Every Defence current affair published on MockSutra since December 2025 — 143 verified updates across 11 months, newest first. Open a month for the full write-ups with GK Bytes, or start with the latest updates below.
Most covered: Military Exercises (29), Navy & Maritime (28), DRDO, R&D & Indigenisation (26), Missiles & Weapon Systems (16).
The Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad, under DRDO, has begun developing man-portable Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) modules for radar identification, electronic…
Brazil's Embraer S.A. signed an agreement with Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDSL) to acquire a 51% stake in Novavayu Aerospace Limited (NAL), with completion expected by 1 December…
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flew the last sortie of his career on 20 October 2026, a 55-minute flight in an HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 (tail number U 707) from the Air Force…
The fifth edition of Exercise AUSTRAHIND, the India-Australia joint military exercise, began on 19 October 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and runs until 1…
The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a DRDO laboratory at Pune, has developed indigenous armour panels that are 20% lighter than existing systems while meeting STANAG…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched IIT Kanpur's 'Greater Than Us' campaign, which aims to raise USD 1 billion by March 2029 for research in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity,…
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Samarthak, its first indigenously built Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), at Naval Base Karwar on 16 October 2026 - the final step after builder Larsen & Toubro…
The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth about Rs 4,106 crore in New Delhi on 15 October 2026, in the presence of Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition) A…
The Indian Navy handed over command of Combined Task Force 154, the Combined Maritime Forces' maritime training task force, at a ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, on 14 October, closing an…
The Indian Army launched 'Bharat Rice' in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi, to deliver…
The Indian Coast Guard inducted an indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK-III, tail number CG 875, at Coast Guard Air Station Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, giving 831 Squadron its…
The Indian Navy and Britain's Royal Navy began the bilateral exercise KONKAN-26 off Plymouth, United Kingdom, running 8 to 15 October 2026, with the Talwar-class guided-missile frigate INS…