DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JULY 2026

*  India - Indonesia Signed Brahmos, ASTRA Deal ( Air To Air Missile) 

* India And Rwanda Have Agreed To Expand THEIR Bilateral Defence Cooperation In MILITARY Exercise, Medical Cooperation And Defence industries 

* The World Directory Of Modern Military Aircraft ( WDMMA) Has Ranked Indian Air Force As Third Strongest Air Force in 2026 Ranking 

* India Ranked 6th In The 2026 WDMMA Global Air Power Rankings 

* US Air force 

* US Navy 

* Russian Air force 

* Us Army 

* Us Marine Corps 

* Indian Air force 

* CHINESE Air Force 

* Japanese Air Force 

* Israeli Air force 

* French Airforce 

 * INDIAN Navy Confirmed The Crash Of crew Aerial Vehicle Dristhi -10 Off Porbandar Airfield 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* General Dhiraj Seth Assumed The Charge As 31st Chief Of Army Staff 

* 1994 Batch IPS OFFICER Amit Kumar Appointed As Officer On Special Duty In The Special Protection GROUP ( SPG) 

* Air Marshal Asutosh Dixit Has Taken Over As The Vice Chief Of Air Staff.

* Air Commodore Vinay Pratap Singh Assumed Charge As Secretary Kendriya Sainik Board 

* Lt General Sandeep Jain Assumed As Vice Chief of Army Staff 

* Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Took Charge As The Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff To Chairman Chief Of Staff Committee ( CISC)

* Lt General A K Pundir Assumed Charge As The Director General Of Infantry 

* Mrs Komal Seth Has Assumed as The 25th President Of Army Women's Welfare Association 

* Air Marshal P V Shivanand Assumed Charge As The Air Officer Commanding In Chief - South Western Air Command 

*  Ms Anupama Pushkar Assumed As The Regional President Southern Star ARMY Women Welfare Association ( AWWA)

* Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, ( Retired Former Vice Chief of Air Staff) Has Taken Over As The Director General Of CAPSS India ( Centre For Aero Space Power And Strategic Studies 

* Air Vice Marshal Prasanth Mohan Joins As Additional Director General 

* Major General Rechil Thomas Has Assumed As Additional Director General Of Military Nursing Services 

* Major General Sanjay Maurya Assumed Charge As The Commandant Of AICTS, Pune 

* President Droupadi MURMU Conferred The PARAM VASISTH Seva Medal On Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, 

* Major Navya Shekhawat Has Become The First ARMY Woman Officer Appointed As The President's Aide -de- Camp ( Adc)

* 2ND Overall Woman ADC To President Of India 

* CAPTAIN SHIVANI SEHRAWAT BECAME INDIA'S FIRST FEMALE ADC TO INDIAN ARMY CHIEF.

*  Indian Navy And Republic Of Singapore Navy Teams Come Together For Subject Matter Expert Exchange ( SMEE) On Maritime patrol Aircraft Operation During Indian Navy's P8I Visit To Singapore 

* Chief Of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth Has Unveiled A Roadmap Titled - VIJAY 

New Chief Of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth Announced VIJAY Vision - 

V - Vigilance 

I - Innovation 

J - Jointness In Integration 

A - ATMA NIRBHAR BHARAT 

Y - YODHA FIRST 

VISIT - 

* Indian Naval Ship INS SUDARSHINI Represent India United States International Naval Review 250 And Sail4th 250 At New York 

DEFENSE BUDGET - 

* DAC Approves The Capital Acquisition Of Worth Rs 52,000 Crores To Enhance Combat Readiness Of Defence Forces 

AWARDS -  

* Surg Vice Admiral Arti Sarin Conferred Lifetime achievement Award By The Association Of Radiation Oncologists Of India ( AROI) 

* India And Indonesia Agreed To Advanced The Joint Development Of SABANG Port, Located Near STRAIT OF MALACCA 

*  India And INDONESIA Have Signed For BRAHMOS Missile Procurement And Astra Missile ( Indonesia To Buy)

*  Indian Army Hospital R& R Neurosurgery Department Has Successfully Completed The First Brain Stem Robotic Stereotactic Brain Biopsy 

* National Aerospace LABORATORIES Has Completed The Designed Phase Of 19 Seaters SARAS MK -II 

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INS MAHENDRAGIRI - 

* UNION DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH HAS COMMISIONED THE INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE INS MAHENDRAGIRI ( F38) AT VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH ( ON 11TH JULY 2026) 

* EASTERN FLEET AT VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* INS MAHENDRAGIRI IS THE 6th PROJECT 17A INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE 

* INS MAHENDRAGIRI IS DESIGNED BY INDIAN NAVY'S WARSHIP DESIGN BUREAU AND BUILD BY MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED ( MDL) 

* IT IS 75% INDIGENOUS 

* THIS FRIGATE IS CAPABLE OF ANTI -AIR, ANTI -SURFACE AND ANTI -SUBMARINE WARFARE OPERATION.

