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

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

• The Indian Air Force held a flying display over the Brahmaputra River at Guwahati on 9 November 2025 as part of its 93rd anniversary celebrations, with Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya as chief guest.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• The Indian Navy announced on 8 November 2025 that it will celebrate Navy Day 2025 with an Operational Demonstration on 4 December 2025 at Shangumugham beach, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

• INS Ikshak, the third Survey Vessel (Large) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, on 6 November 2025 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

• The third edition of the Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW-25), hosted by the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), ran in Gurugram, Haryana, from 3 to 5 November 2025 with 57 participants from 30 countries.
• Jayshree Periwal High School, Jaipur, won the Grand Finale of THINQ-25, the Indian Navy Quiz, held at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, on 5 November 2025.

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

• India and Israel signed an MoU on Defence Cooperation at the 17th meeting of their Joint Working Group on defence cooperation in Tel Aviv on 4 November 2025.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) raided and dismantled a clandestine alprazolam factory in Valsad, Gujarat, on 4 November 2025 under 'Operation White Cauldron', seizing drugs worth ₹22 crore.
• The Indian Army organised the Army Sports Conclave 2025 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 4 November 2025 to support India's Olympic Mission 2036.

Sun, 02 Nov 2025

• ISRO's LVM3-M5 rocket launched the CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) communication satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on 2 November 2025, the heaviest communication satellite launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Indian soil.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 42.34 kg of hydroponic weed worth about ₹42 crore from two passengers arriving from Bangkok at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on 2 November 2025 under 'Operation Weed Out'.
• The first-ever Sekhon Indian Air Force Marathon 2025 (SIM-25), named after Param Vir Chakra awardee Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, culminated in Delhi on 2 November 2025 with more than 12,000 runners.
• INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, as part of a long-range operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, the Defence Ministry said on 2 November 2025.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025 that India's emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country.
• Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh took charge as the Indian Navy's Chief of Personnel and Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar as its 40th Chief of Materiel on 1 November 2025, while Vishvajit Sahay assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) the same day.

Fri, 31 Oct 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a 10-year 'framework for the US-India major defence partnership' in Kuala Lumpur on 31 October 2025.
• The Defence Ministry announced on 31 October 2025 that India will host the International Fleet Review 2026, Exercise MILAN 2026 and the IONS Conclave of Chiefs together at Visakhapatnam from 15 to 25 February 2026.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on 31 October 2025 that 1,466 personnel of States, UTs, CAPFs and CPOs will receive the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2025.
• Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena took charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command at Kochi on 31 October 2025.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 4.7 kg of cocaine worth about ₹47 crore from a passenger arriving from Colombo at Mumbai airport on 31 October 2025.

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

• The keel of the Indian Coast Guard's second Fast Patrol Vessel was laid at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai, on 30 October 2025, while girders for its second and third Air Cushion Vehicles were laid in Goa.
• The seventh Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD-2025), the Indian Navy's annual apex-level strategic dialogue, concluded in New Delhi on 30 October 2025.

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu took a sortie in a Rafale fighter at Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana, on 29 October 2025, becoming the first President of India to fly in two IAF fighter aircraft.
• DRDO handed over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LATOTs) for eight products to industry at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru on 29 October 2025.

Mon, 27 Oct 2025

• Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the surrender of 21 Maoists, 13 of them senior cadres, along with their arms in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, on 27 October 2025.
• The Indian Army marked Infantry Day, the 79th Shaurya Diwas, on 27 October 2025 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, New Delhi, led by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi.
• The Indian Coast Guard and the National e-Governance Division of MeitY signed an MoU on 27 October 2025 at ICG Headquarters, New Delhi, to integrate DigiLocker for issuing and verifying service records.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• The Indian Navy said on 26 October 2025 that INS Sutlej has completed a joint hydrographic survey with the Mauritius Hydrographic Service covering about 35,000 square nautical miles.

Sat, 25 Oct 2025

• The second edition of the biannual Naval Commanders' Conference 2025 was held at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi, from 22 to 24 October 2025.
• A PIB backgrounder on 25 October 2025 said Naxal-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to 18 in 2024, with the government aiming to make India Naxal-free by March 2026.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

• 'Mahe', the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 23 October 2025.