Defense
US Approves Helicopter Sale to India
On December 2, 2024, the Biden administration informed Congress about military sale to India, valued at approximately $1.17 billion. It aims to enhance India’s defence capabilities and the focus is on improving anti-submarine warfare. Details of the Sale India will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Taiwan’s HAWK Missiles and Ukraine’s Defence Needs
Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo recently addressed the future of Taiwan’s decommissioned HAWK anti-aircraft missiles. His comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding military support for Ukraine. The United States plays important role in deciding the fate of these missiles. Taiwan ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Samir V Kamat: New DRDO Chairman
Sameer V Kamat, Director General, Naval Systems and Materials Division of DRDO, was recently appointed as the new Chairman of DRDO. Kamat will continue in this post till the age of 60 years or till further orders. The same, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
GoI new scheme: Rs 400 crores for testing MSME Defense products
The Government of India is planning to launch a new scheme to test defense products manufactured by MSMEs. In order to achieve this, the Ministry of Defence has allocated Rs 400 crores. Features of the scheme The test units that ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Indian Army launches “OASIS”
The Indian Army has begun to digitize its official records under its new programme called “OASIS”-Officers Automated Structures Information System. Under the programme, the records of the army officers are to be digitized. The software is to be hosted in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Indian Airforce Day: 8th October
Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the birth of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8, 2019. This was the 87th Anniversary. Indian Air Force trivia: Indian Air Force ranks as the fourth-best airforce in the world. The ..
Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB)
A defense acquisition council meeting chaired by the Defense Minister of India has cleared a Rs 1350 crore purchase for the two batteries of new Brahmos equipped land-based missiles which will be used for coastal protection by the Indian Navy. ..
Defense Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DITS)
The Defense Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DITS) has been unveiled by the Government of India to create a cluster of testing infrastructure to aid in the research & development of new military equipment.? What is the? Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)? ..
Modernization of the IAF : Air-to-Air Missiles
The Indian Air Force has signed a defense deal with the Russian Government for the supply of Russian air to air missiles which will be used to equip its aircraft fleet. This news comes amid the latest ongoing spree of ..
Modernization of Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is one of the largest navies in the world. The primary objective of the Indian Navy is to safeguard the nation’s maritime borders.? It is also responsible for disaster relief operations and for showing the Indian flags ..