Defence & Security Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 03 Sept 2025

• Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi visited the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat, on 3 September 2025 to review progress on the 400-acre project.
• China held a massive military parade at Tiananmen in Beijing on 3 September 2025 to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II, with Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanking President Xi Jinping.

Tue, 02 Sept 2025

• The 14th edition of the India–Thailand joint military exercise MAITREE opened at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya, on 2 September 2025, running from 1 to 14 September.

Mon, 01 Sept 2025

• Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trikand called at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 September 2025 to take part in Exercise Bright Star 2025, a US Central Command exercise hosted by Egypt from 1 to 10 September.
• An Indian Army contingent departed on 1 September 2025 for Fort Wainwright, Alaska, for the 21st edition of the India–USA joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas, scheduled from 1 to 14 September.
• Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron – INS Tir, INS Shardul and CGS Sarathi – arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 1 September 2025 during a long-range training deployment.

Sun, 31 Aug 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the '112 Janrakshak' projects under Dial 112 in Ahmedabad on 31 August 2025, launching a fleet of 1,000 police vehicles in Gujarat.

Sat, 30 Aug 2025

• Indian Navy's indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt arrived at Port Moresby on 30 August 2025 to take part in Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025

• The 7th meeting of the India–Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2025, discussing training, industrial partnerships, maritime cooperation and exercises.
• Indian Navy ships INS Tamal and INS Surat arrived at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 27 and 28 August 2025 respectively for a port call with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
• The Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion under the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 27–28 August 2025 with delegates from 19 member countries.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

• More than 700 personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and HQ Integrated Defence Staff are set to take part in the multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025, hosted by Egypt with the US, from 28 August to 10 September 2025.
• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan released Joint Doctrines for Special Forces Operations and for Airborne & Heliborne Operations at the Ran Samwad seminar in Madhya Pradesh on 27 August 2025.
• The Indian Air Force deployed five Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook and a C-130 aircraft for flood rescue and relief in the Jammu region and northern Punjab, the Defence Ministry said on 27 August 2025.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025

• Two Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, were commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on 26 August 2025 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a two-day Vibrant Villages Programme workshop in New Delhi on 26 August 2025 and launched the programme's logo.
• The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare signed an MoU with the Quality Council of India in New Delhi on 26 August 2025 to strengthen pension, healthcare, resettlement and welfare services for over 63 lakh veterans and dependents.

Sun, 24 Aug 2025

• On 24 August 2025, the Ministry of Defence announced that Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi had embarked on an official visit to Algeria from 25 to 28 August 2025 to strengthen Army-to-Army cooperation.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap, the four astronauts of ISRO's Gaganyaan programme, in New Delhi on 24 August 2025.

Sat, 23 Aug 2025

• DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight-tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), combining QRSAM, VSHORADS missiles and a laser-based directed energy weapon, off the coast of Odisha on 23 August 2025.

Fri, 22 Aug 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted on 22 August 2025 with women officers from 15 countries and India attending the UN Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025) in New Delhi.

Wed, 20 Aug 2025

• The Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on 20 August 2025 under the Strategic Forces Command.
• The plate cutting ceremony of Yard 16404, the fourth of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels being built for the Indian Coast Guard at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, took place in Mumbai on 20 August 2025.
• The 6th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Vietnam Coast Guard was held in Hanoi on 20 August 2025 under the 2015 MoU on Coast Guard Cooperation.

Tue, 19 Aug 2025

• INS Tamal, the Indian Navy's latest stealth frigate, arrived at Souda Bay, Greece on 19 August 2025 during her return passage to India after commissioning in Russia.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025

• The 12th edition of the India–Sri Lanka bilateral naval exercise SLINEX-25 concluded at Colombo on 18 August 2025.

Sat, 16 Aug 2025

• Stealth frigate INS Tamal departed Naples, Italy on 16 August 2025 after a port call from 13 to 16 August, which began with a passage exercise with the Italian Navy's new landing helicopter dock ITS Trieste.

Fri, 15 Aug 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra in his Independence Day address on 15 August 2025, saying that by 2035 important strategic and civilian places would get complete security cover through new technology platforms.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu approved 127 gallantry awards, 40 distinguished service awards and 290 Mention-in-Despatches for the Armed Forces and CAPF personnel on 14 August 2025, the eve of the 79th Independence Day.
• Ikshak (Yard 3027), the third of four Survey Vessel (Large) ships built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 14 August 2025.