About SIMBEX SIMBEX is the Maritime Bilateral Exercise between Singapore and India. Initiated in 1994, SIMBEX is the Indian Navy’s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy. Why in News? The three-day long 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime …
Why in News: The Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha was commissioned by the Minister for Defence at a programme held in Chennai. What are the functions of Vigraha ICGS Vigraha can carry one twin-engine helicopter and four high-speed boats for …
What is it? It is an air defence missile system developed by Russia, which integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, and command and control centre. It is essentially one of the best Modern …
Why in News: The Quad countries — India, the U.S., Australia and Japan — is set to conduct the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise off the coast of Guam. Indian stealth frigate INS Shivalik and anti-submarine warfare corvette …
About It is a joint military exercise between India and Russia. The aim of the exercise was to acquaint each other with operational planning, procedures, combat drills and conducting joint operations against international terrorist groups. What’s in the news? The …
What is it? It is the maiden bilateral naval exercise between India and Saudi Arabia. The exercise aims to undertake co-ordinated action against asymmetric threat, replenishment at sea procedures, anti-piracy and boarding operations. Why in News: India, Saudi Arabia began …
Why in News: Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat chaired a meeting on theatre commands. What is a theatre command? A theatre command is an organisational structure that is responsible for commanding all military assets in a theatre of battle …
Why in News? Indian Defence Minister recently addressed an India-Sweden Defence Industry Cooperation webinar. Planned events for defence cooperation A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers and the Swedish Security and Defence Industry …