Defence Current Affairs

1. India-US defence agreement, renewed from 2005, Defence suis, and Hi-tech
mobile power sourc
2. Vikrant indias first indigenous largest aircraft carrier other nations, US,
Russia, UK, France, CSL., 2 runway, STOBAR system 3 wires, 36 wing jets, 10
Helicopter
3. India-Uk joint exercise AJEYA WARRIOR, at westdown camp, Salisbury plains
UK, UN charter
4. Silk route-2015 between china and srilanka
5. Indias first defence park at ottapalam, kerala
6. Indian air force formally inducts the akash missile, all weather, medium range
air targets from low, Med and High altitudes. By DRODO and BEL, fully
autonomous and fully automated, powered by Ramje-rocket propulsion,
25km, 55kg warhead, supersonic, air defence system mult
7. INS Astravahini (TRLV) by Goa ship yard. Auxiliary vessel of recover practice
torpedoes and Mine
8. NAG anti tank guided missile, HeLIna , DRDO under IGMDP, 500m-4km(L), 710km(air) fire and forget, advance active imaging IIR
9. India UK AIR exercise INDRADHANUSH
10.Ex-Yudh Abhayas 2015 india-US at Joint Base lewis McChord, USA, 2004
11.Exercise Ekuverin between India and Maldives military at Pangode Military
Station, Trivandrum.
12.Integrated underwater harbor defence and surveillance system at kochi for
surface and sub-surface threat to vital assets along the harbor. Comprise of
radar, underwater sensor, designed by Israeli Aerospacce Industries.
13.Indian coast guard commissioned indigenously vessels Apporva and C-421.
Apoorva is 50m displace 317t and 33 knots at GOA, ICGS C421 is waterjet
propelled vessel 45knots, at Androth.
14.India Maldives joint military training exercise EKUVERIN 2015
15.Indian-Australian Navy Bilateral Maritime exercise AUSINDEX-15 East Coast,
both harbor and Seat for operation as Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster
Relief
16.INS Vajrakosh at karwar, Karnataka of PROJECT SEABIRD INS Kadamba had
been 1st phase, INS is now the worlds largest naval base east of SUEZ Canal.
Karwar Base is 3rd Naval base of in western Sea Board, 2 are Bombay, Cochin.
17.INS KOCHI largest warship so far in India, Include BrahMos, 2 nd to INS Kolkata
have multi-function surveillance and Threat Alert Radar to provide target data
to LR-SAM, 2 Helicaptors, Designed by Directorate of Naval Design and
Constructed by Mazagon Dock Ship Builders.
18.Def projects worth Rs 15k cr get approval
19.Women to get permanent commission in navy by Delhi HC allowed.
20.Konkan between UK-Indian Navy Protect. EEZ, Explosive Ordinance teams
also Participate, at Devonport South Coast,UK
21.Mitra Shakti 2015- INDIa-Sri Lanka 3rd, at Aundh Military Station in Pune, MH
22.Exercise LIVEWIRE- Indian Air Force utilize all air assets of all types with AIF
23.Malabar Exercise- India+US+Japan navy

24.KALAVARI, 1st of Scorpene Class Submarine manufactured at Mazagon Dock

Shipbuilder ltd. Only one Nuclear powered (INS Chakra) leased from Russia.
Project 75. 3 Nuc subs being Constructed at Vizag, INS Arihant and INS
aridhaman is now ready to launch. Attack from underwater or surface
25.Slinex-15:- India+Srilanka Navy off rincomalee, SL, frocloud of NIC. m 2005.
Harbour and Sea Phase
26.NATO launched military exercise Trident Juncture in Italy largest of Nato
exercise.
27.1st indige-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery INS Astradharani
Commissioned into Indian navy:- underwater weapons. Desing by DRDO,
Shoft shipyard and IIT Kharagpur. Replacement INS Astravahini.
28.Research Centre in Ladakh by DRDO at Changla near Pengong lake for
preserve Medicinal plant lab, food and UAV micro engines, batteries fuel cells,
high altitude clothing testing
29.Exercise Hand in Hand-15 China+India in Yunnan. Counter terrorist training
30.CORPAT India+Indonesia Navy in Andaman Sea CORPAT along IMBL twice a yr
since 2002
31.INDRA-2015 India+Russian armies, counter terrorism in Bikaner, Mahajan
Field Firing Ranges. Under UN 14 days
32.Army Cloud, Data Centre and Digi Locker for Indian Army launched by
Defence Minister at Delhi. Army clound similar to Meghraj
33.Balance Nail 16-01 Special force ties b/w US and Nepalese
34.Indigenously dev. ICGS Arinjay at Naval Base Kochi, 50m, 290tn, 33knots,
1500 nautical miles
35.Boeing P-81 at INS Rajali, Arakkom, 70km off Chennai, for Survilence.
36.Shipwright School Commissioned as INS Vishwakarma navis in house design
and maintenance capabilities.
37.Indias GSAT-15 launched by European Ariance 5 VA-227 launch vehicle. From
Kourou in French Guyana in SA.
38.Mareech-Advanced Torpedo Defence System
39.Agni-I Missile:- S-S, Soild, 700KM
40.Interceptor Missile Ballistic missile defence system
41.US+Japan
42.Prithvi-II:- Liquid, Nuclear capable strike range of 350km, test from mobile
launcher from launch complex-3 of ITR at Chandipur. S-S 500kg-100kg under
IGMDP
43.Israel test Barak-8 missile co-develped with india
44.LRSAM successfully flight tested:- India(DRDO)+Israeli it consist of Missiles,
MFSTAR (Radar), Weapon Control system, Vertical Launcher unit and two-way
data link.
45.Hal to Manufacture Kamov-226T helicopters with Russia replace Cheetah and
Chetak.
46.Purchase Russian S-400 Triumf Air Defence Missile System
47.India Joins select club to Build LNG ships france club
48.DRAD Sankalp exercise Indian armys Southern Command with air force
coordination
49.Pak test fires Shaheen-III ballistic missile:- Nuclear, 2750km

