Current Affairs & Static GK • 2025-2026

Defence & Security

High-yield Defence & Security current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.

87. National Defence Projects & Operations

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
INS Dhruv Deployment	India's first dedicated nuclear missile tracking and ocean surveillance ship, deployed in the Arabian Sea	Navy
R-37M Missile Acquisition	Developed by Russia; India is in the process of acquiring it	Weapons
Submarine & Frigate Commissioning	Indigenously built nuclear submarine 'Aridhaman' and advanced stealth frigate 'Taragiri' commissioned at Visakhapatnam	Navy
INS Sanshodhak Handover	Indigenously built survey vessel constructed by Garden Reach Limited (Kolkata) handed over to the Navy	Navy
Dunagiri Frigate Receipt	Received 'Dunagiri', the 5th Nilgiri-class stealth frigate under Project 17 on March 30, 2026	Navy
'Prahar' LMG Consignment	Indian Army received the first consignment of domestically manufactured Light Machine Gun under 'Make in India'	Army
'Vayu Baan' Drone System	First helicopter-drone system developed by the Indian Air Force	Air Force
Operation Sagar Bandhu Bridge	Indian Army launched a major bridge project in Sri Lanka	Army
'Avatar' Amphibious Drone	India's first amphibious drone	Weapons
Global Arms Imports Rank	India ranks second in global arms imports	Global Standing
Drogue Parachute Test	Successfully tested by DRDO	R&D
Milan Village Inauguration	Inaugurated by the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam	Navy
Hammer Missile Manufacturing	India and France signed an agreement to manufacture Hammer missiles in India	Weapons
Agni-3 Test Fire	Successfully test-fired from Chandipur, Odisha on February 6, 2026	Weapons
Mission Sudarshan Chakra	Launched to counter aerial threats, particularly hostile drones	Air Defence
DRDO 68th Foundation Day	Celebrated on January 1, 2026	R&D
'Bhairav Bal' Warfare Force	Modern warfare force announced by the Indian Army as part of military modernization	Army
'Samudra Pratap' Pollution Vessel	First indigenous pollution control vessel dedicated to the nation in Goa	Navy
Year of Networking and Data-Centricity	Declared by the Indian Army for the year 2026	Army
Pralay Missile Salvo Launch	Salvo launch of two indigenous missiles conducted by DRDO on Dec 31, 2025	Weapons

88. Strategic Weapons & Global Security

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
INSV Kaundinya Voyage	Engine-less traditional sailing vessel departed from Porbandar for Muscat, Oman	Navy
Pinaka Guided Rocket Test	DRDO conducted the first test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR-120) from Chandipur, Odisha	R&D
Geddes Gavel Award	Received by Indian Army Colonel Prateek Rai in Australia	Awards
Operation Pawan Tribute	Indian Army will pay tribute to martyrs for the first time in 38 years	Army
Durga Drone Squadron	BSF's first all-women drone operating unit launched in Gwalior	Border Security
Minuteman-III ICBM	Intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States	Global Weapons
Poseidon Underwater Drone	Nuclear-powered underwater drone tested by Russia	Global Weapons
'Hyunmoo 5' Missile	Unveiled by South Korea	Global Weapons
President's Rafale Flight	Mrs. Draupadi Murmu became the first President of India to fly in a Rafale fighter jet	Air Force
Burevestnik Nuclear Missile	Nuclear-powered missile tested by Russia	Global Weapons
T-Dome Air Defence	Multi-layered air defence system to be built by Taiwan to defend itself against enemy threats	Global Weapons
SAKSHAM Anti-Drone Grid	Launched by the Indian Army to detect and destroy enemy drones in real time	Air Defence
IAF 93rd Foundation Day	Celebrated on October 8	Air Force
Exercise Drone Kavach	Conducted by the Indian Army in forward areas of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh	Army
Defence Engineers Raising Day	76th Raising Day celebrated on September 17, 2025	Raising Day
Androth ASW Warship	Anti-submarine warship commissioned into the Navy in Kolkata	Navy
INS Aravali Commissioning	Commissioned by the Indian Navy in Gurugram	Navy
Flamingo Cruise Missile	Ukraine tested its first long-range cruise missile	Global Weapons
Chief of Maintenance IAF	Sanjeev Ghuratia appointed	Air Force
DAC Defence Approvals	Approved proposals worth Rs 67,000 crore to strengthen the Army, Navy and Air Force	Policy & Spend
Project 17A Frigates	INS Udayagiri and INS Himgiri joined the Navy at Visakhapatnam	Navy
Sustainable Power 1404 Exercise	First military exercise conducted by Iran in the Gulf of Oman and North Indian Ocean	Global Weapons

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