DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

* Lt General Debendra Sharma Retires From Indian Army After 39 Years.

*  Surgeon Vice Admiral Dilip Raghavan Assumed As The Director General Hospital Services ( Armed Forces)

* Abhinandan Varthanam Has Received The Vir Chakra 

*1995 Batch IPS OFFICER Puneet Rastogi Has Been Appointed As The Special Director General , BSF ( Level -16) 

* 14th Edition Of INDIAN Navy And Royal Navy Thailand Staff Talks Held At New Delhi 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Official Visit To Srilanka.

* Indigenous Multi Role STEALTH FRIGATE INS Udaygiri Visited To Colombo, Srilanka 

* Vishakapatnam Host The 2 Days Tri Services Missile Technology Seminar 2026 

* Three Indian Air Force Qualifying Flying Instructors ( QFI) Have To Join RAF Valley, Wales in UK 

* QUAD Partners Hold Tabletop Exercise in Tokyo To Advance Indo - Pacific Logistics Network 

*  Indian Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Is On Official Visit To New Zealand 

*  INS Trishul, a Talwar Class Guided Missile FRIGATE of Indian Navy Arrived At Alexandria Naval base, Egypt 

* Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth Set To Visit Russia From 16-18th September 2026 

 * Northern Frontier ITBP Team Successfully Summited The Mt Reo Pargil ( 6759 m) Himachal Pradesh Highest Peak, Under Parvat Sankalp Expedition 

* The Ministry Of Defence Has Approved The Lifetime Train  Travel Facilities For Sena Medal, Nau Sena Medal, And Vayu Sena Medal ( Gallantry Medal), Awardee, Their Spouses And Parents Of Unmarried Posthumous Awardee, Across indian Railway In First Class, 2nd AC, AC Chair 

* The All Indian Girls High altitude Long Trek - APARAJITA Parang La 2026 , A Flagship Adventure Activity Of The NCC Flagged Off By DG NCC Lt General Virendra Vats At LADAKH 

* Ministry Of Home Affairs Has Declared The Shahzad Bhatti Network As the Terrorist Organisation Under The Unlawful Activities ( Prevention) Act

* Kaiga Generating Station Unit ( KGS -1) Has Achieved a Milestone in The Life Cycle Of Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor ( PHWR) With The Loading Of First New Fuel Bundle On 13th September 2026 

* New Delhi To Host The 43rd EDITON of Indian Coast Guard ( ICG) Commander Conference 2026 (17-19th September 2026) 

( Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief Of Naval Staff Address At The 43rd Commander Conference Of Indian Coast Guard ) 

*  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) To Hand Over Light Combat Aircraft ( LCA) Tejas Final Operation Clearance ( FOC) Twin Seaters Trainer And HTT 40 Basic Trainer Aircraft To INDIAN Air Force 

* Indian NAVY'S 2nd Ship Of Next Generation Missile Vessels ( NGMV) Project Of Steel Cutting Ceremony Held At Cochin Shipyard Limited ( CSL) 

* 58th RAISING Day Of RA& W (21ST SEPTEMBER) 

*  Indian Coast Guard Farewell To Air Cushion Vehicle ( ACV) H-182' At Haldia On 21st September 2026 

* Indian Coast Guard Ship Shaunak Sailed From Chennai For The QUAD At Sea Ship Observer Mission With Six Sea Riders From Member Nations ( India, Australia, Japan, US) 

* The Mission Underscores India's MAHASAGAR ( Mutual And Holistic Advancement For Security And Growth Across Region) 

* The Mission Strengthen Maritime Cooperation And Interoperability Reflecting The QUAD 's Share Commitment To Free And Open Indo - PACIFIC OCEAN 

* CISF Has Introduced The New Digital Camouflage Uniform.

* The 2nd Edition Of The Indian NAVY'S Biannual Commanders Conference Set To Start On 29th September 2026 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Conference On PRAHAR - National CT Policy And Strategy In New Delhi 

* PRAHAR - 

* Prevention 

* Response 

* Aggregating Internal Capacities 

* Human Rights 

* Attenuating Condition For Terrorism 

* Aligning International Efforts 

* Recovery And Resilience 

OPERATION DEEP MANIFEST 

* The Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence ( DRI) Seized More Than 362 Metric Tonne Of Pakistan Origin Dry Dates Under Operation DEEP MANIFEST 

RETIRES - 

* Surg  Vice Admiral  Arti Sarin, The First Lady To Hold The Appointment Of DGAFMS Retired After 41 Years Of Service 

* The Indian SARANG Helicopter Team Of Indian Air Force Has Participated In The 2nd Edition Of The EI Alamein International Airshow At Egypt (8-10th September 2026) 

INS NIPUN - 

* INDIAN Navy COMMISIONED Its 2nd INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED INS NIPUN At Mumbai 

* Built By Hindustan Shipyard Limited 

* 2nd Deep Sea Diving Vessel Of Nistar Class 

* Hindustan Shipyard Limited ( HSL) Has Laid The Keel Of The 2nd 60 Ton Bollard Pull Tug , VC11206, For Vishakapatnam Port Authority ( VPA) 

* Garden Reach Shipbuilders LIMITED ( GRSE) Kolkata Has Launched The SAGAR MANTHAN , An Indigenous OCEAN Research Vessel Being Built For The National Centre For Polar And OCEAN Research ( NCPOR) 

* The Ocean Research Vessel 

* INS KULISH Has Arrived At Ream Naval Base, Cambodia As A Part Of EASTERN Fleet's Operational Deployment 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma Became The First Woman Officer ( Non - Medical) In The Indian Defence Forces To Attain The Rank Of Air Vice Marshal on 1st September 2026 

* She Assumes As The Chief Of Air Staff ( Education) At Air Headquarters 

* She Also Became The First Woman Officer From Tri Services To Command A Sainik School, Serving As Principal Of Sainik School, Kapurthala 

* Stanzin Tsangyang Became The First Woman From Kargil District In Ladakh To Commissioned Into Indian Army.

