Carl-Gustaf M4
Context In a significant move, Swedish defence products company Saab today announced that it will manufacture its Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons system in India. It will be the company's first manufacturing…
ATAGS: Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
Context In a first, an indigenously developed howitzer gun, ATAG, became part of the 21-gun salute during the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort. Developed by the DRDO, the…
Hellfire R9X missile
Context The US military used its ‘secret weapon’ the Hellfire R9X missile to kill Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a safehouse in Kabul. What is the…
India joined Combined Military Forces
Context India joined the US-backed Combined Military Forces-Bahrain (CMF-B) — a counterterrorism coalition aimed at protecting international waters as an associate member. About Combined Military Forces India becomes the 35th…
ABHYAS High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT)
Context Recently, India successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast. About ABHYAS High speed…
Agnipath Scheme
Context The government recently unveiled its new Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers across the three services. About Agnipath Scheme The new defence recruitment reform, which has been cleared by the Cabinet…
Precision Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
Context Ukraine is set to receive the first delivery of precision multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) from the US and UK, after the civilian and military leadership of the country made…
Astra Mark-1 Missile
Context The Ministry of Defence it has signed a contract with the Hyderabad-based public-sector Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) for supply of the Astra Mark-1, for deployment on fighter jets of…
Project WARDEC
Context The project, which has been given a prototype name ‘WARDEC’, will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to design virtual reality…
Protected Mobility Vehicles
Context The Army has floated a Request for Information (RFI) to purchase Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) for high-altitude areas and for deserts and plains. What are PMVs, how are they…