Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Context: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Friday (October 14) that the indigenous ballistic missile nuclear submarine INS Arihant had successfully launched a nuclear capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) in the Bay of Bengal with “very high accuracy”. […]
Army in Arunachal Pradesh Receives Modern Artillery About the weapons delivered: Sig Sauer rifles: The SIG Sauer SIG716i is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer. It is an AR-15 style rifle using 7.62x51mm NATO type bullets and has an effective range of 600m. Negev Light Machine […]
Vikrant is a reflection of self-reliant India, says Modi For Prelims About INS Vikrant: INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to be indigenously developed in India. It is named ‘Vikrant’ as a tribute to India’s first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, which was […]
Vostok-2022 begins in Russia with India, China participating For Prelims About Vostok-2022: Vostok – 2022 is a multilateral strategic and command exercise. The exercise is scheduled to be held from September 01 to September 07. The exercise will involve more than 50,000 troops from China, […]
IAF sacks 3 officers in missile firing case For Prelims About BrahMos: BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India (DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia. It also holds the distinction of being the […]
Amethi unit all set to make AK-203 rifles For Prelims About Advanced Weapons and Equipment India: Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE) is a defence company headquartered in Kanpur, under 100% ownership of the government of India. It was established in 2021 as part […]
Enhancement of Capabilities of AI Technology As per the recommendation of a task force set up by Department of Defence Production (DDP) under the Chairmanship of Shri N Chandrasekaran, Chairman Tata Sons, and in consultation with all stakeholders. Defence Artificial Intelligence Council (DAIC) has been […]
An Overlook into the Agnipath Scheme Context: Massive protests demanding the rollback of the Agnipath scheme has continued across the country. Hundreds of people have been injured in various places in the violence that marked the agitation against the new armed forces recruitment scheme. Economic […]
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) Context: • Unmanned Vehicle technology has seen significant progress in the past decade with research and development in the areas of defence, mining, construction, waste management, agricultural equipment, seaborne shipping, wildlife monitoring and unmanned aerial vehicles. Background: • Unmanned Ground […]
