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MOST IMPORTANT DEFENSE & SECURITY CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES 2024
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Vientiane on 20 Nov 2024 to attend the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus).
India and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Implementation (MoI), which focuses on the co-development of the UNICORN mast. The UNICORN is a conical structure that enhances stealth on naval warships.
The DRDO successfully conducted a historic flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile capable of carrying payloads over 1500 km.
The Indian Navy will conduct the fourth edition of its largest coastal defense exercise, Sea Vigil-24, on November 20 and 21, 2024.
The Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force are participating in a high-intensity tri-services exercise, Ex Poorvi Prahar, in Arunachal Pradesh from November 10 to 18, 2024.
The DRDO on Nov 14, 2024 successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka.
Center declared areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in Manipur as “disturbed areas”, bringing these areas under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, 1958.
Government has officially approved the creation of the first all-women battalion within the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
DRDO has successfully conducted the maiden test of indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM) from ITR Chandipur (Odisha).
Exercise AUSTRAHIND, between India and Australia, has commenced on 8th Nov in Pune, Maharashtra.
India has initiated its first-ever space exercise called 'Antariksha Abhyas - 2024' which is being hosted by the Defence Space Agency.
The Indian Navy conducted its third bi-annual interaction, ‘MAHASAGAR’, with the head of 10 foreign Navies (Bangladesh, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania).
An Indian Army contingent of 25 personnel departed for Indonesia. They are participating in the 9th edition of the joint exercise named ‘Garuda Shakti 24’.
The Indian Army contingent set off for the 15th edition of the India-US joint Special Forces Exercise, VAJRA PRAHAR. This exercise will take place from Nov 2 to November 22, 2024, at the Orchard Combat Training Centre in Idaho, USA.
The Indian Navy and German Navy completed their inaugural Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the Bay of Bengal. Indian Navy's destroyer INS Delhi participated in the exercise.
Armenia has emerged as India’s leading destination for defense exports. In the fiscal year 2023-24 achieved a record in defense exports, totalling Rs 21,083 crore (approximately $2.63 billion). This marks a 32.5% increase from the previous year.
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Airbus inaugurated the Final Assembly Line (FAL) complex for the Airbus C295 aircraft in Vadodara, Gujarat. This factory, India's first private facility to build military planes, will manufacture the Airbus C295 aircraft.
On Oct 25, 2024, the Indian Navy’s seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), named ‘Abhay’, was launched at M/s L&T’s Kattupalli facility. “Abhay” has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE).
India launched its fourth nuclear powered ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine S4* at the Ship Building Center (SBC) in Visakhapatnam.
The Indian Navy conducted a bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr” with the Royal Navy of Oman. The exercise took place off the coast of Goa from 13 to 18 October. INS Trikand and a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft represented India in this collaboration.
Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the Indian Navy's Very Low Frequency (VLF) radar station at Dummugudem, Telangana. It is the Navy's second VLF communication transmission station in the country.
S Paramesh has been appointed as the new chief of the Indian Coast Guard, effective October 15. He succeeds DG Rakesh Pal, who passed away last month.
Indian Air Force aircraft C-295 makes the inaugural landing at Adani’s Navi Mumbai International Airport.
India, Australia, Japan, and US Navies kick off the 28th edition of Malabar 2024 Naval Exercise in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Rajnath Singh launched two key initiatives - ADITI 2.0 & DISC 12 - at DefConnect 4.0 in Delhi. These initiatives aim to strengthen India’s defense technology ecosystem by encouraging innovation and providing financial support for new ideas.
The US has approved the sale of 53 MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to India for $175 million. The torpedoes are designed to be used in anti-submarine warfare and will be integrated into India's MH-60R helicopters.
DRDO successfully tested the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) three times in Pokhran, Rajasthan
8th India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND-2024 started at Surya Foreign Training Node, Auli, Uttarakhand.
Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, became the first woman officer to take over as the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS). She is also the highest-ranking woman officer ever to have served in the Indian Armed Forces.
The Army's Artillery regiment celebrates its 198th anniversary on 28 Sep 2024. The Artillery Regiment was established as the Royal Indian Artillery (RIA) of the British Indian Army on 28 September 1827.
Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal SP Dharkar has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff.
The Indian Air Force has successfully completed Exercise Eastern Bridge-7 with the Royal Air Force of Oman in Masirah, Oman.
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, a fighter pilot with more than 5,000 hours of flying experience, will take charge as the chief of the Indian Air Force.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
India's 2nd nuclear-powered submarine with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, INS Arighant, commissioned into the Navy. It can carry 12 K-15 missiles with a 1,500 km range or 4 K-4 missiles with a 3,500-5,000 km range, & weighs 6,000 tons
NSG 'Black Cat' Commando Harish Kajla becomes 1st CAPF Officer to successfully complete the Ironman Challenge in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Indian Army is conducting a complex corps-sized military exercise, 'Parvat Prahaar,' close to the China border in Eastern Ladakh.
Group captain Subhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian in space in 40 years with ISRO naming him the ‘prime’ astronaut for the first ISRO-NASA mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed as the Director General Medical Services (Army). She was also the first woman to hold the post of DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces).
First indigenous frigate “Triput” launched by Goa Shipyard Limited. The vessel is the first of the two Frigates of the P1135.6 Class. It is the first time these vessels are being constructed indigenously.
Govt allocated Rs 6.21 lakh crore for defense, up from last year's outlay of Rs 5.94 lakh crore. The total allocation to the defense sector is 12.9% of the total budget of the GoI for the year 2024-25.
Colonel Anshu Jamwal from Jammu and Kashmir became the first woman army officer to command an operational Air Defence regiment of the Indian Army.
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India will host the top-tier Malabar naval exercise with the other 'Quad' countries - the US, Japan and Australia - in the Bay of Bengal this year.
Centre has appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, presently serving as Vice Chief, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of June 30, 2024.
Sub-Lieutenant Anamika B Rajeev has become the Indian Navy’s first woman helicopter pilot after she received the prestigious “Golden Wings”.
Major Radhika Sen, who served with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, will be honored with the prestigious 2023 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
The govt has granted one month extension in tenure to Chief of the Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande. He was due to retire on May 31 on turning 62 years of age.
The govt has granted an extension of one year to Dr. Samir V. Kamat as the Chairman of Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO).
The govt has notified the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act. Now military commanders will have administrative and disciplinary powers over personnel from all three services.
The Indian Army's Western Command, successfully conducted a three-day joint exercise, Gagan Strike-II exercise, with the Indian Air Force at multiple locations in Punjab.
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