The NDA ( National Defence Academy) and CDS ( Combined Defence Service) are the most important examinations for the defence aspirants to enter the Indian Armed Forces. Both Exams have seen Questions from the Defence Current Affairs over the time in Previous year questions. In this Article, We have compiled Top 150 Defence Current Affairs for the Upcoming CDS 2 2024 and NDA 2 2024. Few of the Questions from these Current Affairs were seen in the recently conducted AFCAT Examination. It is highly anticipated that the UPSC will ask Defence GK from the 150 Question given below.
Defence Current Affairs for UPSC CDS and NDA 2024
The Role of Defence Current Affairs in CDS 2 and NDA 2 2024 is very crucial., Defence GK emerge as an important component of preparation. A thorough grasp of defence current affairs will help candidates to articulate informed opinions, demonstrate critical thinking, and showcase their aptitude for leadership in the Written as well as the SSB Interview. The CDS and NDA exams assess candidates knowledge of the latest defence technologies, military doctrines, and international security scenarios.
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150 Most Important Defence GK 2024 |
| S.No |
Current Affairs |
| 1 |
Mitra Shakti 2024: Strengthening Indo-Sri Lankan Military Ties
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| 2 |
Exercise Udara Shakti 2024: Strengthening Indo-Malaysian Air Force |
| 3 |
Indian Army Conducts ‘Parvat Prahaar’ Exercise in Ladakh |
| 4 |
Indian Air Force Approves Production Of Astra Mark 1 Missiles |
| 5 |
ITBP To Get Russian KAMAZ Typhoon Vehicle For LAC |
| 6 |
‘Tarang Shakti 2024’, First Multinational Air Exercise |
| 7 |
Indian Army Departs for Multinational Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2024 |
| 8 |
Launch of Advanced Frigate Triput: A Milestone in India’s Naval Capabilities |
| 9 |
DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System |
| 10 |
INS TABAR ARRIVES IN HAMBURG, GERMANY |
| 11 |
DRDO Seven New Projects Awarded to Industries Under Technology Development |
| 12 |
Indian Air Force Participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 |
| 13 |
Defence Investiture Ceremony 2024: President Murmu Honors Gallantry Award |
| 14 |
India’s Defence Production Hits All-Time High of Rs 1,26,887 crore |
| 15 |
Indian Army Inducts First Indigenous Chip-Based 4G Base Station |
| 16 |
Maitree Exercise 2024, Strengthening India-Thailand Military Cooperation |
| 17 |
India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ Begins in Meghalaya |
| 18 |
SEBEX 2, India’s New Explosive Revolutionizing Military Firepower |
| 19 |
INS Sunayna Entered Port Victoria, Seychelles |
| 20 |
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as The Next Vice Chief of Army Staff |
| 21 |
Indian Army Opened Khalubar War Memorial To Tourists in Ladakh |
| 22 |
Indian Armed Forces Unveil Unified Cyberspace Doctrine |
| 23 |
Indian Army Inducts Indigenous ASMI Submachine Gun: A Pride in Atmanirbhar |
| 24 |
Indian Army Launches First Skin Bank for Advanced Care of Personnel and Families |
| 25 |
India to Host Its First Multinational Air Exercise Tarang Shakti in August |
| 26 |
Launch of LSAM 13 (Yard 81) Fifth Barge of 08 X Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) |
| 27 |
Army Launches Integrated Generator Monitoring, Control System ‘Vidyut |
| 28 |
Lt General Upendra Dwivedi Named New Army Chief |
| 29 |
Indian Navy Gets its First Woman Helicopter Pilot |
| 30 |
ISRO Gives Details on Indo-French TRISHNA Mission |
| 31 |
Indian Air Force and Navy Participate in Mega Multinational War Games |
| 32 |
IAF Contingent Joins ‘Red Flag 24’ Exercise in Alaska |
| 33 |
