Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance
Why in news? The Indian Air Force recently granted final operational clearance to the indigenous Netra AEW&C system. This happened on 25 June 2026 and...
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Why in news? The Indian Air Force recently granted final operational clearance to the indigenous Netra AEW&C system. This happened on 25 June 2026 and...
Why in news? Russia’s 9M730 Burevestnik cruise missile, known to NATO as SSC‑X‑9 Skyfall, returned to headlines after researchers analysed recen...
Why in news? China’s state broadcaster CCTV recently aired footage of the launch of the Dongfeng‑17 hypersonic missile, drawing international atte...
Why in news? On 21 June 2026 the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) marked the 12th International Day of Yoga with its “Yoga Sangam 2026” initiative. Under ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy is preparing to commission three indigenously built frontline platforms in Kolkata on 21 June 2026. They are the frigate ...
Why in news? The Indian Army has sent a contingent to participate in Exercise Khaan Quest, a multinational military drill held in Mongolia. The 2026 e...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tarkash concluded a port call to Victoria, Seychelles on 15 June 2026. During the visit the ship�...
Why in news? India will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, a large multinational air exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). ...
Why in news? On 15 June 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight test of the Long Range Land Attack...
Why in news? On 10–11 June 2026 India successfully conducted a series of flight tests of its multi‑layered ballistic missile defence (BMD) system....
Why in news? On 13 June 2026 an Indian Air Force (IAF) An‑32 turboprop transport plane crashed near Jorhat in Assam during a training flight. Five c...
Why in news? The central government has decided not to lengthen the runway at the Indian Navy’s INS Baaz air station on Great Nicobar Island. Instea...
Why in news? On 10 June 2026 the first Airbus C‑295 military transport aircraft to be assembled in India successfully completed its maiden test flig...
Why in news? On 10 June 2026 Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari announced the breakthrough of the Zojila tunnel, meaning that excavation ...
Why in news? As the nation prepared for forthcoming Independence Day celebrations, discussions in June 2026 focused on the history of India’s gallan...
Why in news? Recent reports in June 2026 explained that the Indian Navy has finalised the concept for its Project 18 (P‑18) destroyers and is prepar...
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...