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Why in news? On 2 June 2026, the U.S. military fired a Hellfire missile at the Botswana‑flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie as it sailed towards Iran, disa...
Why in news? On 2 June 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully flight‑tested the R...
Why in news? The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recently celebrated the 37th raising day of Project UDAYAK at Doomdooma in Assam. The project, which ...
Why in news? India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh took part in the 2026 Shangri‑La Dialogue in Singapore. During the conference he held...
Why in news? On 30 May 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Nausena Shaurya Vatika, ...
Why in news? On 27 May 2026 the Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini reached Antigua in the Caribbean after completing the longest leg of...
Why in news? During a visit to border outposts in Gujarat on 29 May 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced plans to create a quadrangular secur...
Why in news? On 28 May 2026 officials from India and Singapore met in New Delhi for their 16th Defence Policy Dialogue. The talks were co‑chaired by...
Why in news? On 29 May 2026 the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) held a high‑level meeting to review security preparedness at airports and o...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Indian Navy’s guided‑missile destroyer INS Kolkata responded to a distress call from merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 i...
Why in news? On 24 May 2026 Ukraine reported that Russia had used a new intermediate‑range ballistic missile, dubbed “Oreshnik,” in strikes on U...
Why in news? The Indian Navy launched a new offshore patrol vessel named Sanghmitra at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) yard in Kolkat...
Why in news? On 22 May 2026 India conducted a successful flight test of the Agni‑1 short‑range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at...
Why in news? On 20 May 2026 the private defence company Nibe Limited successfully demonstrated its Suryastra rocket system for the Indian Army at the ...
Why in news? India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced on 18 May 2026 that final development trials of the third‑gene...
Why in News? The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) often features in discussions on national security. May 2026 marked its 58th anniversary, prompting ...
Why in news? Mauritius and India recently opened a 3‑km airstrip and deep‑sea jetty on the remote Agalega Islands. The infrastructure, built by In...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Achal, a new state‑of‑the‑art Fast Patrol Vessel, on 9 May 2026 at Goa Shipyard. The vesse...
Why in news? On 7 May 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force carried out the maiden flight trial of th...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s research vessel INS Sagardhwani visited Cam Ranh port in Vietnam on its way back from the Sagar Maitri expedition. Du...
