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Recent Defence News in India 2023: List of Defence Exercise and Equipments |

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Recent in News (updated on 14 January)

Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Kamla Devi’ the Fast Patrol Vessel which is designed, built, and delivered by GRSE to Indian Coast Guard was commissioned in Kolkata.

The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and the Indian Air Force will participate in the joint air exercise “Veer Guardian-2023” starting on January 12 at Hyakuri Air Base in Japan.

India successfully carried out a test launch of the tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha coast.

In an effort to shore up the air defence systems all along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) facing China, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the proposal for procurement of VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system under design and development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO.

In various competitive exams like Bank Po, Bank Clerk, Regulatory bodies: RBI Grade B, SEBI Grade A, SSC CGL, State PCS exam; recent defence exercises and equipment’s are asked. This article is regularly updated so that students can have all the awards at one place. Bookmark it for revision purposes.

Defence Exercises

Name of Exercise	Countries	Type and Place	Important Facts
January 2023
Veer Gaurdian	India- Japan	Hyakuri Air Base in Japan	Air defence
December 2022
Surya Kiram	India- Nepal	Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi, Nepal 16th edition
Sudarshan Prahar	India	Indian Army, Rajasthan	Domestic Exercise synergised application of combat power
Yudh Abhyas	India-US	Military, Auli, Uttarakhand( Nanda Devi)	18th edition, Bilateral exercise Capt. Cerruti, Lt. Russell, Lt. Brown and Lt. Hack became the first four USArmy Officers to be promoted in the Himalayas.
Harimau Shakti	India – Malaysia	Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia
Exercise Sangam	India- USA	Goa	Naval Exercise, 7th edition, first conducted in 1994
November 2022
AUSTRA HIND 22	India Australia	Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan	Military Exercise

Defence Equipment’s in news

Name	Designed/ Built by	Important facts
	January 2023
Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Kamla Devi’	GRSE	commissioned in Kolkata. top speed of 34 knots and an endurance of over 1,500 nautical miles.
VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system	DRDO	For LAC. Full form : Very Short Range Air Defence System It is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS).
Prithvi-II	drdo	surface-to-surface Missile short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) and has a range of around 250 km to 350 km.
	December 2022
INSV Tarini	Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa	Sail boat:to Participate in 50th edition of Cape Town to Rio Race 2023 went an all-women officer crew in the historic expedition titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’ in 2017.
Vagir	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), under collaboration with Naval Group, France.	5th Scorpene submarine. 75 Kalvari Class submarines, total 6
Pralay	DRDO	Ballistic missile, with a range of 150-500 km.
B-21 Raider	USA	high-tech strategic bomber, nuclear enabled
Dogs and Kites	Indian Army	Trained to identify and destroy the drones
November 2022
‘Ikshak	built by GRSE/L&T for the Indian Navy	third of the four Survey Vessels (Large SVL) Project. Launched, at Kattupalli, Chennai. SLV ships will replace the existing Sandhyak Class survey ships
14th Aero India	Ministry of Defence	at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka
INS Mormugao (2nd ship of Project 15B)	built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). designed by the Warship Design Bureau	It will succeed Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers. Earlier INS Vishakhapatnam launched. Others are Imphal and Surat.