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Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS)
Why in news? Defence analysts discussed India’s progress on the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System in August 2025 after reports of a successful t...
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Why in news? Defence analysts discussed India’s progress on the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System in August 2025 after reports of a successful t...
Why in news? India successfully conducted a night‑time flight test of the Agni‑5 ballistic missile in August 2025. The test validated the missile�...
Why in News? The Chief of Defence Staff has released declassified joint doctrines for cyberspace and amphibious operations, signalling a more integrat...
Why in News? Russia has announced its formal withdrawal from the Intermediate‑Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing security concerns over Western mis...
Why in news? India is progressively expanding opportunities for women in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Recent data highlight growing numbers of women ...
Why in news? After the success of Operation Sindoor in 2025, the Indian Navy and Air Force announced plans to procure larger numbers of the BrahMos su...
Why in news? In July 2025 the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps and Jammu‑and‑Kashmir Police launched a high‑intensity counter‑terror operation cod...
Why in news? India received the last of sixteen C‑295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space in July 2025, ahead of schedule. The remainin...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successive flight‑tests of the Pralay quasi‑ballistic missile ...
Why in news? The Indian Army launched Operation ShivShakti to prevent infiltration across the Line of Control in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. I...
Why in news? Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir conducted a successful counter‑terrorism mission near Srinagar in July 2025. The operation neutral...
Why in news? The Indian Army conducted Exercise Divya Drishti in East Sikkim to test artificial‑intelligence‑powered battlefield technologies unde...
Why in news? The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai has developed and tested India’s first hydrogen‑powered driving power car. It forms part ...
Why in news? On 26 July 2025 India observed the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas to honour the soldiers who reclaimed strategic heights during t...
Why in news? The omission of the Paika Rebellion from a new NCERT history textbook sparked political debate in July 2025, with the government of Odish...
Why in news? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the third variant of its UAV‑Launched Precision Guided Missile...
Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) announced that its last two MiG‑21 Bison squadrons would be retired in September 2025, ending more than six ...
Why in news? India successfully conducted field trials of the Akash Prime surface‑to‑air missile and night launches of Agni‑I and Prithvi‑II b...
Why in news? India and Japan announced that the next‑generation E10 Shinkansen trains will operate on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high‑speed rail corri...
Why in news? India is set to receive the first batch of AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States after delays. These helicopters will...