Defence

Defence Ministry Inks Rs 3700 Cr Contracts with BEL for Radars and Receivers

Indian Defence Ministry Signs Rs 3,700 Crore Contracts with BEL to Enhance Air Force Capabilities The Indian Defence Ministry has recently signed two contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) worth more than Rs 3,700 crore, with the aim to enhance...

Annual Bilateral Maritime Exercise Konkan 2023

Bilateral Maritime Exercise Konkan 2023 The annual bilateral maritime exercise called Konkan 2023 was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy from 20th to 22nd March 2023 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. The Royal Navy...

GRSE launched the ‘Most Silent Ship’ INS Androth

GRSE launched the ‘Most Silent Ship’ INS Androth Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), a shipbuilding company in India, has launched INS Androth, a vessel claimed to be the "most silent ship in the country" for the Indian Navy. The...

Africa-India field training exercise AFINDEX-23 to be held in Pune

AFINDEX-23 Exercise The Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) has begun with the participation of 100 participants from 23 African countries, including Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia, among others. The exercise aims to improve interoperability and operational readiness for...

DRDO organises workshop on ‘Human Factors Engineering in Military Platforms’

A two-day workshop on "Human Factors Engineering in Military Platforms" was inaugurated by the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on March 15 in New Delhi. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams Who...

Union Home Ministry announced 10% reservation for former Agniveers

The Union home ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), just after taking a similar initiative for jobs for them in the BSF. Buy Prime Test Series...

INS Dronacharya Receives Prestigious President Droupadi Murmu’s Colour Award

The Indian Navy's top gunnery school, INS Dronacharya, will be presented with the President's Colour in honor of its outstanding services. President Droupadi Murmu will be conferring the award as the highest recognition bestowed upon a unit by the President,...

India’s Ordnance Factories Day 2023: 18th March

India’s Ordnance Factories’ Day 2023 Ordnance Factory Day 2023: In India, Ordnance Factory Day is celebrated annually on March 18th, marking the establishment of the first Ordnance factory by the British in Cossipore, Kolkata, in 1801 during colonial rule. The...

Multi-lateral ASW Exercise Sea Dragon 23 commences

The Indian Navy deployed a P8I aircraft to Guam, USA, on March 14, 2023, to participate in the third edition of 'Exercise Sea Dragon 23', a coordinated multi-lateral Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise for Long Range MR ASW aircraft organized by...

Joint India-Singapore exercise ‘bold kurukshetra’ concludes at Jodhpur

Operation Bold Kurukshetra Operation Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral armour training exercise, was held from March 6–13, 2023, in Jodhpur Military Station in India. It was the 13th iteration, and the Singapore Army and Indian Army both took part. Both armies...