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ICGS Vigraha – Offshore Patrol Vessel
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 ...
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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? India has decided to procure additional Heron Mk II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel to strengthen intelligence, surveillanc...
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? 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? The biennial maritime exercise AUSINDEX, jointly conducted by the Indian and Australian navies, concluded its 2025 edition in the western...
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? At the seventh National Security Adviser‑level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) held in New Delhi, Seychelles was admitte...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard recently completed Sagar Kavach‑02/25, a large‑scale coastal security drill conducted along the Maharashtra an...
Why in news? The seventh National Security Adviser‑level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) was held in New Delhi. Representatives discu...
Why in news? The United States State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti‑tank missiles and M982 Excalibur precision artillery shells to...
Why in news? On 19 November 2025 the Indian Army signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to procure BvS10 Sindhu vehicles, an upgraded version of...
Why in news? The United States has approved a US$700 million sale of National Advanced Surface‑to‑Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Taiwan. Announce...