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Akash‑NG Missile System
Why in news? On 23 December 2025 the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully completed user evaluation trials of the Akash‑NG (...
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Why in news? On 23 December 2025 the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully completed user evaluation trials of the Akash‑NG (...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stitched‑plank sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya is scheduled to undertake its maiden overseas voyage on 29 December ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy took delivery of Anjadip on 22 December 2025 in Chennai. It is the third in a series of eight Anti‑Submarine Warfare Sh...
Why in news? On 20 December 2025 the Sashastra Seema Bal celebrated its 62nd Raising Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders praised th...
Why in news? The U.S. Army activated the Bravo Battery of the 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord on 17 Decemb...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned a new Fast Patrol Vessel, ICG Ship Amulya, on 19 December 2025 at Goa. The ship is the third of...
Why in news? An Indian Army contingent of 45 soldiers from the Mechanised Infantry Regiment has travelled to the United Arab Emirates to participate i...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard ship Sarthak made its first port call at Chabahar in Iran in December 2025. The vessel, which is part of a series ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy has commissioned its second squadron of MH‑60R multirole helicopters, designated Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 335 �...
Why in news? The Indian Army has received the final batch of Boeing AH‑64E Apache Guardian helicopters under a multi‑billion‑rupee deal. These s...
Why in news? As the nation commemorates Vijay Diwas and honours its war heroes, discussions often centre on the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the highest mi...
Why in news? The eighth edition of Exercise Ekatha, a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Maldives National Defence Force (MND...
Why in news? India has placed emergency orders for more Igla‑S missile systems and begun developing its own Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSH...
Why in news? The Indian Navy will soon commission Diving Support Craft A20 at its base in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command. This vessel is the f...
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? 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 Minister dedicated 125 new infrastructure projects built by the Border Roads Organisation on 7 December 2025. Valued at aroun...
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...