Indian Defence and Military Exercises

• Antariksha Abhyas: India’s first dedicated military initiative focusing on space security.
• Arrow Missile System: Designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles, consisting of Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 interceptors, developed by Israel and the United States.
• Operational Demonstration (OpDemo2024): The Indian Navy is set to showcase its maritime prowess at the upcoming event in Puri, Odisha.
• India-Australia Joint Military Exercise: “AUSTRAHIND”
• Special Heli Borne Operations: Involves deploying troops via helicopters.
• ‘Poorvi Prahaar’: An important military exercise involving the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force.
• ‘Asmi’ Machine Pistol: A new weapon developed for the Indian Army, designed for close-quarter battles and specialized operations. Created by Colonel Prasad Bansod in collaboration with DRDO.
• MAHASAGAR: The Indian Navy’s flagship initiative for encouraging dialogue among maritime heads.
• VINBAX 2024: The 5th Edition of the Vietnam-Indian Bilateral Army Exercise, commenced in Ambala.
• Garud Shakti Exercise: A testament to the growing defence ties between India and Indonesia.
• VAJRA PRAHAR: India-US joint Special Forces Exercise.
• Swavlamban – 2024: The Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar, which began on October 29, 2024, in New Delhi. Inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, at Bharat Mandapam.
• C-295: A transport aircraft.
• ‘Abhay’: The Indian Navy launched ‘Abhay’, its seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC).
• Indian Navy’s S4 SSBN: India launched its fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, designated S4, at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. The S4 can carry multiple K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).
• SAMARTHAK: The First Ship of Multi-Purpose Vessel.
• DefConnect 4.0: India’s Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, launched two key initiatives—ADITI 2.0 and DISC 12—at DefConnect 4.0 in Delhi. DISC 12 introduces 41 new technology challenges.