* Air Marshal Vivek Hande Assumed As The DGMS ( Air) On 1st September 2026 

* Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja Assume As The Director General Of Hospital Services ( Indian Army) 

*  Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad Assumed As The Director And Commandant Of the Armed Forces Medical College ( AFMC) Pune 

 * Assam's Sanjukta Parashar Becomes The First' Woman To Head CRPF's Elite COBRA Unit 

* IRON LADY OF ASSAM 

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD COBRA UNIT 

* APPOINTED AS NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CRPF'S ELITE UNIT COBRA 

TESTED - 

* Indian Air Force ( IAF) And Indian Industry Conducted The Drop Of An Indigenously Developed Long Range Glide Bomb ( Khagantak -243( 

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*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Released The RAKSHA: Document On Defence Diplomacy In New Delhi 

MOU SIGNED - 

* The Indian Army Has Signed MoU With Combined ( PG) Institute Of Medical Sciences & UIHMT Group Of Colleges, Deharadun To Enhance Educational Opportunities 

* CISF Signed MoU with Drishti IAS To Strengthen The Educational Opportunities For CISF FAMILIES 

* Adani Defence Has Signed a Five Year Agreement WITH Indo - Russian Rifles Private Limited ( IRRPL) The India - Russia Joint Venture Manufacturing AK -203 Rifles In India 

*  India And Srilanka Signed MoU On Up gradation Of L70 Guns And Defence Cooperation 

* The Defence Acquisition Council ( DAC) Under The Chairmanship Of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Accorded The Acceptance Of Necessity 

* For The Indian ARMY approval Was Granted For The Procurement Of Chemical Biological Radiological And Nuclear ( CBRN) Recce Vehicle 

* India And Vietnam Agree To Deepen Defence At The 19th Joint Meeting 

* MINISTRY OF Defence Ink MoU Of Rs 586 Crores Contract To Procure Auxiliary Power Unit ( APU) For T-72 & T-90 Tanks 

* Ministry Of Defence Has Signed MoU with Bharat Dynamic Limited ( BDL) For The Procurement Of 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapon ( SAT -SAAW) Along WITH Associated Equipment For Indian Air Force With A Total Cost Of Rs 810.79 Crores 

 * Indian Army Has Signed MoU with IIT MADRAS To Indigenise Critical Modules Of Weapons SYSTEM With JaiseVijay Mission 

* CISF Has Signed MoU With Institute Of Human Behaviour And Allied Science 

*  Union Home Minister Amit Shah Presented The President's Colors Award To Goa Police.

* Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Set To Visit Australia (9-11 September 2026)

* The CURIOUS AND CLASSIFIED : Unearthing Military Myths And Mysteries Book Officially Launched - Book Author - Manoj Naravane 

* DRONATHON 2026 - 

The Indian Force Inaugurated The FIRST DRONATHON - 2026 At The Pokharan Field Range, Jaisalmer 

* It Brings Together Domestic Manufacturer To Show Case Their capability And Advancements In Unmanned Aerial System ( UAS) 

* Air Marshal Asutosh Dixit, Vice Chief Of Air Staff Inaugurated The Event 

* The VCAS Released The IAF -UAS Roadmap 

VIMARSH 2026 - 

*  Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurated The VIMARSH 2026 ( DRDO - INDUSTRY Synergy Meet) 

* THEME 2026 - Varta Se Vikas: 

* Union Defence Minister Witnessed The Handover Of 09 Licencing Agreement For Transfer Of Technology ( LAToT) To 13 Manufacturing Partners 

* Released The Two Documents - 

a) Defence SYSTEM For Resilient Bharat - Advancing  Atmanirbharata In Defence ( Showing DRDO Development From 2014 - 2026) 

b) Guidelines For Human Resource Outsourcing Service Contracts In DRDO 

* DRDO At Vimarsh 2026 

* Air Forces Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke Passed Away 

* He Was Part Of 1965 Indo -Pak War 

* He Was Awarded VIR CHAKRA In 7th September 1965 

* Cooke Was Commissioned On 19th December 1961 With 80th Pilot Courses 

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*  Indian Coast Guard Ship Savitribai Phule Was Decommissioned At Karwar, Karnataka On 19th September 2026 

*  INHS Asvini, The Oldest And Largest Hospital Of INDIAN Navy Celebrated Platinum Jubilee On 18th September 2026 

* India TESTED The Long Range KAMILAZE Drone ( KAL) 1000 KM, Warhead - 50 kg 

* Border Road Organisation ( BRO) Received The BUSINESSLINE CHANGEMAKER Award In The Iconic CHANGEMAKER Category 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Flagged Off The Historic NIMAS DARANG Expedition That Summited 20 Unclimbed Peak Above 6000 m in Ladakh in Just 23 Days 

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