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

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• The 19th edition of the India–Nepal joint military exercise 'Suryakiran XIX – 2025' began at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, on 25 November 2025 and runs until 8 December 2025.

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

• The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 24 November 2025.
• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defence (SED), France, signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement in New Delhi on 24 November 2025 to produce the HAMMER smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India.
• The Ministry of Education said on 24 November 2025 that more than 1.92 crore school students from all 36 States and UTs participated in Project Veer Gatha 5.0, honouring the bravery of the Armed Forces.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Oman's Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Dr Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi, co-chaired the 13th India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting in New Delhi on 24 November 2025.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025

• The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on 23 November 2025 that, with Delhi Police's Special Cell, it had busted a trans-national trafficking network and seized about 328 kg of methamphetamine worth ₹262 crore from a house in Chhatarpur, Delhi, under Operation Crystal Fortress.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

• Op Drishti, a first-of-its-kind advanced surgical eye camp held by Command Hospital, Northern Command, Udhampur, from 18 to 22 November 2025, screened more than 2,000 people and performed over 400 surgeries, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November.
• The National Cadet Corps (NCC) held a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, on 22 November 2025, led by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and DG NCC Lt Gen Virendra Vats, ahead of its 78th Raising Day on 23 November.
• Indian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, as part of its operational deployment to the Indian Ocean Region, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November 2025.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Bhuj, Gujarat, on 21 November 2025, where a commemorative postage stamp was released.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), under 'Operation Filter Out', seized 36.2 lakh sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes and 300 foreign-origin quilts at Kanhmun, Mizoram, on 21 November 2025, arresting two persons.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the two-day Coastal Security Exercise Sagar Kavach-02/25 along the Maharashtra and Goa coastline on 19–20 November 2025.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

• The Indian Army has secured exclusive intellectual property rights over the design and camouflage pattern of its New Coat Combat (Digital Print), the Ministry of Defence said on 19 November 2025.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025

• The eighth edition of the India–UK joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior-25 began on 17 November 2025 at the Foreign Training Node, Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, and will run until 30 November.
• The Indian Navy unveiled the crest of Mahe, the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), on 17 November 2025 ahead of its commissioning in Mumbai.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025

• The Defence Ministry said on 16 November 2025 that Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth will lead an Indian delegation to the Dubai Air Show 2025 in the UAE on 17–18 November.

Sat, 15 Nov 2025

• The Indian Air Force is taking part in the 8th edition of the bilateral air exercise Garuda 25 with the French Air and Space Force at Mont-de-Marsan, France from 16 to 27 November 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 15 November 2025.
• The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Rajasthan Police busted a clandestine drug lab in a remote village of Sirohi district, Rajasthan, the Home Ministry said on 15 November 2025.

Fri, 14 Nov 2025

• The Defence Ministry announced on 14 November 2025 the culmination of Tri-Services Exercise 2025 (TSE-2025) 'Trishul', conducted in early November with the Indian Navy as the lead service along with the Army and the Air Force.
• The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), with the Ministry of External Affairs and NCIIPC, organised a three-day Strategic Cyber Exercise for five Central Asian countries in New Delhi from 12 to 14 November 2025.
• DRDO's Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam has developed a new generation of Man-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs) for mine countermeasure missions, the Defence Ministry said on 14 November 2025.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹2,095.70 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on 13 November 2025 to procure INVAR anti-tank missiles under the 'Buy (Indian)' category, to raise the firepower of the Indian Army's T-90 tanks.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed a resolution on 12 November 2025 calling the car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort on the evening of 10 November a heinous terror incident by anti-national forces, and observed two minutes' silence for the victims.
• The Indian Navy established a new recruitment centre at INS Kadamba in Karwar, Karnataka, under the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area, making it the Navy's tenth recruitment establishment in India, it said on 12 November 2025.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

• A car exploded at a traffic signal near Gate No. 1 of the Lal Quila (Red Fort) Metro Station in Delhi on the evening of 10 November 2025, causing multiple deaths and injuries; Delhi Police registered an FIR at Kotwali police station under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
• The 11th edition of the India–Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti began at the Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka, on 10 November 2025 and runs until 23 November.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of National Defence Sr Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien co-chaired the 15th India–Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on 10 November 2025, where a Memorandum of Agreement on mutual submarine search and rescue support was signed.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) searched four premises in Mumbai on 10 November 2025 under 'Operation Bullion Blaze', busting a syndicate that smuggled gold into India, melted it in hidden furnaces and sold the bars in the grey market.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) held the 23rd National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 10 November 2025, chaired by ICG Director General S. Paramesh, who heads the NMSAR Board.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

• The Indian Navy's indigenously built guided-missile stealth frigate INS Sahyadri arrived at Guam in the Northern Pacific for the multilateral Exercise Malabar 2025, the Defence Ministry said on 9 November 2025.