“TROPEX 2023” maritime exercise: The Indian Navy's Theater Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX), a significant maritime exercise, is now taking place in the Indian Ocean Region in preparation for its 2023 edition. This operational level exercise is conducted biennially and witnesses ...

Poorvi Akash exercise in Northeast by IAF: To evaluate its operational readiness, the Indian Air Force will conduct the significant air exercise Pralay. The significant exercise will take place near the Line of Actual Control in India’s northeast, involving all significant Air Force units. ...

Exercise AMPHEX 2023: Along with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy recently completed a six-day long massive military exercise near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. The “largest” biennial tri-services amphibious exercise AMPHEX 2023 was conducted from January 17 to 22. The exercise ...

DAC Nod to VSHORAD Missile Systems Being Designed by DRDO: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the proposal for the purchase of the VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system, which is being designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization, in an effort to strengthen ...

Defence Ministry Approves Proposals Worth Rs 4,276-cr for Anti-tank, Air Defence Missile Systems: Three proposals worth 4,276 crore rupees were approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) to improve the nation's deterrent and battle readiness. According to the Defense Ministry, Rajnath ...

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited: A Maharatna and Fortune Global 500 company, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has announced the introduction of Low Smoke Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) for the Indian Army in Jammu. BPCL has emerged as the first OMC to commence the supply of the new ...

Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of the IAF Western Command : On January 1, 2023, Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha took over as commander of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command. The Air Marshal is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Pune and was commissioned into the IAF ...

Pralay Ballistic Missiles: India’s First Tactical Quasi-Ballistic Missile- The decision by the Defence Ministry to procure indigenous short-range ballistic surface-to-surface (SRBM) missile Pralay, a conventional weapon that has become ready for induction in just seven years, gives Indian military ...

Defence Acquisition Council Clears Over ₹84,000 Crore Proposals: In a step to augment the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces and the Indian Coast Guard in future, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded approval for Acceptance of Necessity ...

Bandhan Bank signs MoU with Defence Ministry for defence pensioners: Bandhan Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Defence, for extending banking services to the defence pensioners and their families through 557 branches. ...