Defence
INS Gharial & Operation Sagar Bandhu
Why in news? India launched “Operation Sagar Bandhu” to assist Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah caused widespread damage in late November 2025. The ...
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Why in news? India launched “Operation Sagar Bandhu” to assist Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah caused widespread damage in late November 2025. The ...
Why in news? Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin broke ground on a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for C‑130J aircraft in Beng...
Why in news? The Defence Minister dedicated 125 new infrastructure projects built by the Border Roads Organisation on 7 December 2025. Valued at aroun...
Why in news? Officials recently urged state police forces to make greater use of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) after data showed a rapid in...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently handed over seven indigenously developed technologies to the Indian Arm...
Why in news? The fifth edition of Exercise Harimau Shakti, a bilateral military exercise between India and Malaysia, began on 5 December 2025 at the M...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha, the seventh in a series of offshore patrol vessels, has entered active service. Built by L&T ...
Why in news? The 10th edition of Exercise Garuda Shakti, a joint special forces drill between India and Indonesia, is being held from 3–12 December ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy is set to commission INS Aridhaman, its third nuclear‑powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), in early 2026. The ve...
Why in news? The 14th edition of Exercise Ekuverin, the annual bilateral military exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence F...
Why in news? India has decided to procure additional Heron Mk II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel to strengthen intelligence, surveillanc...
Why in news? The Indian Navy has taken delivery of INS Taragiri, the fourth frigate built under the Project 17A programme. The ship was handed over by...
Why in news? On 29 November 2025 the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹7,995 crore agreement with the United States to provide long‑term logistical su...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace’s new manufacturing facility, dubbed the “Infinity Campus,” in ...
Why in news? The Indian Army, in partnership with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), organised the third edition of the Chanakya Defence Dia...
Why in news? The Indian Army held its first official commemoration of Operation Pawan at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. Veterans and families...
Why in news? The 19th edition of Exercise SURYAKIRAN, a joint military exercise between India and Nepal, began on 25 November 2025 at Pithoragarh in U...
Why in news? Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a joint venture agreement with France’s Safran Electronics & Defence to manufacture the Hig...
Why in news? On 20 November 2025, a joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Delhi Police’s Special Cell seized approximately 328 ki...
Why in news? The biennial maritime exercise AUSINDEX, jointly conducted by the Indian and Australian navies, concluded its 2025 edition in the western...