Defence & Security Current Affairs — All time · Page 22 of 39 | Daily News + MCQs

Navy Chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi reviews National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌐 International Relations 📍 China Important

China holds military parade in Beijing for 80th anniversary of end of World War II; Putin and Kim attend

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Meghalaya Important

India–Thailand Exercise MAITREE-XIV opens at Umroi, Meghalaya

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Egypt Important

INS Trikand reaches Alexandria for multilateral Exercise Bright Star 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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 United States Important

Indian Army contingent departs for India–USA Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025 in Alaska

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Seychelles

Indian Navy's First Training Squadron arrives at Port Victoria, Seychelles

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah inaugurates '112 Janrakshak' emergency response project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Oceania Important

INS Kadmatt reaches Port Moresby for Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Saudi Arabia Important

7th India–Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation meets in New Delhi

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Saudi Arabia

INS Tamal and INS Surat make port call at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kerala

IONS 'Emerging Leaders Panel Discussion' concludes at Southern Naval Command, Kochi

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Egypt Important

Over 700 Indian Armed Forces personnel set for multilateral Exercise Bright Star 2025 in Egypt

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

CDS releases Joint Doctrines for Special Forces and Airborne & Heliborne Operations at Ran Samwad

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌿 Disasters 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

IAF launches flood relief and rescue operations in Jammu region and northern Punjab

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Project 17A stealth frigates INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri commissioned together at Visakhapatnam

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 5 MCQs

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Amit Shah addresses Vibrant Villages Programme workshop, launches VVP logo

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare signs MoU with Quality Council of India to improve veteran services

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi embarks on official visit to Algeria (25–28 August 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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh felicitates the four Gaganyaan astronauts in New Delhi

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO conducts maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off Odisha

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

Rajnath Singh interacts with women officers of UN Women Military Officers Course 2025; unveils 'Blue Helmet Odyssey' journal

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

Agni-5 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile successfully test-fired from Chandipur

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra

Plate cutting of Indian Coast Guard's fourth Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel at MDL, Mumbai

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.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Vietnam

6th High-Level Meeting between Indian Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard held in Hanoi

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Greece Important

Stealth frigate INS Tamal arrives at Souda Bay, Greece on return passage to India

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka Important

12th edition of India–Sri Lanka naval exercise SLINEX-25 concludes at Colombo

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

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Italy Important

INS Tamal concludes port call at Naples after PASSEX with Italian LHD ITS Trieste

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

PM announces Mission Sudarshan Chakra: national security shield for strategic and civilian sites by 2035

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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

President approves 127 gallantry awards, including 4 Kirti Chakras and 15 Vir Chakras, on eve of I-Day 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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Ikshak, third Survey Vessel (Large), delivered to the Indian Navy by GRSE

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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs