Defence & Security Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

• DRDO and the Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on 25 February 2025, launching it from a Seaking helicopter.
• The Indian Army signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro on 25 February 2025 for 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems at ₹80.43 crore, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conferred 32 gallantry, distinguished service and meritorious service medals on Indian Coast Guard personnel at the 18th ICG Investiture Ceremony at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 25 February 2025.

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

• The Indian Army's Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) hosted a two-day Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, from 24 February 2025, with women peacekeepers from 35 nations.

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

• Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi departed on 23 February 2025 for an official visit to France from 24 to 27 February to strengthen India-France defence cooperation.

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

• An Indian Army contingent departed on 22 February 2025 for the 6th edition of the India-Japan joint military exercise Dharma Guardian, scheduled at the East Fuji Manoeuvre Training Area in Japan from 24 February to 9 March 2025.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,220.12 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, on 20 February 2025 for 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
• INS Sujata and ICGS Veera of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, on 20 February 2025 for a port call ending with bilateral exercises.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• The 13th Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee (MIDCOM) met in Kuala Lumpur on 19 February 2025, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Malaysia's Lokman Hakim Bin Ali.

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

• Indian Navy sailing vessel INSV Tarini, crewed by two women officers, entered Port Stanley on 18 February 2025, its third port of call in the Navika Sagar Parikrama II circumnavigation.

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

• Indian Navy ship INS Shardul and a P8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft arrived in Bali, Indonesia, for the International Fleet Review 2025, the Navy said on 16 February 2025.
• President Droupadi Murmu witnessed the inaugural show of the Change of Guard ceremony in a new format at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on 16 February 2025.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

• INS Sujata and ICGS Veera of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron arrived at Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia, on 14 February 2025.
• The eighth Missile cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge for the Indian Navy, LSAM 11 (Yard 79), was launched at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, on 14 February 2025.

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

• MoS Home Nityanand Rai led the Indian delegation to the 4th No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference in Munich, Germany, on 13 February 2025.

Wed, 12 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the valedictory event of the 15th Aero India in Bengaluru on 12 February 2025, where the first 'Samarthya' indigenisation event showcased 33 items.

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 11 February 2025 it had busted two facilities printing fake Indian currency notes in Thane (Maharashtra) and Bhiwani (Haryana), leading to three arrests.

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Aero India 2025, Asia's biggest aerospace and defence exhibition, at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 10 February 2025, and addressed a CEOs Roundtable the same day.
• The third edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE began at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on 10 February 2025 and runs until 23 February.

Sun, 09 Feb 2025

• Security forces killed 31 Maoists in an encounter in Indravati National Park in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on 9 February 2025; two security personnel were also killed.
• The Indian Navy Chiefs' Conclave, bringing together eight former Naval Chiefs and the current naval leadership, was held at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi, on 8–9 February 2025.

Sat, 08 Feb 2025

• The Defence Ministry signed a ₹642.17 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited in New Delhi on 8 February 2025 for 28 EON-51 electro-optical fire control systems for the Indian Navy.
• The 15th biennial Aero-India International Seminar, organised by DRDO's CEMILAC with the Aeronautical Society of India, began in Bengaluru on 8 February 2025 as a prelude to Aero India 2025.

Fri, 07 Feb 2025

• DRDO on 7 February 2025 released redefined research verticals and thrust areas for its Industry Academia – Centres of Excellence, redesigning 65 verticals across 15 centres into 82.
• The Narcotics Control Bureau dismantled a drug network in Mumbai, seizing 11.54 kg of high-grade cocaine, 4.9 kg of hydroponic ganja and 5.5 kg of cannabis gummies, the Home Ministry said on 7 February 2025.
• The Indian Navy said on 7 February 2025 that TROPEX-25, its biennial capstone Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise, was underway in the Indian Ocean Region from January to March 2025.

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

• The Ministry of Defence on 6 February 2025 signed contracts worth ₹10,147 crore with Economic Explosives Ltd and Munitions India Ltd for Pinaka rockets, and a SHAKTI software upgrade contract with BEL.

Wed, 05 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on 5 February 2025 and directed agencies to pursue 'zero infiltration'.

Tue, 04 Feb 2025

• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan inaugurated residential accommodation for senior sailors and the Main Distribution Sub Station at Naval Base Karwar on 4 February 2025, as part of Phase IIA of Project Seabird.
• On 4 February 2025, in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh said patrolling along the India-China border had been restored to its traditional pattern after disengagement, and recalled that 38,000 sq km of Aksai Chin has been under Chinese control since 1962.