Defence & Security Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 25 Jul 2025
- On 25 July 2025, DRDO announced successful flight-trials of the UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile ULPGM-V3 at the National Open Area Range, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
- On 25 July 2025 in Male, PM Modi and President Muizzu inaugurated the India-funded Ministry of Defence building of Maldives and released commemorative stamps for 60 years of diplomatic ties.
Thu, 24 Jul 2025
- On 24 July 2025, PM Modi held talks with UK PM Keir Starmer at Chequers, Buckinghamshire, where the two leaders adopted the India-UK Vision 2035, and later called on King Charles III at Sandringham.
- On 24 July 2025, INS Delhi, Shakti and Kiltan of the Eastern Fleet arrived at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang, Vietnam, as part of an operational deployment to South East Asia.
Wed, 23 Jul 2025
- On 23 July 2025 in New Delhi, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Israel MoD Director General Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baram; the two sides agreed to work towards an institutional framework for defence cooperation.
- On 23 July 2025 in Goa, Goa Shipyard Ltd launched 'Samudra Prachet', the second of two indigenous Pollution Control Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
Tue, 22 Jul 2025
- On 22 July 2025 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai, the keel was laid for Yard 16401, the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
- On 22 July 2025 in New Delhi, India and Nepal held Home Secretary-level talks and welcomed the finalisation of the text of an Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
Mon, 21 Jul 2025
- On 21 July 2025, Deputy NSA T.V. Ravichandran inaugurated Bharat NCX 2025, a two-week national cybersecurity exercise run by NSCS with Rashtriya Raksha University.
- On 21 July 2025 at GRSE, Kolkata, Ajay (Yard 3034), the eighth and last Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by GRSE, was launched.
- On 21 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard held their 13th High-Level Meeting under their 2006 MoU.
Sat, 19 Jul 2025
- On 19 July 2025, INS Delhi, Shakti, Satpura and Kiltan of the Eastern Fleet concluded a port call to Singapore (16-19 July) as part of the Indian Navy's Operational Deployment to South East Asia.
- On 19 July 2025 at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Tamil Nadu), CDS General Anil Chauhan addressed the 81st Staff Course and spoke on Operation Sindoor.
- From 16 to 19 July 2025, INS Sandhayak, the Navy's first indigenous Survey Vessel Large, made its maiden port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, for hydrographic cooperation.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025
- On 18 July 2025 at Visakhapatnam, INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- On 18 July 2025, DRI Bengaluru seized 4,006 grams of cocaine worth about Rs 40 crore, hidden in two superhero comics, from a passenger arriving from Doha at Kempegowda International Airport.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025
- On 17 July 2025 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Larsen & Toubro handed over the first set of wing assemblies for the LCA Mk1A to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
- On 17 July 2025, short-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-I were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha.
- On 17 July 2025 at South Block, New Delhi, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh formally flagged in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025
- On 16 July 2025 in Ladakh, Akash Prime, the upgraded Akash Weapon System for the Indian Army, destroyed two high-speed unmanned aerial targets at high altitude.
- On 16 July 2025 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan inaugurated a workshop and exhibition on indigenisation of critical components in UAVs and counter-UAS.
Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Fri, 11 Jul 2025
- On 11 July 2025 off the coast of Odisha, DRDO and the IAF successfully flight-tested the Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile fitted with an indigenous radio frequency seeker from a Su-30 Mk-I.
- On 11 July 2025 in New Delhi, MeitY, CERT-In and cybersecurity firm SISA launched the whitepaper 'Transitioning to Quantum Cyber Readiness'.
- On 11 July 2025, Indian Coast Guard ship Rajveer towed the disabled US sailing vessel 'Sea Angel' and its two crew to Campbell Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025
Tue, 08 Jul 2025
- On 8 July 2025, the Indian Navy said it had signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, to implement the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project.
- On 8 July 2025 at Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard Limited delivered 'Nistar', the first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel, to the Indian Navy.
Mon, 07 Jul 2025
- User trials of DRDO's Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR), carried out from INS Kavaratti from 23 June 2025, were successfully completed on 7 July 2025.
- On 7 July 2025, Japan Coast Guard Ship Itsukushima arrived at Chennai Port for a week-long port call with the Indian Coast Guard, to end with joint sea exercise 'Jaa Mata' on 12 July.