Indian Army Set to Receive Russian Igla-S Air Defence Systems
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| 34 |
Indian Air Force Tests BHISHM Portable Hospital for Airdrop in Agra |
| 35 |
Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla Takes Helm as Chief of Personnel of Indian Navy |
| 36 |
AF Conducts Bambi Bucket Operations to Combat Forest Fires in Uttarakhand |
| 37 |
Indian Army and IAF Conduct Joint Exercise in Punjab |
| 38 |
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor Assumes Command as AOC-in-C, Training |
| 39 |
DRDO’s Supersonic Missile-Assisted Torpedo Delivery System Achieves |
| 40 |
IAF Conducts Successful Test of Air-Launched Ballistic Missile |
| 41 |
Indian Navy Conducts ‘Poorvi Leher’ Mega Exercise to Test Maritime Preparedness |
| 42 |
Indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile System: A Milestone in India’s Self- |
| 43 |
Indian Army Enhances Air Defence with Igla-S MANPADS |
| 44 |
Indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile System: A Milestone in India’s Self- |
| 45 |
CRPF’s 59th Bravery Day 2024 |
| 46 |
Sagar Kavach 2024: Coastal Security Exercise in Lakshadweep Islands |
| 47 |
Enhancing Air Defence Capabilities: Indian Army Inducts Akashteer System |
| 48 |
DRDO successfully conducted a flight test of the new generation ballistic |
| 49 |
India, Maldives & Sri Lanka’s ‘Dosti-16’ Held in Maldives |
| 50 |
IAF’s 10-day mega exercise ‘Gagan Shakti’ begins from April 1-10 |
| 51 |
‘Operation Indravati’ to Evacuate Indian Nationals from Haiti Begins |
| 52 |
Army deploys advanced anti-drone defense systems along China border |
| 53 |
India Joins Hands with Mozambique and Tanzania for TRILAT-2024 Maritime |
| 54 |
Indian Army Inducts First Apache 451 Aviation Squadron |
| 55 |
Guyana Inks Deal to Purchase Indian-Made Dornier Aircraft |
| 56 |
Indian Army’s New Tech Unit STEAG |
| 57 |
India-US Joint Military Exercise “EX TIGER TRIUMPH – 24” |
| 58 |
Indian Army contingent departing for the joint military exercise “Exercise Lamitiye |
| 59 |
Indian Navy Gets Its Own Headquarters Named ‘Nausena Bhawan’ |
| 60 |
China, Iran, and Russia Stage Joint Naval Drills in Gulf of Oman |
| 61 |
Launch of ‘Agray’ and ‘Akshay’ Fifth and Sixth Ship of ASW SWC (GRSE) Project |
| 62 |
Indian Navy at Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 |
| 63 |
BBBS Secures Biggest Anti-Drone Tech Order Under IDEX |
| 64 |
DRDO Successfully Tests Agni-5 Missile with MIRV Technology, Mission Divyastra |
| 65 |
Sea Defenders-2024: U.S – India Joint Exercise Bolsters Indo-Pacific Maritime |
| 66 |
Indian Armed Forces to Conduct Mega ‘Bharat-Shakti’ Exercise in Jaisalmer |
| 67 |
INS Jatayu Commissioned By Indian Navy At Lakshadweep |
| 68 |
Raksha Mantri Inaugurates ‘Chola’ Building At Naval War College, Goa |
| 69 |
DefConnect 2024: Rajnath Singh Launches ADITI Scheme to Boost |
| 70 |
INAS 334 Squadron To Welcome MH 60R ‘Seahawks’ Into The Indian Navy |
| 71 |
Exercise Samudra Laksamana: Strengthening Indo-Malaysian Maritime |
| 72 |
Indian Navy To Commission New Base INS Jatayu On Minicoy Island |
| 73 |
DRDO Successfully Tests Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) |
| 74 |
NATO Launches Steadfast Defender 2024 Military Exercise |
| 75 |
IAF Strengthens Air Defense with Indigenous SAMAR-2 Missile System |
| 76 |
The Indo-Japan “Dharma Guardian” Military Exercise Begins |
| 77 |
Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti-16’ Kicks Off In Maldives |
| 78 |
DRDO To Test Indigenous Laser Weapon DURGA-2 |
| 79 |
India Hosts Milan Naval Exercise with Participation of Nearly 50 Countries |
| 80 |
Indian Air Force (IAF) Conducted ‘Exercise Vayu Shakti-24’ |
| 81 |