* SUPPORTING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE, ESCORT DUTIES, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF 

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*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated Motor Cycle Expedition From National War Memorial New Delhi To Cargill 

* Indian Coast Guard Bids Farewell To Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief Of Naval Staff Indian Navy 

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* Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited ( ASHVINI) - a Subsidiary Of NPCIL And A Joint Venture Of NPCIL And NTPC LIMITED Is Set To Release The Tender For Biding The Nuclear ISLAND Mega EPC Packages ( NIMEP) For Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 

*  INDIAN Navy Will Host The Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 At The Southern Naval Command, Kochi From 20-23 Rd July 2026 

* The 4 Days Multi National Training Engagement Will Be Conducting Partnership With The Combined MARITIME Force ( CMF) Under The Ageis Of The Indian Navy Led Combined Task Force 154 

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BOOKS - 

* IS INDIA READY FOR THE NEXT CRISIS BOOK AUTHOR - KJS DHILLON 

*  ONLY FOOLS FIGHT AIR Book Author - Kaushal Kashyap 

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INS  MALVAN - 

* ON 22ND JULY 2026 INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONED THE INS MALVAN ( INDIGENOUS WARSHIP) AT INS KADAMBA NAVAL BASE, IN KARWAR. KARNATAKA 

* INS KADAMBA NAVAL BASE IS THE LARGEST NAVAL BASE IN ASIA.

* THE WAR SHIP HAS BUILT AT THE KOCHI SHIPYARD LIMITED IN KERALA UNDER MAKE IN INDIA CAMPAIGN 

* THIS SHIP IS 78 METER LONG, 11.26 meter WIDE, AND 2.7 METER DEEP ( 1100 TONNE WARSHIP) 

* THIS SHIP IS CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING UPTO SPEED OF 25 NAUTICAL MILES PER HOURS AT SEA.

* ABHAYA SONAR HAS INSTALLED AT BOTTOM OF THE SHIP 

* THIS SHIP IS EQUIPPED WITH A 30 MM NAVAL SURFACE GUN FOR SELF DEFENCE.

* INDIAN NAVY 2nd INDIGENOUSLY BUILD MAHE CLASS ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Flagged Off FIRST Ever Tri Service All Woman Circum Navigation Sailing Expedition in New Delhi ( On boarding IASV Triveni) 

*  Andaman And Nicobar Command Launched The Op Lancer 

* Indian Navy And INDIAN Coast Guard Ships Along With Three Tugs Deploy To Assist MV Pyra, 

* INDIAN NAVY'S Taniksha Khatri, CPO & Prachi Lohan PO Have Become The First Ever Indian Woman Epee Fencer To Reach The Main Table Of 64 At The Senior World Fencing Championships Held At Hong Kong 

* Karnataka Decommissioned T-55 Battle Tank Unveiled On Kargil Vijay diwas 

* 1951 Batch Andhra Pradesh Based IPS OFFICER Shri  R T Nagrani Passed Away 

* First Director General Of National Security Guard (17/8/1984- 25/9/1986) 

*  UNION Defence Minister Rajnath Has Unveiled Two Landmark POLICY Reforms For INDIAN Coast Guard ( ICG) Personnel & Their Family 

* First POLICY Establishes a Comprehensive, WOMEN Centric - Approach By Ushering a Gender Neutral Framework For The Induction Of Officer In Indian Coast Guard 

* The 2nd Policy Reforms Bring RELIEF And Administrative Ease To Next Of Kin ( Nok) Of The Personnel Who Unfortunately Go Missing At Sea In The Line Of Duty 

* Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy Flagged Off The Puducherry National Cadet Corps ( NCC); Let's Go To Sea - PROJECT SWARNUM 2026 (800 Km Costal  Sailing Expedition 

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Virtually Inaugurated The Department Of Military Medicine At Command Hospital ( Central Command) Lucknow 

* The Seventh Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Aircraft ( ASW SWC) Indigenously Designed And Build By Cochin Shipyard Limited ( CSL) Launched At Kochi 

* Comprising With Three Water Jets 

* Equipped With State Of The Art Under Water Sensor 

* Advanced Weapon And Mine Laying Capability 

* The Ship Is Named After Machilipattam ( INS MACHILIPATNAM)

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