Saturday, 31 January 2026

DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JANUARY 2026

RETIRES - 

Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari Retires As Vice Chief Of The Air Staff, Indian Air Force. ( JOINED IN 1986) 

OPERATION - 

 Delhi Police Has Launched The OPERATION GANG BUST - To Take Against Gangster 


 Punjab POLICE Launched Operation Prahar To To Make State Gangster Free.


 Kanpur Based MKU Launched It's KAVRO DOMA 360 Ultra Ballistic Helmet.


ANNOUNCEMENT - 

Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

 India Approved USD 8.7 Billion Purchase Of 1000 Spice 1000 AIR TO AIR Surface Missile From ISRAEL.


Indian Army Has Launched The Depot Integration Management Edition ( DIME)


- A PAN Army Digital Platform That Delivers Real Time Visibility Of Logistics Item From Unit To Army HQ 

* 81 Years Of Celebration Of INS SHIVAJI training Institutes on 8th January 2026


TABLEUX - 

 Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LRAShM) Made Its First' Public Appearance in Republic Day 2026 Parade 


 * BHAIRAV Battalion Debut Parade In 2026 Republic Day Parade 

LAUNCHED - 

 * Chief Of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Released The Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework.

Mazagon dock Shipyard Limited (MDL) Keel Laying Ceremony Of 3rd And Plate Cutting Ceremony Of 6th Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) For Indian Coast Guard 

RECEIVED - 

* Indian Coast Guard Accepted The Delivery Of Two State Of The Art Dornier 228 Aircraft From HAL HQ.

FIRST CONSIGNMENT - 

 India' Has Formally Delivered The Guided Pinaka Rocket SYSTEM To Armenia. ( Signed Deal Worth Rs 2000 Crores And Produced By India's Solar Defence ) 

VISITED - 


General Upendra DIWEDI Has Visited To Srilanka. 

* ICGS VARAHA ( Vikram Class OVP), And ICGS ATULYA ( Aadesh Class FPV), Has Arrived At Srilanka To Deployment 



Indian COAST Guard And Japan Coast Guard Conducts Joint HNS Response Drill On-board ICGS SAMUDRA Prahari In Mumbai.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR HAS TOOK CHARGE AS THE NEW VICE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE'. 


Subedar Major Durgesh Singh Appointed As The Army Subedar Major. 

* Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor Appointed As Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force. 

* LT General Harpal Singh Assumed As The Director General Border Roads 

Major General Vikas Lal Has Assumed As The Command As General OFFICER Commanding Madhya Pradesh.

2004 Batch IPS OFFICER Homkar Vinukant Has Been Appointed As The Inspector General In Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Mukesh Singh Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Ladakh.


* SD Singh Jamwal Has Been Appointed As The New DGP Of Arunachal Pradesh.

*) Anand Mohan Appointed As The DGP Of Delhi.

* Major General Mandeep Singh Has Assumed As The Command Of The White Tiger Division 

* Cmde R Venkatesan Assumed Charge As The Centre For Indigenisation And Self Reliance Coimbatore.

1997 Batch IPS OFFICER Rekha Lohani Has Been Appointed As The Additional Director General Of Seema Shasatra Bal ( SSB)

Additional Director General M V Pathak Has Assumed As The Cost Guard Commander Of Western Sea Board 

* Rear Admiral Biplab Hota Assumed As Assistant Chief Of Naval Staff, Hq 



Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar Unfurling The Flag With Honourable President Droupadi MURMU.

* Commandant Tashi Namgyal, Has Became The First' Officer From Ladakh To Be Promoted To Rank Of DIG Of ITBP.
HONOUR - 

 Lt Commander Dilna And Roopa Honoured With The Shaurya Chakra.

* Col Shofiya Quershi, Who Led The Operation Sindoor Has Been Awarded Vasisth Seva Medal 

 * Indian Space Astronaut SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA Has CONFERRED With ASHOK CHAKRA 

UNVEILED - 

BEL In Collaboration With WESEE ( Indian Navy) Has Developed The Advanced Autonomous Navigation And Control Software ( A2NCS) 

BOOKS - 

 THE CURIOUS AND THE CLASSIFIED : Book Author - Manoj Naravane 

* REDLINES REDRAWN : Operation Sindoor & India's New Normal Book Launched By Army Chief. ( Chief Of Army Staff Upendra DIWEDI) 

* THE SKY WARRIORS : Operation Sindoor Unveiled Book Author - Vishnu Som 


MOU SIGNED - 

* INDIAN Air Force Signed MoA For Fully Indigenous Development Of An Advanced High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion System, With Foundation For Science Innovation And Development (FSID, ISC Bengaluru) 

HOST - 

*4 Days WINGS India 2026 Asia's Largest CIVIL Aviation Set To Held From 28th To 31st January 2026 At Begumpet, Hyderabad 

Theme 2026 - Indian Aviation: Paving The Future From Design To Deployment, Manufacturing To MAINTAINCE, Inclusivity To Innovation, Safety To Sustainability 
 

FIRST WOMAN - 

* CAPTAIN HANSJA SHARMA, BECAME THE INDIAN ARMY'S FIRST WOMAN RUDRA HELICOPTER PILOT. ( FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) 

* SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOURNALIST RASHMI SHARMA 


* CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, Set To Became The First Woman Officer To Led To All Male CRPF Contingent In Republic Day 2026 


DEVELOPED - 

IIT MADRAS has Developed Ramjet Assisted 155 mm Artillery Shells 

MOU SIGNED - 

 Indian Army Has Signed MoU with National Institute Of Electronic & Information Technology ( NELIT) For Development Of Army Educational Corps.


INDUCTED - 

 India's Navy Ships INS TIR, INS Shardul, INS SUJATA, ICGS SAARATHI Will Undertaking Long Training Deployment To South East Asia.

VICE Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding Chief, Southern Naval Command, Flagged Off INS SUDARSHINI From Naval Base, Kochi, Kerala , Marking The Commencement Of Lokayan -26 

INAUGURATION - 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated India's First National IED Data Management System ( NIDMS) FOR NSG 

 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Medium Calibre Ammunition Facility Built By Solar Industries In Nagpur, Maharashtra 


FLAGGED OFF - 

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship SAMUDRA PRATAP, India's first Indigenously DESIGNED POLLUTION CONTROL Vessel, Build By GSL. at Kerala ( 5/1/2026) 

AWARDS - 

 Major Swathi Shanta Kumar, Indian Army OFFICER From Bengaluru Wins UN Secretary Generals Award 2025 
Army Rowing Node ( ARN) Pune Has Been Awarded The Best Rowing Club Program By World Rowing At Switzerland.

NCC Directorate Karnataka And Goa Wins Prime Minister Banner And Trophy 

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