Defence Current Affairs

Lt Gen GAV Reddy Succeeds Lt Gen KJS Dhillon As head of Defence Intelligence Agency

Lt Gen GAV Reddy (Lieutenant General GAV Reddy to the Defense Intelligence Agency (Defence Intelligence Agency) has been appointed as the new chief. He was Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon (Lt Gen KJS Dhillon), who retired Monday. The post of the director general is held on a rotation basis between the three Armed services- the Indian Army, […]

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Russia delivers 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India

Russia delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces on 25 January 2022. The Indian Armed Forces had placed an order for 670,000 rifles, for which the contract was signed on 6 December 2021 between India and Kalashnikov (Russian defense manufacturing unit). The total cost of the contract is around Rs 5,124 crore. The

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Western Naval Command conducts Joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022)

Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy conducted a joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) off the West Coast which concluded on January 25, 2022. The exercise continued for 20 days and was conducted with an aim to enhance Inter-Service synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and Coast Guard. The Western Naval Command (HQ- Mumbai) is one of

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Indian military awards contract to Swedish Defence Company ‘Saab’ for supply of AT4 anti-tank weapons

Swedish defence major Saab’s AT4 anti-armour weapon had been selected by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force through a competitive programme for a single-shot weapon. Saab was selected through a competitive program for the supply of the AT4CS AST weapon, which will be used by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.

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India successfully test-fires ‘improved’ BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

India successfully test-fired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on January 20, 2022, with increased indigenous content and improved performance. The launch was conducted jointly by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) team. Brahmos was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of

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India and Japan conducts Maritime Partnership Exercise in the Bay of Bengal

The Navies of India and Japan conducted a major maritime partnership exercise in the Bay of Bengal on January 13, 2022 to improve defence collaboration between the two nations. From India, the Indian Naval ships INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt took part in the exercise. The Indian side was represented by Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and INS Kadmatt while JMSDF Ships Uraga and Hirado

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DRDO named Paras Defence for handing over border surveillance systems tech

Paras Defence has been selected by Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) as one of the companies for handing over technology of border surveillance systems as developed by instruments research and development establishment (IRDE) and DRDO. This technology has been transferred by a licensing agreement for transfer of technology for border surveillance Systems entered between the

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ASIGMA: Indian Army launched in-house messaging app

Indian Army has launched a WhatsApp-like instant messaging application called ASIGMA (Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application). A state-of-the-art, new-generation web-based application offers robust security measures to protect the chats. It is a new generation web-based application developed entirely in-house by a team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army. ASIGMA is being rolled

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India successfully tests long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo

India has successfully tested a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off the Balasore coast in Odisha and the weapon system is being developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo. About the system: The system is a

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DRDO successfully tests Pinaka Extended Range 2021

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM), and indigenously developed fuzes. The test was conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast. A total of 25 enhanced Pinaka rockets were reportedly fired from multi-barrel rocket launchers (MRLs) at several ranges during the test.

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