Defence & Security Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

• India and Brunei held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation in New Delhi on 9 December 2025, after signing its Terms of Reference.
• Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi began an official visit to Brazil from 9 to 12 December 2025 to strengthen Indian Navy–Brazilian Navy ties.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at Suwaikh Port in Kuwait on 9 December 2025 during its Overseas Deployment to the Gulf.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025

• The Indian Navy said on 8 December 2025 that it had deployed four more ships, INS Gharial and three Landing Craft Utility vessels, carrying 1,000 tons of relief to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated 125 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) projects worth about ₹5,000 crore to the nation from the Shyok Tunnel in Ladakh on 7 December 2025, the most BRO projects ever inaugurated at once.
• Ten Maoists carrying a combined reward of ₹2.36 crore surrendered before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Balaghat on 7 December 2025, laying down weapons including AK-47 and INSAS rifles.
• Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on 7 December 2025, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging people to contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
• The Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala, announced on 7 December 2025 that it will host the 14th Admiral's Cup naval sailing championship from 8 to 13 December 2025 with 35 participating countries.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

• The fifth edition of the India–Malaysia joint military exercise Harimau Shakti began at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan on 5 December 2025 and runs till 18 December.

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov co-chaired the 22nd India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 4 December 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Indian Navy personnel on Navy Day, observed on 4 December 2025, recalling that he spent Diwali 2025 with naval personnel aboard INS Vikrant.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu graced the Navy Day 2025 celebrations and witnessed the Indian Navy's operational demonstration at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 3 December 2025.
• The 10th edition of the India–Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise Garuda Shakti began at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, running from 3 to 12 December 2025.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha is on an operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia from 2 to 5 December 2025 as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, engaging with the Indonesian Coast Guard BAKAMLA.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

• The Indian Navy undertook humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Sri Lanka after Cyclonic Storm Ditwah under Operation Sagar Bandhu, using INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri and INS Sukanya, as reported on 2 December 2025.
• The 14th edition of the India–Maldives Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force began at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 2 December 2025 and runs till 15 December.
• DRDO conducted a successful high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of TBRL, Chandigarh, as announced on 2 December 2025, validating canopy severance, ejection sequencing and aircrew recovery.
• The Indian Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard held their 1st Annual Bilateral Meeting in Manila on 2 December 2025 under an MoU signed on 22 August 2023.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

• The Border Security Force (BSF), established on 1 December 1965, marked its Raising Day on 1 December 2025, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted its personnel.
• Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) at Air Headquarters on 1 December 2025.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• On 30 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi attended the 60th All India Conference of DGs/IGs of Police at IIM Raipur, themed 'Viksit Bharat: Security Dimensions', and gave the newly instituted Urban Policing Awards to three cities.
• On 30 November 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), a DRDO lab in Kanpur.
• Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A) of the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025

• On 29 November 2025, 232 trainees, including 18 cadets from seven friendly foreign nations, passed out at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala (Kerala), in a parade reviewed by CDS General Anil Chauhan.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

• INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri represented India at the Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025 in Colombo (27–29 November 2025), the maiden overseas deployment of both ships.
• On 28 November 2025 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders delivered Taragiri, the fourth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) indigenous stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy in Mumbai.
• On 28 November 2025 the Ministry of Defence signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance with the US government, worth about ₹7,995 crore, for five years of sustainment support for the Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.
• The two-day Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025, organised by the Indian Army with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, concluded on 28 November 2025.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin co-chaired the third India–Indonesia Defence Ministers' Dialogue in New Delhi on 27 November 2025.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) hosted its maiden Shipbuilding, Indigenisation & IT Conference at Madikeri, Karnataka, on 27 November 2025, and signed an MoU with the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association and Defence Innovation & Atal Incubation Centre.