Latest digest · 6 November 2026 · Defence. Source-linked reports from PIB, RBI, AIR and national dailies, organised for exam revision.
‘Amini’, one of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, has been delivered to the Indian Navy. These ships are one of the largest Indian Naval warships propelled by waterjets. They are equipped with state-of-the…
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The government has relaxed passport and visa requirements for several categories of foreign nationals residing in the country, including certain Pakistani citizens, minority refugees, registered Sri Lankan Tamils and Ti…
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The Opening Ceremony of the 5th edition of the India–US Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, Tiger Triumph 2026, was held at Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC), Visakhapatnam on…
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Indian and Indonesian special forces have begun the GARUDA SHAKTI 2026 validation exercise in East Java today. In a social media post, the Indian Embassy in Jakarta said the 48-hour exercise involving the Indian Army an…
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The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the acquisition of eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs…
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The Ministry of Defence today signed contracts worth over 53 thousand eight hundred crore rupees with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited for the acquisition of eight next-generation…
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India is hosting the BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise in Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The exercise is a key initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand.
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The United States has approved a potential sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Ukraine at an estimated cost of 2.1 billion US dollars. The acquisition will be funded entirely by E…
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Translating Vision to Action Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity The inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise, being conducted from 30 Oct to 03 Nov 2026, marks a significant milestone in advancing ma…
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has rolled out Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM 6.0) across its headquarters, laboratories and establishments.
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The United States and Japan have agreed to jointly produce advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles at a facility in Japan. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the project, dubbed Operation Supercharge will…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today held a meeting with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in the Philippines.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cebu, Philippines. Both leaders reaffirmed th…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice President C P Radhakrishnan have extended greetings to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and their families on the…
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A significant milestone towards enhancing Indian Navy’s underwater capabilities has been achieved with the inauguration of ‘Setting to Work Phase (STW)-2’ activity of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system Energy M…
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The Union Home Ministry will launch a first-of-its-kind pilot initiative to strengthen civil defence preparedness by providing specialised training to Civil Defence Master Trainers through the Indian Army.
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Ukraine has joined the NATO Support and Procurement Agency’s Security Cooperation Support Partnership, opening up opportunities for Ukrainian defence companies to participate in NATO contracts. NATO announced the develo…
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The Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri departed Vladivostok, Russia on 20th of this month, following the conclusion of the bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2026. The Defence Ministry said that the exercise was conducted between t…
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Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri departed Vladivostok, Russian Federation, on 20 Oct 2026, following the successful conclusion of the bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2026, conducted between the Indian Navy and the Russian Fede…
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Home Ministry will launch a first-of-its-kind pilot initiative to strengthen Civil Defence preparedness by providing specialised training to Civil Defence Master Trainers through the Indian Army. The Directorate General…
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India and Poland have agreed to boost cooperation in areas of defence, space and nuclear energy. Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Tusk today held comprehensive discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues…
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The ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime IBSAMAR Exercise 2026 concluded yesterday at Simon’s Town, South Africa.
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The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has advised all private satellite TV channels to exercise due caution while using Artificial Intelligence (Al) and its tools in the telecast of programmes.
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The death toll from a Houthi missile strike on a government military camp in southern Yemen has risen to 60. Yemeni officials today said at least a dozen people were still missing, a day after the Iranian-backed armed g…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today emphasised that connectivity must be based on consultation and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. Addressing the 25th Meeting of the Council of H…
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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States to make concerted efforts to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism, describing the menace as one of the gr…
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A Houthi missile attack on a Military training centre in Yemen’s Shabwa governorate has killed more than 53 recruits and injured over 200 others, according to preliminary figures released by the Shabwa Governorate Media…
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The fifth edition of the India-Australia Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 commenced today at the Foreign Training Node in Keralam. The exercise will continue till the first of next month.
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Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh launched the revamped websites of Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Department of Defence (DoD) on October 19, 2026. The modern, accessible and user-friendly platforms are fully com…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has departed for Dushanbe in Tajikistan to represent India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
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