a fresh user trial of Agni-II ballistic missile from a defence test facility in the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The objective of the test was to re-establish the operational effectiveness of the weapon system. Agni-II Ballistic Missile Agni-II missile is a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile which forms ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Agni-II • Defence • National • Odisha

Indian Army Test-Fires Advanced Version of Brahmos Cruise Missile

Indian Army has successfully test-fired advanced Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. During the test, the Brahmos cruise missile had successfully hit the land-based target with desired precision in a top attack configuration demonstrating its high level and complex manoeuvring and its unmatched lethality of hitting the target with at ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: BrahMos missile • Defence

BAT Repeats Brutality by Beheading Two Indian Soldiers

Pakistan’s ‘border action team’ (BAT) has beheaded two Indian soldiers by sneaking 200 metres into Indian Territory in the Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. During the raid, bodies of Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh (22 Sikh Regiment) and head constable Prem Sagar (200 BSF Battalion) were left mutilated. This is the third such barbaric episode ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Defence • Indian Army • National

India successfully carries out fresh user trial of Agni-III ballistic missile

India has successfully carried out a fresh user trial of Agni-III ballistic missile from a defence test facility in the Abdul Kalam Island. The Strategic Forces Command carried out the test with logistics support from Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO). The objective of the test was to re-establish the operational effectiveness of the weapon system. Agni ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Agni series of missiles • Agni-III • Defence • DRDO • National • Odisha • SFC