Indian missile capability Context Recently, Defence Minister has urged DRDO scientists to work towards developing hypersonic missile technology. China had demonstrated its hypersonic missile capability with successful tests of a hypersonic glide…
Context This year, for the first time, a majority of the 125 nations that belong to an agreement called the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons said they wanted curbs on…
Context The VL-SRSAM i.e. Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile designed for Indian Naval warships was successfully flight tested earlier by India for the second consecutive time. What…
Context Recently, the Nagaland Cabinet recommended that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 be repealed from the state after the incident in Mon district in which security forces…
Context The Prime Minister handed over the Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System Shakti to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held as part of Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv. About Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System…
Submarine strength of India Context Recently, the CBI filed two chargesheets against serving and retired naval officers, and some others, for allegedly sharing details of the ongoing modernisation project of India’s Kilo…
Context The global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has added Turkey, along with Jordan and Mali, in its revised list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring”. What does…
Context Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended BSF powers and jurisdiction up to 50 km inside the international borders in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. Key Details on…
Context Recently, the Ministry of Defence has launched the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS). About Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) It has been launched for creating state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with the private…
Facing up to the drone challenge Context Recently, two drones dropped an IED each packed with high grade-explosives on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu. Army Chief General emphasised…
