Subject : Defence Context : The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting, held under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved proposals to procure equipment worth Rs 28,000 crore. Concept : This is the first meeting of the DAC under the new regime of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 and these are the first […]

Subject: Defence Context: ‘Himgiri’, the first of the three Project 17A ships being built at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was launched. Concept: The ship has taken its name and crest of the second Frigate of the Leander Class of ships, which incidentally was launched 50 years ago in 1970. Under […]

Subject: Defence Context: INS Viraat is the second aircraft carrier to be broken in India in the last six years. In 2014, INS Vikrant, which played a crucial role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, was dismantled in Mumbai. Concept: Viraat a Centaur class aircraft carrier weighing 27,800 tonnes, served in the British Navy as HMS […]

Subject : Defence Context : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed 5.56×30 mm Protective Carbine has successfully undergone the final phase of User trials on 7th December 2020. This has paved the way for induction into the services. Concept : JVPC is a Gas Operated Semi Bull-pup automatic weapon having more than 700 rpm […]

Subject : Defence Context : Defence Minister, attended the 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus organized online at Hanoi, Vietnam on 10 December 2020 that marked the 10th anniversary of ADMM Plus. Concept : ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) is the only official framework of Defense Minister’s meetings in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is a […]

Subject: Defence Context: Navy has started work to establish maritime theatre command: Admiral Karambir Singh. Concept: It is a unified command in which the resources of all the services are unified under a single commander looking at a geographical theatre. Meaning, a single military commander, as per the requirements, will have the resources of the […]

Subject: Defence Context: The Indian Navy (IN) is undertaking a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from 4 to 5 December 2020. Concept: PASSEXs are conducted regularly by IN with units of friendly foreign navies, whilst visiting each other’s ports or during a rendezvous at sea. […]

Subject: Defence Context: The government sanction letter for the creation of a new post of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) as part of Army headquarters’ reorganisation has been issued, Army sources said on Thursday. Concept: As part of the reorganisation of Army Headquarters, the government has approved the creation of a new deputy chief […]

Subject: Defence Context: The public sector aerospace manufacturing company, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered the biggest cryogenic propellant tank C32-LH2 to the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru. Concept: The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of aluminium alloy designed for improving the payload capability of GSLV MK-III launching vehicle of ISRO. […]

Subject: Defence Context: The Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), the nodal agency for maritime data fusion set up after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, will soon become a National Maritime Domain Awareness (NDMA) centre. Concept: Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) The Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) is located in Gurugram. It […]