Current Affairs One liner
Defense and Security
- Central Government, Indo-Russian Rifles Limited (IRRPL) will make AK-203 Assault Rifle in Uttar Pradesh.
- Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) has developed an Al-based change detection software.
- Israeli Navy has successfully tested a long-range interceptor missile against a cruise missile.
- INS Vagir is the fifth Scorpion class submarine to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. Recently, North Korea successfully tested 'Hwasong-17'.
- Iran successfully test-fired Ghaem-100 solid-fuel rocket The navies of India, Tanzania and Mozambique participated in the first trilateral exercise.
- Indian ship INS Tarkash participated in it. India successfully test-fired nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' from Abdul Kalam Island of Odisha coast.
- INS Tarkash participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR exercise in South Africa.
- Indian Naval Ship Sunayna participated in the first exercise of the Joint Maritime Force in Seychelles.
- Recently North Korea declared itself a nuclear state.
- Recently Bangladesh has imported 36F-7BGI aircraft from China India will buy 6 TU-160 long-range bombers from Russia.
- DRDO and Indian Army test-fire indigenous VL-SRSAM missile.
- India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant built by Cochin Shipyard will be inducted into the Navy on 2 September 2022.
- Tata company has made an indigenous armored vehicle for the Indian
- Anny, named Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle Medium (QRFV). The Advanced Light Helicopter Mk III joins the Coast Guard fleet.
- India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II ballistic missile.
- INS Nishank and INS Akshay, two warships involved in Kargil and Surgical Strike were decommissioned.
- Russia test-fires Zircon missile. Indian Air Force ranked third in the World Air Power Index 2022.
- Recently, Indian Navy decommissioned INS Gomati from Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) after 34 years of service.
- Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched two Made-in-India warships INS 'Surat' and 'Udayagiri' at Mazagaon docks.
- Recently Russia tested the world's most powerful nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 SARMAT.
- Scorpene class submarine 'Vagsheer' was inaugurated at Mazagon Dock Limited. Recently Israel successfully test-fired a new laser missile-defence system 'Iron Beam'.
- Recently, DRDO successfully flight-tested the anti-tank guided missile 'Helina'.
- India successfully test-fired Pinaka MK-1 rocket system.
- Recently DRDO successfully test-fired MRSAM missile.
- India's first indigenous Flying Trainer Hansa-NG (HANSA-NG) completed trials at sea level.
- America handed over the 20th P-81 maritime patrol aircraft to India.
- Israel test-fires a naval air defence system named 'C-Dome'.
- India's Goa Shipyard Ltd. handed over its 5th ship ICGS'Saksham' to the Navy
- North Korea tested the most powerful missile Hwasong-12 Recently Russia handed over 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India.
- Recently Israel test-fired the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile.
- The Suprasonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) was successfully launched from Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
- Russia test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles.
- First S-400 air defense system was deployed in the Punjab sector. Israel gave Heron drone to India to monitor Chinese activities.
- Recently India test-fired 'Pralaya' missile from the Odisha coast.
- Recently, Indian Navy decommissioned INS-Khukri after 32 years.
- Recently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and DRDO successfully test-fired the SANT missile, launched from a helicopter.
- The Indian Navy has commissioned the indigenously built fourth Scorpene class submarine INS-Vela at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
- South Korea launched the first indigenous space rocket Nuri.
- Recently, the Russian Navy successfully test-fired the 'Zircon' hypersonic cruise missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time.
- North Korea tested Hwasong-8 hypersonic missile.
- The name of India's first floating missile test range is INS-Anvesh. Recently a new weapon MRSAM (Missile System) has been included in the Indian Air Force.
- Recently the country's first nuclear missile tracking ship has been launched, named INS-Dhruv.
- INS-Khanjar has become the first Indian Naval Ship to be called at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha.
- Recently, Indian Naval Ship INS-Talvar participated in a multinational maritime exercise named Cutlass Express 2021.
- Recently, the Indian Army has named the firing range located in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan.
- Recently, India has gifted a Rs. 100 crore patrol vessel PS Zoroaster to Seychelles.