50.Indigenously Built ASW Corvette INS Kadmatt at Visakhapatnam, p28

Common operational Picture, 90% indigenously by constructe by Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers ltd. Named after Lakshdweep largest Island
Kadmatt. Soon fitted with Verticle S-A missile
51.Nag launcher NAMICA developed by DRDO
52.New Tank Ammunition for Arjum MBT new penetration cum blast and
thermobaric at chandipur Odisha.
53.Tejas make History at Bahrain
54.India Successfully test fired Akash Missile speed supersonic 2.8-3.5 25km
range IGMDP also developed NAG, AGNI, TRISHUL
55.DAC Approved major changes in Defence procurement procedure
56.Exercise Sahyog-Kaijin 2016:- India+Japan Coast guard indias samudra
pehredar and Japan Echigo. At Chennai port.
57.Reliance Defence to set up Dhirubhai Ambani Centre for Innovation and
research in Aerospace in Bengaluru
58.First joint tactical exercise Sino-India Cooperation 2016 in Chusul-Moldo area
along LAC and it is complements the Hand in Hand Series
59.International Fleet Review 2016 in Visakhapatnam with theme United through
Oceans 1st fled off by Abdul Kalam
60.Rithvi II missile successfully test-fired
61.Exercise IBSAMAR b/w Brazil+SA+India in indian waters. Increase
interoperability among 3
62.Ex Lamitye-IN+Seychelles at Victoria, mahe island Seychelles meaning
Friendship in creole
63.Surya Kiran IX- India+Nepal Military disaster relief.
64.COBRA Gold 2016 Asia Pacific region india Observer plus
65.Command Exit policy
66.IRON FIST in Rajsthan indian air force day-night exercise at RJ pokhran firing
range.
67.India 1st indigenous sonaer Dome at DefExpo 2016 Goa. To Mazgaon Docks,
use in warship in indian Navy.
68.Indian Coast Guard Vessel Arnvesh Commissiond constructed by Cochin
Shipyard Limited.
69.Russia china defence deal Su-35, Wu-14 missile
70.THAAD us anti billistic missile system, India (PAD, AAD)
71.Indegenously developed Air to Air missile Astra successfully tested for Air
force and is first beyond visual range air to air missile (BVRAAM)
72.INS Godavari first indigenously desgned and built warship decommissioned
and other two warship INS GANGA and INS GOMTI
73.Japan unveiled first stealth fighter aircraft X-2. Which is made of carbon-fiber
composite material that absorbs radar waves
74.Amogha anti tank guided missile tested in Madhya pardesh developed by BDL
75.Two dead while maintainance of INS vikrmaditya Russian made indias largest
ship
76.India notice to 10 chinese nationals on Dharma port in eastern indias
deepest port new abdul kalam insland. This port project had been slammed

by wildlife groups on accound of its proximity to the bhitarkanika and

gahirmatha olive ridley marine rookery.
77.Desert Eagle II between IAF and UAF air force at Al Dafra air base Dubai
sukhoi 30
78.Force 18 at pune asean + other countries
79.Indian Coast Gaurd and their Korean Counterpart are taking part in a joint exercise code
named Sahyog-Hyeobleod-2016 is being scheduled in the Bay of Bengal in Chennai.
These exercises are scheduled every year alternately between the two countries
80.INS Mhadei sail to port loius Mauritius from goa first time all women crew member.
81. 113 Nihonium Nh It was created by a group of Japanese researchers. The element
incorporates word Nihon which means Japan in Japanese. 115 Moscovium Mc It has
been named after Russian capital Moscow. 117 Tennessine Ts It has been named after
American state of Tennessee by American researchers. Indian scientist Susanta Lahiri
also had played an important role in discovering it. 118 Oganesson Og Named in
honour of Russian researcher Yuri Oganessian. It is only the second element to be
named after a living scientist.

72. Indias first HTT-40 aircraft for training all three service air cadre.
Manufactured by HAL.
82.Indias first women fighter pilots Bhawana kath, Avani chaturvedi, Mohana
Singh
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