Boeing’s Super Hornet Fighter Jet for Indian Navy

The US based Aircraft Giant Boeing recently announced that the F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighter Jet of the company has successfully completed the ski-jump. This makes it suitable for the Aircraft Carriers of the Indian Navy. The company has proposed to the Indian Navy under its “By India For India” programme. What is Ski-Jump? In the ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Aircraft carrier • DRDO • F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet • Indian Navy • INS Vikramaditya • INS Vikrant • Ski-Jump • Super Hornet

Second Phase of Malabar Exercise commences

The second phase of Malabar Exercise is to be held between November 17, 2020 and November 20, 2020 in the Northern Arabian Sea. The first phase of Malabar exercise was held between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020 in Bay of Bengal. The exercise is important because the four countries together form the QUAD ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: India-Japan-US trilateral • Indo-Pacific Region • INS Vikramaditya • malabar exercise • Quad • USS Nimitz

India deploys INS Vikramaditya amidst Sea Guardians-The China-Pakistan naval drill

On January 6, 2020, China and Pakistan had launched a naval drill in North Arabian Sea called the Sea Guardians. The aim of the drill is to increase inter-operability between the two navies. On January 10, 2020, India deployed its INS Vikramaditya in North Arabian Sea where the exercise is being held. Highlights China and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Aircraft carrier • China-Pakistan • Gwadar Port • India China • India- Pakistan • India-China Border • Indian Navy • INS Vikramaditya • Sea Guardians

INS Vishal: India, UK in talks to replicate Naval Supercarrier

According to reports, India is in talks with the United Kingdom (UK) for building a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier that would be replicate (copycat version) of Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier as part of ongoing ‘Make in India’ negotiations. It will be named ‘INS Vishal’ in 2022 and will become Indian Navy’s largest warship. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: BAE and Thales • British warship • France • HMS Queen Elizabeth • INS Vikramaditya • INS Vikrant • INS Viraat • INS Vishal • Make in India • Queen Elizabeth • Rosyth dockyard • Scotland

Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 19.1’ started in Goa

The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise – Varuna 19.1 – has started off the Goa coast from 1 to 10 May 2019. The exercise will see the participation of the French Navy’s aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle, two destroyers, FNS Forbin and FNS Provence, the frigate FNS Latouche-Treville, the tanker FNS ..

Topics: Charles de Gaulle • French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle • French frigate Forbin • French involvement in the Syrian Civil War • INS Deepak • INS Tarkash • INS Vikramaditya • Navies • Ships • Varuna • Warships