Security Challenges
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Project WARDEC
Context The project, which has been given a prototype name ‘WARDEC’, will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India ...
Protected Mobility Vehicles
Context The Army has floated a Request for Information (RFI) to purchase Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) for high-altitude areas and ...
Sarmat ICBM
Context Amidst stiff resistance from Ukraine in the ongoing war and harsh sanctions imposed by the West, Russia went ahead and tested its ...
The CALM System
The CALM System Context Recently, the Army issued a RFI for the Cannister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Ammunition (CALM) System. What ...
Pinaka Rocket Systems
Pinaka Rocket Systems Context Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been ...
HELINA Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Context Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA was successfully flight tested at high-altitude ranges as part of user ...
Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems: MANPADS
Context Recently, United States approved a $200-million arms package for Ukraine, which would include US-made Stinger Missiles, which are a ...
The weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war
The weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war Context The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict that Europe has ...
Kuki insurgency in Manipur?
The history of the Kuki insurgency in Manipur Context Just before the first of the two phases of the Assembly ...
Taking a byte out of cyber threats
Taking a byte out of cyber threats Context Cyber attacks may be a relatively new phenomenon, but in a short ...
Indian Army’s new combat uniform
Context Recently, the new combat uniform for the Indian Army was unveiled. Since 1949, January 15 has been celebrated as ...
Pralay ballistic missile
Context Recently, the first successful test flight of short-range surface-to-surface Pralay ballistic missile was conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam ...
Indian missile capability
Indian missile capability Context Recently, Defence Minister has urged DRDO scientists to work towards developing hypersonic missile technology. China had ...
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Context This year, for the first time, a majority of the 125 nations that belong to an agreement called the ...
VL-SRSAM missile system successfully launched by DRDO
Context The VL-SRSAM i.e. Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile designed for Indian Naval warships was successfully flight ...
