Defence and military current affairs for UPSC CDS, NDA, SSC, and banking exams. India's defence acquisitions, military exercises, DRDO developments, and defence policy.
Defence current affairs for CDS, NDA, CAPF, UPSC, SSC and State PSC exams. Practice the latest Defence MCQs, important exam-ready facts and updates on defence acquisitions, military exercises, DRDO milestones and security policy — refreshed regularly for 2026.
Practice the latest Defence current affairs MCQs for CDS, NDA, CAPF and UPSC exams. This week's Defence quiz has 12 timed questions with answers and detailed explanations — a quick way to test your revision before the exam.
India's humanitarian relief under Operation Amistad reached quake-hit Venezuela, with two IAF C-17 aircraft carrying a field hospital, BHISHM cubes and relief supplies.
In its first official disclosure, the government named six armed-forces personnel killed during Operation Sindoor and inscribed them at the National War Memorial.
PM Modi commissioned three GRSE-built indigenous naval vessels at Kolkata, calling India a maker, not just a buyer, of weapons.
Defence Ministry data show production rose 15.6% to a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY26, with private-sector share at an all-time high of Rs 42,000 crore.
India commissioned its first-ever batch of women cadets trained at the National Defence Academy as officers across the Army, Navy and Air Force.
DRDO successfully flight-tested the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) off the Odisha coast on June 15, 2026.
DRDO carried out three successful flight tests on June 10-11, demonstrating a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system and a naval anti-ship missile.
The government appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of Army Staff, effective June 30, 2026.
At the Defence Investiture Ceremony, President Murmu conferred 7 Kirti Chakras (two posthumous) along with Vir Chakras and Shaurya Chakras; Gaganyaan astronaut-designate Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair was among the Kirti Chakra recipients.
The DRDO and the Indian Air Force successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface anti-radiation missile from a Su-30MKI fighter off the Odisha coast, with the missile hitting its target with pin-point accuracy.
The Defence Ministry has opened production of indigenous tactical missiles to private firms, ending Bharat Dynamics Limited's (BDL) long-standing monopoly, with 10-12 projects distributed among public and private companies.
The Indian Air Force and DRDO conducted successful flight tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile, strengthening India's indigenous stand-off strike and anti-radiation capability.
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff (Navy Chief) of the Indian Navy.
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshay, the fourth Adamya-class fast patrol vessel built by Goa Shipyard, on June 27.
Around 40 IAF Su-30MKI fighters have been integrated with the air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos Aerospace confirmed.
India's indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control system received Final Operational Clearance at a June 25 ceremony in Bengaluru.
Indigenously built warships INS Udaygiri (stealth frigate) and INS Kavaratti (anti-submarine warfare corvette) of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet made a port call at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, arriving June 22 and departing June 24, 2026.
The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 425 crore 'Buy (Indian)' contract with Bharat Forge for 12 sets of 1.25 MW marine gas turbine generators for the Indian Navy's Kolkata-class ships.
An Indian Army contingent left on June 18 for the 23rd edition of the multinational peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (June 20-July 3).
The Indian Coast Guard inducted its first indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle (hovercraft H-561), built by Chowgule & Company in Goa, on June 18, 2026.
The Indian Air Force will take part in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, Australia's largest multinational air-combat exercise, with 19 nations.
The 7th edition of the India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK 2026 was conducted at the Gurumsaray Field Training Area in Namangan, Uzbekistan, focusing on counter-terror operations in semi-mountainous terrain.
Defence current affairs cover defence acquisitions, military exercises, DRDO milestones and security policy. These are frequently tested in CDS, NDA, CAPF and other government exams, so revising them regularly helps in both prelims and mains.
Use the latest Defence MCQs on this page for quick revision, then attempt the full timed Defence quiz to test recall under exam-like conditions.
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Recent high-value Defence topics include Operation Amistad, BHISHM cube, HADR, C-17 Globemaster — all covered with key facts and MCQs on this page.
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