Why in News: The Defence Minister participated in the commissioning ceremony of the first Project-15B class stealth guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam The remaining three ships — Mormugao, Imphal and Surat — are scheduled to be commissioned one per year …
Why in News: The Defence Ministry approved the procurement of arms and military equipment worth Rs 7,965-crore, including 12 light utility helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. About Light Utility Helicopter LUH is designed and developed as a replacement for Cheetah …
What is it? Smerch, procured from Russia, is the longest range conventional rocket system in the Army’s inventory with a maximum range of 90 km. The system is aimed to defeat personnel and engage with soft targets in concentration areas, …
What are they? The natural world is analog while computing is digital. Computers perceive the natural world through sensorchips whose output is analog. The analog output is converted into the language of computers through a digitizer chip or an analog …
Why in News: The Defence Ministry placed ₹7,523-crore order for 118 indigenous Arjun Mk-1A tanks. About Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun It has been developed under a multi-laboratory programme of DRDO mainly at the Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment …
Why in News? The indigenously developed helicopter-launched Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Helina has completed all trials and the process . What is Helina? HELINA (Helicopter based NAG) is a third generation fire and forget class anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) …
Why in News: India and the United States had signed a Project Agreement (PA) for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) under the ambit of the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI). Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ALUAV) are drones that can …
What are they? They’re mostly used to carry out a variety of naval operations, such as finding and destroying enemy submarines and huge surface ships. The frigate supports naval forces during air, surface and sub-surface missions. Krivak-III class frigates will …
What’s in the news? Defence minister Rajnath Singh has launched the fifth edition of Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC 5.0) under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO). The challenge is meant to achieve self-reliance and foster innovation …