KRI NANGGALA Subject : Defence Context : The Indian Navy dispatched its deep submergence rescue vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in the search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing with 53 personnel aboard. Concept : KRI Nanggala (402) is a diesel-electric attack submarine of […]
INAS 323 Subject : Defence Context : Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the Indian Navy. Concept : The squadron will operate three state-of-the-art Advanced Light Helicopters Mk III, a multirole helicopter with Shakti engine manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics […]
SHANTIR OGROSENA Subject: Defence Context: Exercise SHANTIR OGROSENA-2021 culminated today. Concept: Exercise ShantirOgroshena The Exercise ShantirOgroshena (Front Runner of the Peace) is a multinational military exercise. The 2021 edition of Exercise ShantirOgroshena will be held in Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The […]
TERRITORIAL ARMY Subject : Defence Context : Kashmir: Militants kill Territorial Army soldier at his home Concept : India’s first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari formally inaugurated the Indian Territorial Army on October 9 in 1949. It is an organization where volunteers apply for a short period of training every year, so as […]
INS VIRAAT Subject : Defence Context : INS Viraat, the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier, has become the “private property” of a ship-breaker who has already torn down 40% of its body, chiefly for scrap, the Supreme Court told a private company, that wants to turn the vessel into a maritime museum-cum-adventure centre. Concept […]
ADVANCED CHAFF TECHNOLOGY Subject : Defence Context : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard the naval ships against enemy missile attack. Concept : Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this technology namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium […]
LA PEROUSE Subject : Defence Context : Indian Navy Ships INS Satpura and INS Kiltan along with P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft are participating, for the first time; in multi-lateral maritime exercise La Pérouse, being conducted in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region from 05 to 07 April 2021. Concept : The Indian […]
RAFALE AIRCRAFT Subject : Defence Context : India will receive another 8 to 9 Rafale jets from France by mid-May, with some expected later this month, completing the first squadron of the fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF), according to a defence official. Concept : With the inductions this month set to […]
EXERCISE SHANTIR OGROSHENA Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced that the Indian Army will participate in the Exercise Shantir Ogroshena-2021. Concept : About Exercise ShantirOgroshena The Exercise ShantirOgroshena (Front Runner of the Peace) is a multinational military exercise. The 2021 edition of Exercise ShantirOgroshena will be held […]
MILITARY FARMS Subject : Defence Context : Indian Army Formally Closes Down Military Farms Concept : Military Farms were set up with sole requirement of supplying hygienic cow’s milk to troops billeted in various garrisons across British India. First Military farm was raised on 01 Feb 1889 at Allahabad. After independence Military Farms […]