Friday, 16 May 2025

JANUARY TO APRIL DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN 2025

JANUARY - 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Has Been Assumed As The Command Of IAF's Western Air Command.

* Major General Rohit Mehrotra Has Assumed As The Command Of 61 Sub Area.

* Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha Has Assumed As The Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defense Staff ( CDS) HQ.

*  Air Vice Marshal Manmeet Singh Took Over As Senior Office In Charge Administration HQ WESTERN Air Command, New Delhi.

* India Declared 2025 As The Year Of Defences Reforms. (ministry Of Defense) 

* Major General Ramesh Shanmugam Takes Charge As The Additional Director General of NCC Of Kerala And Lakshadweep.

*  1993 Batch IPS OFFICER From Bihar Cadre Sunil Kumar Jha Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of CRPF.

* Assam Police Chief Gyanendra Pratap Singh Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of CRPF.

* Lt General Bhupesh K Goyal Assumed As The Director General Of (Organisation And Personnel) In DGAFMS.

* Col Ishrat Ahmad ( AOC MEERUT) 3rd Generation Army Officer, Is The First Indian Female Muslim Commanding Officer From Rajasthan.

* Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan Assumed Charge As The Controller Of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A).

NAMED AFTER - 

* Mahavir chakra Awardee Captain Anuj Nayyar ( In 1999 Kargil War) To Commemorate Him Indian Railways Have Dedicated WAG 9HC Locomotive At Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam.

MANUFACTURED - 

* Bengaluru Based Dynamatic Technologies Developing An Indigenous Jet Powdered Loitering Munition.


* Indian Army's Daredevils Set A New World Record For Highest Human Pyramid.


EXPORTED - 

* Chennai Based Big Bang Boom Solutions Has Exported It's  FIRST Consignment Of Vajra Super Hot (C-UAS) To Kenya's Ministry Of Defense.

FIRST EVER NAVAL ANTHEM - 

*  The FIRST Ever Indian Naval Civilian Anthem JEE JAAN LAGAN SE Was Unveiled On 17th January 2025.

( Composed By Ritul Mohan) 


* Hyderabad Based Redon System Is Developing Indigenous Pneumatic Launchers.

SUBMARINE - 

* Mazagaon Dock Shipyard Limited (MDL) Has Delivered 6th Sorpene Class Submarine VAGHSHEER To INDIAN Navy.



* INS KIRCH, An Indigenous Missile Corvette Of The Eastern Sword Celebrates 24th Anniversary.


* INS DEEPAK COMPLETED 14 YEARS OF SERVICE TO NATION.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Ministry Of Defense Has Signed a Contract With Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) For The Supply Of The Medium Range Surface To Air Missiles (MRSAM) For INDIAN Navy At A Cost Of Rs 2960 Crores.

* Indian Army And State Bank of India Have Renewed The Existence MoU For Providing Banking Services.

* The Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Rs 1560 Crores Contract With Heavy Vehicles Factory To Procure 47 BLT-72 Bridge Laying Tanks For Indian Army.


* GRSE Has Signed MoU With Hyderabad Based Appollo Micro System For Joint Research And Development And Co Production Of Under Water Weapons.

LAUNCHED - 

* Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) Has Launched Two Adamya Class FAST PATROL VESSEL (AMULYA AND AKSHAYA) For The Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

*  KEEL FOR THE TRAINING SHIP Of INDIAN Coast Guard Laid By Mazagon Dock Shipyard Limited 

* LARSEN AND TURBO (L&T) Launched The 2nd Multi Purpose Vessel  INS UTKARSH For Indian Navy.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Flagged Off 3 Frontline Naval Combatants To Nation At Mumbai.

* INS SURAT - The Powerful P15B Guided Missile Destroyer 

* INS NILAGIRI - India's First P17A Stealth Frigate 

* INS VAGSHEER - The Final Submarine Of P75 Sorpene Project.

* Andaman And Nicobar Commands (ANC) Conducted Successful Salvo Launch Of BRAHMOS Missile.



* Indian Navy Received The First Signal Intelligence Chip SHIP ZAGROS) 

( Its A New Military Vessel Equipped With Electronics Sensor)

* Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi Has Inaugurated The UPPER LIMB TRAINING LAB At Pune's Artificial Limb Center On The Occasion Of Veterans day.

* Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Flagged Off SANJAY - The Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS) At South Delhi.


* It Is An Automated System Which Integrated The Inputs From All Ground And Aerial Battlefield Sensors.

* Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Has Laid The Keel Of The 7th ASW-SWC For The Indian Navy.

ACHEIVEMENT - 

* Indian Army Team Has Completed The ACONCAGUA Peak In Argentina, The Highest Mountain In South America.

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DECOMMISSIONED - 

*  INDIAN Coast Guard Boat C-449 Decommissioned After Long Service To Nation At Chennai.



RANKING - 

*  India Ranked 4th In Overall Military Strength In Global Fire Power 2025 Index After US, RUSSIA AND CHINA 

* 14,55,450 active Military Personnel 

OPERATION - 

* Indian Navy Successfully Conducted An OPERATION DEMO At RK Beach. 

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PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Army Veteran Baldev Singh Passed Away.



BOOKS 

* GREATEST AIR ACES OF ALL TIMES Book Author - Aviator Anil Chopra 

*  SHOOTING STRAIGHT: A Military Biography Of Lt General Rostum K Nanavaty Book Author - ARJUN SUBRAMANIAM 

* AN ARMY WIFE'S TALES Book Author - Ms Jyoti Barmola Mamgain 


TESTED - 

* Economic Explosive Limited (EEL) Has Successfully Tested BHARGAVASTRA, An Indigenous Counter Drone System With Guided Micro Missile 

( This System Featuring Both Hard Kill And Soft Kill Capabilities) 

( Can Detect Large Drone At 10 km Distance)

* HAL Conducted Maiden Flight Test Of CATS- OMCA (Combat Air Teaming System Optionally ) Manned Combat Aircraft 

AWARDS - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Presented Police Medals To 35 CBI Officers.

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MANUFACTURE - 

* L & T Developing Light Weight Bullet Proof Material In Collaboration With Amruta University.

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AWARDS - 

* Lt General Sadhana Nair, VSM Along With His Son Sqn Ldr Tarun Nair Honoured With Presidential Award ( For The First Time Happened )

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FEBRUARY - 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Marshal Venkataraman Rajasekhar Has Assumed As The Air Officer In Charge Maintaince At 

* Vice Admiral Rajat Kapoor Assumed As The Controller Of Logistics ( COL) At Naval Headquarters.

* Major General Sheena PD Assumed As The Additional Director General Of Military Nursing Services.

 * Major General Sukruti Baveja Has Assumed As The Major General At Dakshin Bharat Area, Chennai.

TECHNOLOGY - 

* Delhi Based ARMASEN TACTICAL Unveiled It's Latest High Cut Ballistic Helmet Cover.

* Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Has Introduced Its First Ever BS-IV Vehicle Diagnostic Tool By TASL At Chandigarh.


* Chinese Survey Vessel Xiang Yang Arrives At Bay Of Bengal.

* Bengaluru Based SCANDRON Has Launched India's MOST Powerful Cargo Drone CARGO MAX 20 KHC At Aero India 2025.


* Bengaluru Based DYNAUTON Systems Has Launched The Indigenous CHEEL UAV With 300 Km Range.

* India And US Have Announced A New Procurement And Co Production Arrangements Of Javelin ATGM STRYKER.


*  Bengaluru Based SSS Defense Has Unveiled It's Indigenous SMG (SUBMACHINE GUN) & DMR (DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLE)


*  Lt Cdr Dilna And Lt Cdr Roopa A Created History By Successfully Crossing Cape Horn 

* INS GHARIAL Celebrated 28th Anniversary.

* INS RANA Celebrated 43 Of Service To Nation.


PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Lt General, Moti Dar PVSM (AVSM) Former Vice Chief Of Army Staff (July 1995- July 1996) And GOC In C Southern Command (January 1994 - July 1995) Has Passed Away.


HOST - 

* The 13th Meeting Of Malaysia- India Defense Cooperation Committee ( MIDCOM) Took Place At Kualalumpur.

