Centre committed to increasing the strength of women in defence forces Context On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the administration is dedicated to boosting the number of women in the armed services. “Today, India is setting higher goals for itself and utilizing […]
₹2.23 lakh crore to buy 97 Tejas jets, 156 Prachand helicopters Context The Union government on Thursday gave preliminary approval to defense acquisition projects worth 2.23 lakh crore, including the purchase of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat helicopters, in a major […]
Army holds study to address suicides, fratricides in force Context In August 2023, the Army launched a study in collaboration with the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) to assess the mental health of troops and their families as part of measures to address stress […]
The study estimates the count of UAVs required for the three Services Context Two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services have been commissioned by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. These platforms are armoured helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), […]
DRDO drone crashes in Karnataka Context On Sunday, farmland in the Chitradurga region of Karnataka was the site of a collision involving a DRDO unmanned testing aircraft. What is TAPAS? TAPAS BH-201, also known as the Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon-201(Sanskrit: tápas, “Heat”), […]
Deliberations on the increasing rate of permanent intake through the Agnipath scheme Context: There are discussions currently underway about expanding the intake size per batch from approximately 46,000 and the recruitment to permanent cadre from 25% to 50% once the first batch of Agniveers join […]