DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2025

INAUGURATION - 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The India's State Of First Facility At Innovation For Defence Excellence iDEX) at Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

*  INS SHUKANYA Celebrate 36th Anniversary.

* UDUPI Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Subsidiary Of Cochin Shipyard Limited Has Launched Its 3rd Vessel Built By M/s Wilson ASA, Norway. 

*  the 6th 25 T BP Tug Sabal Built By M/s Titagarh Railway System limited Has Launched At Kolkata For Indian Navy.

 * 11th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge LSAM 25 Build By MSME Shipyard For Indian Navy Launched.

* Shipping Corporation India Has Inducted The VLGC SHIVALIK - in its Fleet.

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Virtually Inaugurated The SAMUDRA PRADAKSHINA First Ever Tri Service All Women Circumnavigation Sailing Expedition From Mumbai. (10 Women OFFICER Participate, 26000 Nautical miles Will Cover) 

* GRSE Has Delivered The 2nd Anti- submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft ( INS ANDROTH) To The Indian Navy. 

* The All Women Sailing Expedition IASV TRIVENI ( Will Commence On 11th September 2025. 

*  Indian Coast Guard Has Inducted The AKSHAR, The 2nd Fast Patrol Vessel Under O8 FPV project By Goa Shipyard Limited.

* Indian Navy Has Inaugurated The India's First 75m Composite Indoor Shooting Range Lakshya At INS DRONACHARYA In Kochi, Kerala.

* India Coast Guard Has Commissioned a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Adamya, At Paradip, Odisha.

* 9 MONTHS EXPEDITION 

* It Will Cross Twice The EQUATOR 

* South Ocean, Great Capes , Drake Passage 

 * CISF MoU With Mpower ( a Mental Health Social Enterprises) Under Aditya Birla Education TRUST ( ABET) 

* UNION DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH ON VISIT TO MOROCCO ON 21ST SEPTEMBER 2025.

* SHRI RAJNATH SINGH ALONG WITH MOROCCO DEFENCE MINISTER MR ABDELTIF LOUDYI JOINTLY INAUGURATED THE TATA ADVANCED SYSTEM LIMITED NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN CASABLANCA, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED WhAP 8X8 

* THIS IS THE FIRST INDIAN DEFENCE COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING VENTURE IN MOROCCO.

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COMMISSIONED - 

* Indian Navy Commissioned INS ARAVALI At Gurugram, Haryana. 

( Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Was Present) 

* 18 Members Of Team In Brahmastra Corps Has Successfully Summited Mount Gorichen West.(6383 meter) 

* BSF Inducted The First Batch Of Drone Warriors At India's First School Of Drone Warfare.

* 103rd Raising Day Of Military Engineering Services (MES).

MOU SIGNED - 

*  Ministry Of Defence Has Signed Rs 62,370 Crores Contract With HAL For Procurement Of 97 LCA Mk1A Aircraft For Indian Airforce.

* MIG -21 STARTED IT'S SERVICES IN 1963 

* TOOK PART IN 1965 ( INDIA - CHINA WAR) SQUADRON OPERATION 

* IT TOOK PART IN 1971 BANGLADESH PAK DIVISION ( OPERATION CACTUS LILLY) 

* IT TOOK PART IN 1999 CARGILL WAR 

* IT TOOK PART IN 2019 BALAKOT ( ABHINANDAN ) 

* MIG -21 FACES 300+ CRASHES SO FAR 

* Till OPERATION SINDOOR DEDICATED TO NATION 

* AT THE END ITS DECOMMISSIONED IN CHANDIGARH AFTER 63 YEARS OF SERVICE TO INDIAN AIRFORCE ON 26/09/2025.

* Union DEFENCE MINISTER UNVEILED A POSTAGE STAMP TO COMMEMORATE THE MIG -21 

* DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH TRIBUTE BIRD OF ALL SEASONS 

* SQUADRON LEADER PRIYA SHARMA, ONE OF INDIA'S PIONEER WOMAN FIGHTER PILOT  HAILED FROM RAJASTHAN, BECAME THE LAST WOMAN PILOT TO TAKE MIG -21 TO THE SKIES IN 2018.

* FEW IMPORTANT - 

- GROUP CAPTAIN SURESH RATNAPARKHI, FLEW MIG -21 DURING 1966-89 

* AIR COMMODORE S S BUNDLE TYAGI WHO CONTROLS MIG -21 MORE THAN 6000 HOURS ( A RECORDS DURING 1971 WAR) 

FIRST IN - 

* Hyderabad Startup Zen Technologies Has Unveiled The India's First AI enabled Fast Attack Craft (FAC) Simulator For Naval Training 

FIRST IN MANUFACTURE - 

* Tata Advance System Became First Indian Company To Manufacture Advanced Naval 3D Air Surveillance Radar Under Transfer Of Technology From Indra Of Spain. 

* HAL Received The 3rd GE -404 Engine For LCA Mark 1A Combat Aircraft Programme From US.

HOST  - 

*  The Armed Forces Set To Host The Combined Commanders Conference (CCC) In Kolkata on 15-17th September 2025.

Theme 2025 - YEAR OF REFORMS - Transforming For The Future 

* UNION Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Address At The 2 Days Conference On Directorate General Of Defence Estate MANTHAN In New Delhi.

PARTICIPATE - 

* Indian Navy Indigenous INS KADMATT Will Participate In PNG 50TH INDEPENDENCE DAY.

* Indian Navy's INS SATPURA Arrived Colombo.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* 1993 BATCH IPS OFFICER Sanjay Singhal Has Been Appointed As The New Director General Of SSB.

* Former Director General Of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) S N Pradhan Has Been Appointed As The Global Chief Executive Officer Of Cyber Peace Foundation.

* * LIEUTENANT PARUL DHADWAL COMMISSIONED TO INDIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ON 6TH SEPTEMBER 2025.

* SHE BECAME FIRST WOMAN OFFICER TO JOIN.

* SHE WAS PRESENTED WITH PRESIDENT GOLD MEDAL 

* Major General Sanjay Maurya Assumed As The Commandant Of Command Hospital, Eastern Command Kolkata. 

*  2002 IPS OFFICER Sonia Garang Has Given Additional Charge of IG CISF. Until April 2026. 

* On The Occasions Of Completion of 50 Years Of 1965 War Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Honours Heroes of 65 War Hero.

* Subedar Preeti Has Became First Ever Female To Promoted To The Rank Of Subedar In Indian Army. 

( SILVER-MEDAL In ASIAN Games 2023) 

( Gold Medal In Asian Shooting Championships ( 

 * UNION Government Has Approved The Extension Of General Anil Chauhan As Chief Of Defence Staff Till 30th May 2026.

* 1994 Batch BHOPAL Cadre Ms Anupama Nilekar Chandra Has Been Appointed As Special Director General in SSB.

BOOKS - 

* AFCAT: THE First Step Book Author - Wing Commander Girish Kumar 

* THE ENFORCER: An IPS Officer's War On Crime In India's Badlands Book Author - ANIRUDHYA MITRA ( Biography Of IPS RETIRED PRASHANT KUMAR) 

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