LAUNCHED - 

* Adani Defense And Aerospace In Partnerships With DRDO Launched It's Vehicle Mounted Counter Drone System.

* Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Has Established A New Company Operative Base (COB). In Kutul Area At Narayanpur District, Chhattisgarh.

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* Kalyani Has Unveiled The Latest 155mm/ 45 Calibre Mounted Gun 

* Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) Has Developed An Indigenous Portable Bullet Proof Booth Weighing 1650 Kg For The Armed And Para Military Force's.


* Rear Admiral K M Ramakrishnan Has Launched The Ancient Stitched Ship, A Unique Vessel Ship Built With Wood, Coir, Natural Resin At Goa.

CRASHED - 

*  Indian Airforce Aircraft Has Crashed At Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.


* Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Has Released The First Edition Of The Ministry Of Defense Bi Annual - Hindi Magazine SASHAKT BHARAT - In New Delhi

VISIT - 

*  Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) Comprising INS SUJATA, And ICGS VEERA Arrived At Sihanoukville Port Cambodia.

* INS Shardul Visited To Bali, Indonesia For Reviewing The International Fleet 2025.


RENAME - 

* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Renamed The Indigenous HJT-36 Jet Trainer As The YASHAS.


MOU SIGNED - 

* The Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Rs 10,147 Crores Deal With Economic Explosive Limited And  Munition India Limited And Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) For Advanced PINAKA MLR Rockets.

*  Defense Ministry Has Signed Rs 642 Crores Contract With BEL For 28 EON 51 System.

*  BEL Corporation, Reshef Technologies, Israel Have Signed An MoA For a Long Term Make In India' (LTMII) Contract To Manufacture Electronic Fuzes For Indian Army.

* GE Aerospace Has Signed 5 Years Performance Based Logistics ( PBL) Contract With The Indian Air Force For T700 Engine Sustained Solutions.

* BEL Has Signed A MoU with THE CSIR National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) To Operate In The Areas Of Unified Air Space Management And Sensor Development For Loitering Munition (LM) And High Altitude Platform.

* The Aerospace Business Of Godrej And Boyce Has Signed An MoU With Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) For The Indigenous Manufacturing Of Flight Control For AMCA 

* The Defense Ministry Has Signed 2 Contracts Worth Rs 1917.47 Crores For Two Procurement Of 149 Software Defined Radios For Indian Coast Guard.

* The Indian Army Has Signed A Contract For Procurement Of 223 Units Of Automatic Chemical Agents Detection And Alarm ( ACADA) System Developed By DRDE, DRDO Gwalior.

* A MoU Signed Between INDIAN Army And DRDO To Facilitate The Transfer Of Technical Expertise From The Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSBL).

BOOKS - 

* Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi Has Launched Launched The Book I AM A SOLDIER'S WIFE Book Author - Geetika Lidder ( Wife Of Late Brigadier LS Lidder)

*  UNFORGOTABLE CHAPTERS : Book Author - Prakash Singh ( MEMOIR OF TOP COP) 

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AWARDS - 

*  Senior NSG Officer D K Kedia Honoured With The CA In Public Service Award By ICAI.

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MARCH - 

RENAME - 

*  DRDO Has Renamed The SDFR - Based ASTRA - 3 Air To Air Missile As GANDIVA.


* Indian Navy s First' Training Squadron Reaches At Phuket Deep Sea Port, Thailand.

*  Indian Army Has Renamed The Kitchener House To Manekshaw House At Vijay Durg.

HOST - 

*  Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The DRDO MHA Collaboration Conference Cum Exhibition.

* 9th Edition Of India - Australia Defense Policy Talk Held At New Delhi.

INAUGURATION - 

* Admiral Dinesh K Tripathy Has Inaugurated The Computational Resource For Artificial Intelligence Testing And Learning (CRYSTAL) 

* India's First AI Data Centre And Lab, At The Indian Navy Incubation Centre For Artificial Intelligence (INICAI) Bengaluru.

* General V K Singh Has Released The Commemorative Postal Stamp Of 5th Battalion Of Rajput Regiment.

* Chief Defense Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan Inaugurated The TECHKRITI 2025, ASIAN Largest Intercollegiate Technical And Entrepreunial Festival At IIT KANPUR.

