Page-5 of Defence Current Affairs
US, Denmark and Greenland Sign Defence Pact
The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement on 22 September 2026 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The...
Tejas, Rafale, F-35 Fly Together at Tarang Shakti
The Indian Air Force is hosting the second edition of the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Jodhpur Air Force...
Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2026 Concludes at Pithoragarh
The 18th edition of Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2026, a bilateral military exercise between India and Mongolia, concluded at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand on 3 October 2026. The exercise began...
MoD Signs ₹586 Crore APU Contract for T-72, T-90 Tanks
The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹586 crore contract on 21 September 2026 for the procurement of indigenously developed Auxiliary Power Units for the Indian Army’s T-72 and...
INS Trishul Conducts PASSEX with Egyptian Navy
Indian Navy’s guided missile frigate INS Trishul completed a three-day port call at Alexandria, Egypt, on 17 September 2026. Before entering Alexandria harbour, the ship conducted a Passage...
India and Sri Lanka Conduct SLINEX-26 Maritime Exercise
The 13th edition of the India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, was held from 17 to 21 September 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India. The exercise involved the Indian Navy...
Rajnath Singh Calls for Integrated Civil-Military Aerospace Ecosystem
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for an integrated civil-military aerospace ecosystem in Bengaluru on 18 September 2026. He linked the proposal with indigenous capability in aircraft design, avionics,...
Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel for Next-Generation Missile Vessels
Cochin Shipyard Limited laid the keel for the first of six Next Generation Missile Vessels for the Indian Navy in Kochi on 18 September 2026. The keel-laying ceremony...
Indian Railways Approves Mukutban-Gadchandur New Rail Line
Indian Railways approved a new 38.21 km rail line between Mukutban and Gadchandur in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of ₹493 crore. The project is linked with freight...
HAL to Hand Over LCA Tejas and HTT-40 Aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is scheduled to hand over LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainer aircraft and HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force...
U.S. Approves Sale of 48 F-35 Jets to Saudi Arabia
The United States State Department approved the potential sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters to Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2026. The proposed package is...
