About iDEX Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework was launched by the Government with the aim to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace Sector by engaging Industries including MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and academia to …
About INS Vikrant INS Vikrant/Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1) is the first indigenously built aircraft carrier, constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, a public sector shipyard under Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. With a displacement of 43,000 tonnes when fully …
What is INS Marmugao It is the second of the Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL). The ship was named after a key port in Goa. Features of INS Marmugao and other Visakhapatnam ships …
About DAC Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is constituted under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. It includes Defence Minister as Chairman and Minister of State for Defence (when appointed), Chief of Defence …
What’s in the news? The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy has begun recently along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). As part of Government of India’s vision SAGAR (Security …
About G7 The Group of Seven (G7) is a collective of seven of the world’s most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. The G7 member countries …
About INS Vikrant INS Vikrant/Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1) is the first indigenously built aircraft carrier, constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, a public sector shipyard under Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. With a displacement of 43,000 tonnes when fully …
About NCC The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a youth development movement. It is a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Wing, providing opportunities to the youth of the country for their all-round development with a sense of …
What’s in the news? The third edition of the Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil-22 commenced recently. The exercise will be undertaken along the entire seven thousand 516 kilometer coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India. It will involve all …
India’s defence sector status India was the world’s largest importer of arms in the period from 2017 to 2021, along with Saudi Arabia. It accounts for 11 per cent of the total imports across the world, according to the Stockholm …