Why in News: The Centre has announced the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the three branches of the armed forces, on a short-term basis. About Under the scheme, youth(both men and women) between 17.5 to 21 years of …
Why in News: The Navy is looking to procure variants of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) modified for ship-based operations. The Navy which has taken an early lead towards indigenisation decades ago and in …
What’s in News: The Defence Minister unveiled the second edition of the ‘Mehar Baba’ swarm drone competition by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for Indian start-ups to develop a swarm drone based system to detect foreign objects on aircraft operating …
Why in News: Given its successive abstentions during votes on Ukraine in the UN Security Council and elsewhere, India has attracted criticism citing “realpolitik” by critics. Russia provides 60-70 percent of India’s military weaponry. Any disruption in supplies might have …
Why in News: The Navy said it is building capacity to ensure that whatever capacity China can bring into the region, it has all those capabilities to counter that, at the parliamentary standing committee on defence How geography helps India …
Why in News: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Ex Vayu Shakti About the exercise The triennial Ex Vayu Shakti 2022 is aimed at showcasing the capability of the IAF to conduct full spectrum …
What’s in the news? The Centre has approved the continuation of the central sector umbrella scheme of Border Infrastructure and Management till 2025-26 at a cost of Rs 13,020 crore. This decision will strengthen the border infrastructure for improving border …