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Operation Pawan – India’s Peacekeeping Mission in Sri Lanka

Operation Pawan – India’s Peacekeeping Mission in Sri Lanka

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...

Exercise SURYAKIRAN XIX – India‑Napales Joint Military Drills

Exercise SURYAKIRAN XIX – India‑Napales Joint Military Drills

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...

HAMMER Weapon System – India–France Collaboration

HAMMER Weapon System – India–France Collaboration

Why in news? Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a joint venture agreement with France’s Safran Electronics & Defence to manufacture the Hig...

Exercise AUSINDEX 2025

Exercise AUSINDEX 2025

Why in news? The biennial maritime exercise AUSINDEX, jointly conducted by the Indian and Australian navies, concluded its 2025 edition in the western...

Operation Crystal Fortress – Methamphetamine Seizure

Operation Crystal Fortress – Methamphetamine Seizure

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...

Seychelles Joins the Colombo Security Conclave

Seychelles Joins the Colombo Security Conclave

Why in news? At the seventh National Security Adviser‑level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) held in New Delhi, Seychelles was admitte...

Sagar Kavach – Coastal Security Exercise

Sagar Kavach – Coastal Security Exercise

Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard recently completed Sagar Kavach‑02/25, a large‑scale coastal security drill conducted along the Maharashtra an...

Colombo Security Conclave

Colombo Security Conclave

Why in news? The seventh National Security Adviser‑level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) was held in New Delhi. Representatives discu...

Javelin Missile and Excalibur Projectiles

Javelin Missile and Excalibur Projectiles

Why in news? The United States State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti‑tank missiles and M982 Excalibur precision artillery shells to...

BvS10 Sindhu – All‑Terrain Armoured Vehicle for the Indian Army

BvS10 Sindhu – All‑Terrain Armoured Vehicle for the Indian Army

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...

US Sale of NASAMS to Taiwan

US Sale of NASAMS to Taiwan

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...

Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) – precision strike from mobile launchers

Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) – precision strike from mobile launchers

Why in news? Discussions around supplying long‑range weapons to allied nations and reports of battlefield use have put the United States’ Army Tac...

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR 25 – India–UK Joint Military Drill

Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR 25 – India–UK Joint Military Drill

Why in news? The eighth edition of the bilateral military exercise “AJEYA WARRIOR” between India and the United Kingdom began on 17 November 2025 ...

Siliguri Corridor – India’s Chicken’s Neck

Siliguri Corridor – India’s Chicken’s Neck

Why in news? Responding to increasing military activity by China near the Tibet–Sikkim border, India has begun constructing three new army garrisons...

Air-Sol Moyenne Portee-Renovee (ASMPA-R) Nuclear Cruise Missile

Air-Sol Moyenne Portee-Renovee (ASMPA-R) Nuclear Cruise Missile

Why in news? France recently released footage of a test launch of the Air-Sol Moyenne Portee-Renovee (ASMPA-R) nuclear cruise missile from a Rafale fi...

Exercise Garuda 2025 - India-France Air Exercises

Exercise Garuda 2025 - India-France Air Exercises

Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force have begun the 8th edition of Exercise Garuda at the Mont-de- Marsan air ba...

Women to Join India's Territorial Army

Women to Join India's Territorial Army

Why in news? For the first time since its formation, the Indian Army's Territorial Army (TA) is preparing to induct women soldiers into combat units. ...

Man‑Portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Man‑Portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Why in news? India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently showcased a set of small, man‑portable autonomous underwater ve...

Mudh–Nyoma Airbase

Mudh–Nyoma Airbase

Why in news? The Indian Air Force recently inaugurated the upgraded Mudh–Nyoma airbase in Ladakh. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh landed a C‑130J tr...

Omen Drone – Hybrid VTOL Aircraft

Omen Drone – Hybrid VTOL Aircraft

Why in news? U.S. defence technology firm Anduril Industries and the United Arab Emirates’ state‑owned EDGE Group have agreed to co‑develop the ...

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