JANUARY TO MARCH DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

RETIRES - 

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

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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 

 

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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) 

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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 

FEBRUARY -  

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Marshal Devendra P Hirani Took Charge As SASO, Eastern Air Command 

* Air Marshal Inder Pal Singh Walia Takes Over As Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air Command 

*  Rear Admiral Upal Kundu, Has Assumed As The Flag Officer Commanding Tamilnadu And Puducherry Naval Area.

* Major General Sanil Mohan Assumed As The Appointment Of Commandant Command Hospital 

HOST - 

*  Indian Army Host The Inaugural International Military Adventure Challenge CUP From 18-23rd February 2026 

* LTC Ella Makes History As Highest Ranking Female Muslim In Israel Defence Force ( IDF) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Cdr Haugh Gantzer ( RETIRED) Of Indian Army Passed Away.

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* Delhi Police Launched Operation SHASTRA - To Target Those Individual Who Were Sharing Pictures Of Themselves With Weapons Social Media 

* Indian Coast Guard Busted The International Oil Smuggling Racket At West Of Mumbai.

* IIT MADRAS And BEL Has Developed a 80 mm Rocket With A Range Of 10-12 km For Helicopter.

*  India Government Has Approved The Purchase Of 114 Rafale FIGHTER Jets And 6 P8i Aircraft.

*  Indian Cost Guard And Gujarat ATS Have Seized Over 200 Kg Of High Grade Drug 

* Indian Army Launched The Operation TRASHI -2 To search Terrorist Activities In Jammu and Kashmir.

* Government Of Cabinet Has Unveiled The POLICY To Tackle Terror Threats PRAHAR 

* Indian Army And Indian Railway Launched a Framework Of Cooperation To Strengthen Post Retirement Employment Avenues For Agniveers.

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With French President Emmanuel Have Virtually Inaugurated The H125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly At Tata Airbus At Vemagal, Karnataka 

LAUNCHED - 

* In Presence Of CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Witnessed The Launch Of First Three Cadet Training Ships ( Named - KRISHNA) At Chennai 

INS ANJADIP - 

* INDIAN NAVY HAS ADDED THIRD ANTI SUBMARINE SHALLOW WATER CRAFTS ( ASW SWCs) AT CHENNAI ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026. 

* THE INS ANJADIP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INDIAN NAVY (3RD ASW SWCs) DEVELOPED BY GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS LIMITED (GRSE) 

* THE WARSHIP WAS COMMISIONED BY ADMIRAL DINESH K TRIPATHI 

* THESE SHIPS HAS COMBAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY 

* GRSE's 5th WARSHIP IN FY 2025/26 

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PORTAL - 

* General COAS Upendra DIWEDI Along With 39 Friendly Countries Launched a Website Called Friends For Life 

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LAUNCHED - 

* Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited Has Launched The 70T Bollard Pull tug UY 172 Ocean Royal 

* LG General ( Retired) Gurmit Singh Inaugurated The Bharat Himalayan International Strategic Manch ( BHISM) At Lok Bhavan, Dehradun, 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Launched The Mountain Fire Control Radar And Flagged Off The Improved Akash Weapon System From (BEL) Bengaluru 

ACT - 

*  Government Of India Has Amend The Ex - Serviceman ( Re - Employment In Central Civil Services And Posts) Rules 1979 

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MOU SIGNED - 

*  Indian Army Has Signed MoU with The Assam Royal Global University To Enhance Higher Education Opportunities For Brave Soldiers.

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AWARDS - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Gives Best Training Institute Trophy To IIM CRPF Pune.

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MARCH - 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* AIR Commodore B S Vijay Rao Assume As The Command Of Base Repair Depot, Palam, New Delhi 

* Major General Ajai Singh Assumed As Command Of Counter Insurgency Force 

* 1994 Batch Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS) Shri B P Singh Has Assumed As The Director General Of Naval Armament.

*  Southern Army Commander Lt General Dhiraj Seth Set To Be Next Vice Chief Of Army Staff 

* Lt General Zubin A Minwalla Assumed Charge As Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff ( Operation) 

* Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra Has Assumed As Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff ( Policy Planning & Force development) 

* Squadron LEADER Priya Sharma Becomes 2nd Female Pilot In Indian Airforce LCA Tejas Squadron 

OPERATION URJA SURAKSHA - 

* Indian Navy Launched The OPERATION URJA SURAKSHA ( WEST ASIA WAR) 

DEPLOYMENT - 

* Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand, Stealth Frigate Of Indian Navy Called At Port Louis, Mauritius, On Operational Deployment To South West Indian Ocean Region 

* INS SUDARSHINI Has Arrived In Malta As Part Of 22,000 Nautical Miles Lokayan -26 Expedition 

* Defence Headquarters Training Institute (DHTI) Ministry Of Defence Has Secures ATI UTKRISHT ( 4 Star Accreditation) 

* BHEL Flagged Off 53rd Upgraded

SRGM For INDIAN Navy With Advanced Missile Interception Capability 

 * Udupi, A Cochin shipyard limited Has Delivered 70T Bollard Pull Tug UY 172 OCEAN Royal The 4th In The Series' 

* Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) Has Successfully Completed First Off Production Model ( FOPM) Of Advanced Akash Weapon System 

 * Lucknow Based HOVERLT Has Successfully Tested The Divyashtra MK1

* India Delivered 2 HAL - 228 Aircraft To Guyana 

MOU SIGNED - 

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The Ministry Of Defence Has Signed a Contract Worth Rs 858 Crores For The Procurement Of TUNGUSHKA Air Defense Missile System And Inspection ( Depot Level) Of P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft.

FIRST IN - 

* * DEEKSHA TRIPATHI HAS BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN COMBATANT IN INDIAN ARMY TO COMPLETE THE ARMY MARTIAL ARTS ROUTINE (AMAR) COURSE AT PUNE 

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* LT COLONEL NASREEN FATIMA BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TOE JOIN TERRITORIAL ARMY OFFICER.

* Telengana Police Has Launched The Statewide Enforcement Drive OPERATION CRACK DOWN 

* Sagar Defence Has Laid The Foundation Stone Of World's First Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding And System In Juvvaladdine In Andhra Pradesh 

*  Indian Coast Guard Has Keeled Two Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel At Ratnagiri.

*  Solar Group Has Successfully Carried The Maiden Proof Trial Of Two Production Lots Of Pinaka Extended Range Rocket 

VISIT - 

* Ministry Of State Defence Sanjay Seth Has Flagged Off INSV KAUNDINYA To Oman 

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* Ministry Of Defence Signed Contracts With Total Of Rs 5,083 Crores For The Acquisition Of Six Advanced Light Helicopter ( ALH) MK-2 .

* Cadet Sudhi Tripathi, Wins Gold Medal At Women's State Basketball Championships 2026 

* India' Became The 2nd Largest Exporters Of Arms From 2021-2025 (8.2%) ( Ukraine Top With 9.7%) 

*  India's First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS VIKRANT Has Completed 1000 Successful Arrested Landing.

* Indian Air Force Su 30 MKI Crashes In Karbi Anglong District in Assam 

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FIRST IN - 

* Lt Col Deepika Rathore Has Become The First Woman From Rajasthan To Successfully Climb Mount Everest Twice 

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