UNVEILED - 

* Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL) Has Unveiled The PRABHA - A New Cutting Edge Laser Beam Rider Guided Missile.

* Bengaluru Based Tonbolmaging Has Launched The Spartan-R Standalone Thermal Weapon. 

* The 4th 25 T BP Tug Yuvan Built By M/S Titagarh Rail System Limited (TRSL) Has Unveiled For Indian Navy.

ECONOMY - 

* India Achieved The Highest Ever Growth In Indigenous Defense Production in 2023/24 Since Implementation Of Make In India (1,27 lakh Crores)


TESTED - 

* Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Has Successfully Conducted The Test Launch Of HOME GROWN ASTRA, Beyond Visual Range Air To Air Missile (BVRAAM) From LCA AF MK1 Prototype Fighter Aircraft.


* India' Was The 2nd Largest Arm's Importer To Ukraine (8.3%) 

MOU SIGNED - 

* Indian Army And Bank Of India Has Signed A MoU To Commit 3 Years Partnerships To Provide Insurance Cover.

* Ministry Of Defense Has Signed $248 Millions Deal With Russia's ROSOBORON Export To Buy Engines For T-72 Tanks For Indian Army.

* Defense Ministry Has Signed Two MoU with HAL For The Supply Of 156 Light Combat Helicopter ( LCH) PRACHAND Worth Rs 62000 Crores..

* Indian Army Has Signed A MoU With ADRIN In Hyderabad, For The Design And Development Of Location Awareness & Knowledge Based Solution For High Resolution 3D Layer Archive For Precision Targeting.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Dr Mayank Sharma Assumed As The Controller General Of Defense Account.


FIRST WOMAN - 

* FLYING Officer Tanushka Singh Has Become The First Female Pilot To Fly The Indian Air Force JAGUAR Fighter Jet.

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BOOKS -  

* THE CANTONMENT CONSPIRACY : Book Author - General Manoj Naravane 

* WAFADARI IMAANDARI AND ZIMMEDARI Book Author - Lt General K S Dhillon 

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APRIL - 

* India's Defense Export Has Recorded Rs 23,622 Crores in Financial Year 2024/25 

(21,083 Crores in FY 2023/24) 

* IN 2017 1522 Crores 
* IN 2018 4682 Crores 
* IN 2019 10746 Crores 
* IN 2020 9116 Crores 
* IN 2021 8435 Crores 
* IN 2022 12,815 Crores 
* IN 2023 15918 Crores 
* IN 2024 21,083 Crores 


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HOST - 

* The First Army Commander Conference Held At New Delhi.

* Tri Service All Women Sailing Expedition Flagged Off From Mumbai To Seychelles.


* Adani's Vizhinjam Port (Kerala) Welcomes The World's Largest Eco Friendly Container Ship Msc Turkiye.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav Has Killed In Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed In Gujarat.

*  Former Vice Chief of Army staff And Colonel Commandant Of Bombay Sappers Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman Has PASSED AWAY.

FIRST IN - 

*  Indian Army Along With IIT Hyderabad Have Constructed The World's Highest Onsite 3D Printed (11000 Feet) At Ladakh.

APPOINTMENT - 

* Indian Government Has Revamped The National Security Advisory Board.

* Former RA&W Chief Alok Joshi Has Been Appointed As The Chairman 

* Lt Cdr Divya Sharma, Dornier Pilot Of INAS 318 At INS UTKORSH Became The First Woman Qualified Flying Instructor Of Indian Navy 

* 1996 Batch IOFS Officer Shri K R Sinha Has Been Appointed As Executive Director At AWEIL ( Advanced Weapon And Equipment India Limited) 

* Lt General Pratik Sharma Has Been Appointed As Commander In Chief Udhampur Northern Army Base.

BOOKS - 

* Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chaudhary Has Launched A Book On Naib Subedar Chuni Lal. ( BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE) LT GEN SATISH DUA 


*MOU SIGNED - 

* Government Of India And France Have Signed An Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) For The Procurement Of 22 Rafale Aircraft ( For Indian Navy) Worth Rs 630000 Crores.

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