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Recent in News (updated on 14 January)
Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Kamla Devi’ the Fast Patrol Vessel which is designed, built, and delivered by GRSE to Indian Coast Guard was commissioned in Kolkata.
The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and the Indian Air Force will participate in the joint air exercise “Veer Guardian-2023” starting on January 12 at Hyakuri Air Base in Japan.
India successfully carried out a test launch of the tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha coast.
In an effort to shore up the air defence systems all along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) facing China, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the proposal for procurement of VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system under design and development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO.
In various competitive exams like Bank Po, Bank Clerk, Regulatory bodies: RBI Grade B, SEBI Grade A, SSC CGL, State PCS exam; recent defence exercises and equipment’s are asked. This article is regularly updated so that students can have all the awards at one place. Bookmark it for revision purposes.
Defence Exercises
| Name of Exercise | Countries | Type and Place | Important Facts |
| January 2023 | |||
| Veer Gaurdian | India- Japan | Hyakuri Air Base in Japan | Air defence |
| December 2022 | |||
| Surya Kiram | India- Nepal | Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi, Nepal 16th edition | |
| Sudarshan Prahar | India | Indian Army, Rajasthan | Domestic Exercise
synergised application of combat power |
| Yudh Abhyas | India-US | Military, Auli, Uttarakhand( Nanda Devi) | 18th edition, Bilateral exercise
Capt. Cerruti, Lt. Russell, Lt. Brown and Lt. Hack became the first four USArmy Officers to be promoted in the Himalayas. |
| Harimau Shakti | India – Malaysia | Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia | |
| Exercise Sangam | India- USA | Goa | Naval Exercise, 7th edition, first conducted in 1994 |
| November 2022 | |||
| AUSTRA HIND 22 | India Australia | Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan | Military Exercise |
Defence Equipment’s in news
| Name | Designed/ Built by | Important facts |
| January 2023 | ||
| Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Kamla Devi’ | GRSE | commissioned in Kolkata.
top speed of 34 knots and an endurance of over 1,500 nautical miles. |
| VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system | DRDO | For LAC.
Full form : Very Short Range Air Defence System It is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS). |
| Prithvi-II | drdo | surface-to-surface Missile short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) and has a range of around 250 km to 350 km. |
| December 2022 | ||
| INSV Tarini | Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa | Sail boat:to Participate in 50th edition of Cape Town to Rio Race 2023
went an all-women officer crew in the historic expedition titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’ in 2017. |
| Vagir | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), under collaboration with Naval Group, France. | 5th Scorpene submarine.
75 Kalvari Class submarines, total 6 |
| Pralay | DRDO | Ballistic missile, with a range of 150-500 km. |
| B-21 Raider | USA | high-tech strategic bomber, nuclear enabled |
| Dogs and Kites | Indian Army | Trained to identify and destroy the drones |
| November 2022 | ||
| ‘Ikshak | built by GRSE/L&T for the Indian Navy | third of the four Survey Vessels (Large SVL) Project. Launched, at Kattupalli, Chennai. SLV ships will replace the existing Sandhyak Class survey ships |
| 14th Aero India | Ministry of Defence | at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka |
| INS Mormugao (2nd ship of Project 15B) | built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). designed by the Warship Design Bureau | It will succeed Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers. Earlier INS Vishakhapatnam launched. Others are Imphal and Surat. |
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