Indian Army’s Rs 57,000 Crore Project to Replace Aging T-72 Tank Fleet |
| 82 |
SAMAR Air Defense Missile Debuts In Vayushakti Exercise At Jaisalmer |
| 83 |
Havildar Varinder Singh Awarded Vishisht Seva Medal for Developing Multipurpose |
| 84 |
Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System Inaugurated In |
| 85 |
Embraer, Mahindra Partner On C-390 Millennium Medium Transport Aircraft In |
| 86 |
IIT Madras To Spearhead Development Of India’s First Indigenous 155mm Smart |
| 87 |
India, Saudi Arabia Explore New Avenues Of Defence Cooperation |
| 88 |
IAF To Conduct Exercise Vayu Shakti-2024 |
| 89 |
India-US Seal $4B MQ-9B Armed Drone Deal |
| 90 |
Indian Navy Declares 2024 As ‘Year of Naval Civilians’ |
| 91 |
Preeti Rajak Becomes Indian Army’s First Female Subedar |
| 92 |
INS Sandhayak: A New Chapter in India’s Naval Mapping and Surveillance |
| 93 |
SARVATRA: Indian Army’s Mobile Bridge System |
| 94 |
India, Saudi Arabia To Start Military Exercise SADA TANSEEQ From Jan 29- |
| 95 |
India, France, UAE Conduct Joint Air Exercise Over Arabian Sea |
| 96 |
Indian Navy to Establish Second VLF Communication Station in Telangana |
| 97 |
India And Egypt Armies Unite For Exercise Cyclone’s Special Operations |
| 98 |
Iran’s Military Receives Advanced Homegrown Drones |
| 99 |
India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR Begins In Himachal |
| 100 |
Indian Army Launches Operation Sarvashakti To Eliminate Terrorists |
| 101 |
Ex-Ayutthaya: India-Thailand First Naval Exercise Connects to Ayodhya |
| 102 |
VICE ADMIRAL AN PRAMOD APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL |
| 103 |
Union Minister Ajay Bhatt Flags Off Astra Missile for IAF delivery |
| 104 |
DRDO Achieves Success In Akash-NG Missile Flight Test |
| 105 |
Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards |
| 106 |
Indian Army to Observe 2024 as the Year of Technology Absorption |
| 107 |
Indian Navy gets first India-made long endurance Drishti 10 Starliner drone |
| 108 |
Indian Navy’s P-8I Aircraft Reaches Guam For Exercise Sea Dragon 24 |
| 109 |
DRDO launches assault rifle ‘Ugram’ for Indian Army |
| 110 |
Boosting Indigenous Defence Production: Centre Inks Two Crucial Deals Worth Rs |
| 111 |
Vice-Admiral Sanjay Singh Takes Over as Western Naval Command Chief in Mumbai |
| 112 |
Sagar Parikrama (Phase X) event being organized from 1st January 2024 to 6th |
| 113 |
India-UAE Joint Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone 2024’ Kicks Off In Rajasthan |
| 114 |
DRDO Celebrates Its 66th Foundation Day |
| 115 |
Paramilitary Forces Embrace ‘Sandes App’ for Secure Official Commute |
| 116 |
Indian Armed Forces officers awarded ‘Golden Owl’ at DSCSC Sri Lanka |
| 117 |
6th India-Australia Maritime Dialogue &14th Counter-Terrorism Meeting |
| 118 |
Gallantry Awards 2024: 78th Independence Day |
| 119 |
DRDO Successfully Test Long Range Glide Bomb ‘GAURAV’ From Su-30 MK-1 |
| 120 |
China Tests Largest Cargo Drone as Low-Altitude Economy Expands |
| 121 |
Mitra Shakti 2024: Strengthening Indo-Sri Lankan Military Ties |
| 122 |
Lt Col Kabilan Sai Ashok, India’s Youngest Boxing Referee At Olympics |
| 123 |
Indian Army Launches E-SeHAT Tele-Consultancy for Veterans |
| 124 |
DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System |
| 125 |
INS Delhi Wins Best Ship of Eastern Fleet 2024 |
| 126 |
India Unveils Indigenous Light Tank ‘Zorawar’ |
| 127 |
Inauguration of Indian Air Force Weapon Systems School |
| 128 |
SEBEX 2, India’s New Explosive Revolutionizing Military Firepower |
| 129 |
Thales Inks Pact With Adani Defence To Manufacture 70mm Rockets In India |
| 130 |
DRDO Hands Over Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket to Indian Navy |
