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NDA Defence & Security Current Affairs 2026

Defence is the largest single share of current-affairs questions in the NDA paper — about a quarter in our analysis of eight recent papers. The GAT asks which countries take part in an exercise, which class a ship belongs to, which shipyard built it, and what a weapon system is. These explainers cover exercises, warships, procurement, appointments and awards with exactly those facts. Every article carries ten practice MCQs and a note on how the topic is asked.

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23 October 2026 Exercise INDRA 2026: India and Russia Conclude Naval Drills
INS Sahyadri left Vladivostok on 20 October 2026 after the India-Russia naval exercise INDRA 2026. An explainer on the exercise's history since 2003, its tri-service editions, the 2025 editi…
23 October 2026 Civil Defence Network: Army to Train Master Trainers in 12 States
The Home Ministry and the Indian Army have begun a first-of-its-kind programme to train 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers in 12 States and UTs, who will in turn train 60,000 volunteers. An e…
21 October 2026 33 Editions, and the Exercise That Started as Lion King
The 33rd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise, SIMBEX-2026, opened at Visakhapatnam on 21 October 2026 with RSS Supreme, INS Nilgiri and INS Kamorta. An explainer on the exercise's or…
21 October 2026 Ten Men at Hot Springs, and 36,852 Names on a Wall
Police Commemoration Day on 21 October marks the 1959 ambush at Hot Springs, Ladakh, in which ten policemen were killed by Chinese troops. An explainer on the incident and its consequences, …
21 October 2026 Simon's Town Again: Nine IBSAMARs and the Forum Behind Them
The ninth India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise, IBSAMAR IX, concluded at Simon's Town on 20 October 2026, with INS Tarkash representing India. An explainer on the exercise's editions,…
19 October 2026 A Night Flight Out of Leh, and the Physics of Thin Air
An IAF C-130J flew a short-notice casualty evacuation from Leh to Palam late on 18 October 2026, carrying a critically ill civilian to AIIMS. An explainer on density altitude, why a transpor…
19 October 2026 Chapter VII, and Why That Phrase Is in the Theme
The 5th edition of AUSTRAHIND began at Thiruvananthapuram on 19 October 2026 with 120 personnel from each army, themed on joint sub-conventional operations in island and coastal environments…
17 October 2026 Eight Days Off Plymouth, and Who Ran the Exercise
KONKAN-26, the India-UK bilateral maritime exercise, concluded off Plymouth on 15 October 2026 with INS Trishul and HMS Sutherland. An explainer on the Konkan series since 2004, Talwar and T…
16 October 2026 A Warship Whose Job Is Testing Other Weapons
INS Samarthak, the first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, was commissioned on 16 October 2026 by the Vice-President. Built at L&T's Kattupalli yard with over 75% indigenous content, it is a …
15 October 2026 ₹2,563 Crore for a Satellite, and the Company That Will Build It
The Ministry of Defence signed ₹4,106 crore of contracts on 15 October 2026 — GSAT-7C with NewSpace India Limited for the Air Force, and Varunastra heavy weight torpedoes with Bharat Dynamic…
14 October 2026 A Major General in 1976
29 nursing cadets were commissioned as Lieutenants into the Military Nursing Service at Army Hospital (R&R). An explainer on India's oldest route for women to commissioned rank, the all-offi…
14 October 2026 India's First Coalition Command Was a Classroom
The Indian Navy has completed its maiden command of a Combined Maritime Forces task force, relinquishing CTF 154 at Bahrain. An explainer on the CMF task force structure, why India's first c…
13 October 2026 2 or 3 Places a Year in London, and Why India Built Its Own
The 66th National Defence College Course called on the President, who spoke on cyber, space and biotechnology, cost-effective technologies and human authority over AI. An explainer on the ND…
12 October 2026 82.67 mmHg at 18,000 Feet
ICMR has laid the foundation stone of a Centre for High Altitude Medicine at Keylong, with the Armed Forces Medical Services and AIIMS Bilaspur. An explainer on hypobaric hypoxia, AMS, HAPE …
10 October 2026 60,000 Leave Every Year, Most of Them in Their 30s
The Vice-President visited a Sainya Sampark Mela for veterans and Veer Naris in Deoghar. An explainer on the ex-servicemen welfare architecture — DESW, Kendriya Sainik Board, Rajya and Zila …
9 October 2026 Why a KG School Counts as Naval Infrastructure
The CDS inaugurated Project Seabird Phase IIA accommodation at Naval Base Karwar. An explainer on why Karwar was chosen over Mumbai, what basing infrastructure does for fleet availability, a…
8 October 2026 94 Years From 4 Wapitis, and a Chief Who Said Human Authority Stays
The Indian Air Force marked its 94th anniversary at Air Force Station Hindan on 8 October 2026. An explainer on the 1932 founding, the borrowed first-flight date, and the two doctrinal state…
7 October 2026 3 Days a Quarter, and the Range a Startup Could Never Book
The Raksha Mantri approved a revised SOP for industry use of MoD proof ranges, field firing ranges and test facilities. An explainer on why range access, not capital, is the real barrier to …
6 October 2026 44,000 Tonnes of Fuel and Spares, and the Slipway Built to Hold Them
The first Fleet Support Ship 'Surya' was launched at Hindustan Shipyard on 6 October 2026, with FSS-5's keel laid the same day. An explainer on replenishment at sea, why the slipway upgrade …
6 October 2026 16,000 Feet to 13,700, and 500 Feet to Open a Canopy
DRDO conducted the maiden live jump of the Advanced High-Altitude Parachute at Nyoma on 6 October 2026. An explainer on opening shock, rate of descent in thin air, and why a static-line syst…

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