| 131 |
GRSE Wins Sustainable Governance Champion Award |
| 132 |
Indian Armed Forces Unveil Unified Cyberspace Doctrine |
| 133 |
Indian Army Inducts Indigenous ASMI Submachine Gun: A Pride in Atmanirbhar Bharat |
| 134 |
Indian Army Launches First Skin Bank for Advanced Care of Personnel and Families |
| 135 |
US, India Launch NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar to Combat Climate Change |
| 136 |
India Advances in Drone Warfare with Nagastra-1 Deployment |
| 137 |
Launch of LSAM 13 (Yard 81) Fifth Barge of 08 X Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge Project |
| 138 |
Adani Defence and EDGE Group Forge Global Defence Partnership |
| 139 |
Army Launches Integrated Generator Monitoring, Control System ‘Vidyut Rakshak’ |
| 140 |
Agnikul Cosmos’ Agnibaan – World’s First 3D Printed Space Rocket Engine |
| 141 |
Mission ISHAN: Streamlining India’s Airspace for Enhanced Efficiency |
| 142 |
Bengaluru’s Flying Wedge Defence Unveils India’s First Indigenous Bomber UAV |
| 143 |
SAKHI: The Lifeline for Gaganyaan Crew |
| 144 |
‘Ek Samandar, Mere Andar,’ penned by BrahMos Aerospace Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi |
| 145 |
Hindustan Shipyard Limited’s CMD Cmde Hemant Khatri Honored with ‘PSU Samarpan Award’ |
| 146 |
Indian Army and Punit Balan Group Collaborate to Develop India’s First Constitution Park |
| 147 |
IIT Delhi And Israel Aerospace Industries Join Forces For Applied Research |
| 148 |
Inauguration of India’s First All-Girl Sainik School: A Milestone in Women Empowerment |
| 149 |
Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor Boosts Industrial Growth |
| 150 |
Lt Gen Shankar Narayan Takes Helm at Army Hospital (R & R) |
Candidates should revise them on regular basis to attempt all the questions related to the defence GK in the upcoming CDS and NDA examination 2024
Other Important Defence Related Topic For NDA and CDS 2024
Preparing for the Defence and Military GK can be a challenging task for the Students. To help you decide on the which topics you should definitely cover, we are providing the most important topics for the NDA and CDS 2024. The Defence GK section in CDS and NDA exams is vast, but focusing on specific areas can maximize your score. Here are the most crucial topics:
Indian Armed Forces
- Structure and Organization: Army, Navy, Air Force, their commands, and roles.
- Ranks and Insignia: Familiarize yourself with different ranks and their hierarchy.
- Recent Developments: Keep updated on major exercises, equipment procurements, and policy changes.
International Relations and Geopolitics
- India’s Foreign Policy: Understand India’s relations with major world powers and neighboring countries.
- Global Conflicts: Be aware of major global conflicts, their implications, and India’s stance.
- International Organizations: Knowledge about UN, BRICS, SAARC, ASEAN, and their roles.
Defence Technology
- Indigenous Weapons and Systems: Understand India’s self-reliance efforts in defence production.
- Missiles and Nuclear Program: Familiarize yourself with India’s missile capabilities anda nuclear doctrine.
Global Defence Industry: Be aware of major defence exporters and their products.
Defence History
- Important Wars: Know the key battles and their significance (e.g., Indo-Pak wars, Kargil War).
- Military Leaders: Understand the contributions of prominent military figures.
Current Affairs
- Defence News: Stay updated on the latest developments in the defence sector.
- International Security: Follow global security trends and their impact on India.
- Government Policies: Be aware of defence-related government policies and initiatives.
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