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NDA Defence & Security Current Affairs 2026 — Page 2

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• 5 October 2026 92 Soldiers at Chaubatia, and a Desert Army in the Himalaya

  Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 began at the Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia, on 5 October 2026 with 92 personnel from India and the UAE. An explainer on the Bhairav battalions, why the UAE…

• 1 October 2026 25 Years of an Organisation Built Because Kargil Went Wrong

  Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff marked its Silver Jubilee on 1 October 2026, observed as Tri-Service Day. An explainer on the Kargil Review Committee, the eighteen-year wait for a CDS,…

• 30 September 2026 220 Surgeries in an Underground Theatre at the Line of Control

  The Armed Forces Medical Services concluded the Kashmir leg of Operation Drishti on 30 September 2026, performing 364 eye surgeries at Tangdhar and Srinagar. An explainer on cataract, the su…

• 28 September 2026 An Apex Conference in the Sixth Month of Operation Urja Suraksha

  The Indian Navy's second Commanders' Conference of 2026 runs at Nausena Bhawan from 29 September to 1 October, while Operation Urja Suraksha continues in the Gulf. An explainer on what an ap…

• 28 September 2026 464 People on the Leonidas, and a Defence Working Group 147 Years Later

  The second India-Fiji Bilateral Joint Working Group on defence met in New Delhi on 28 September 2026, with a Fijian delegation visiting Southern Naval Command. An explainer on Girmit, FIPIC,…

• 27 September 2026 An F-35 at Jodhpur, and Seven Air Forces Watching

  Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 began its operational phase at Jodhpur on 27 September 2026 with seven participating air forces. An explainer on what a multinational air exercise tests, the airc…

• 27 September 2026 Search, Survey, Medevac: The Drills You Can Do With Everybody

  INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish concluded the 23rd ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Joint Cooperation Activity at Subic Bay on 25 September 2026. An explainer on what ADMM-Plus is, its seven Experts'…

• 25 September 2026 Twenty Peaks Nobody Had Stood On, in Twenty-Three Days

  The Raksha Mantri flagged in the First Ascent Expedition on 25 September 2026 after NIMAS climbers summited 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in Ladakh in 23 days. An explainer on what a…

• 24 September 2026 Thirty-Three Years of Sailing Together, Twenty-Four Under One Name

  INS Trishul arrived at Toulon on 22 September 2026 for the 24th edition of Exercise Varuna with the French Navy. An explainer on why the exercise series matters, what France's island territo…

• 23 September 2026 A Bomb That Glides: Hitting the Runway Without Crossing It

  The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 811 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics on 23 September 2026 for 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons. An explainer on stand-off range, how a glide b…

• 21 September 2026 45 Soldiers a Side: What a Platoon-Level Exercise Is For

  The 18th edition of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT began at Pithoragarh on 21 September 2026 with 45 personnel from each army. An explainer on platoon-level training, cordon and search doctrine, …

• 21 September 2026 Electricity Without the Engine: Why Tanks Need a Second, Smaller Motor

  The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 586 crore contract on 21 September 2026 for indigenous Auxiliary Power Units for T-72 and T-90 tanks. An explainer on silent watch, gun stabilisation, why…

• 20 September 2026 Nine Hawks, Five Metres Apart: Suryakiran Over Meerut

  The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team flew over Meerut for the first time on 19 and 20 September 2026, drawing more than 1 lakh spectators. An NDA explainer on Asia's only nine-aircraft aerobatic te…

• 20 September 2026 Harbour Phase, Sea Phase: Reading the Shape of SLINEX

  The 13th edition of SLINEX, the India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise, is being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026 with INS Kavaratti, INS Jyoti and SLNS Sindurala…

• 19 September 2026 Nineteen Names at Chatby: A Frigate's Four Days in Alexandria

  INS Trishul made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt from 14 to 17 September 2026, laid wreaths at the Chatby War Memorial and conducted a PASSEX with ENS Bernees. An NDA explainer on the Talwa…

• 18 September 2026 Cutting Steel for a Sea Denial Ship: The Second NGMV Begins at Kochi

  The steel cutting ceremony for the second Next Generation Missile Vessel was held at Cochin Shipyard on 17 September 2026. An NDA explainer on the six-ship ₹9,804 crore NGMV project, what se…

• 18 September 2026 Five Days at Manekshaw Centre: Where the Three Services Argue Things Out

  The Combined Operational Review and Evaluation Programme 2026, organised by HQ IDS and conducted by CENJOWS, concluded in New Delhi on 18 September 2026. An NDA explainer on jointness, the C…

• 17 September 2026 Trainers, Not Fighters: The Handover That Closes a 2010 Contract

  HAL hands over LCA Tejas FOC twin-seater trainers and HTT-40 basic trainers to the IAF, and Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans, at Bengaluru on 18 September 2026. An NDA explainer on IOC ver…

• 16 September 2026 250 Kilometres Over Parang La: Twenty Cadets on an Old Salt Road

  Twenty NCC girl cadets completed the 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026' high-altitude trek on 16 September, crossing the 5,578-metre Parang La from Kibber in Spiti to Karzok in Ladakh — about 250 …

• 16 September 2026 Moscow and Saint Petersburg: The Army Chief's Three Days in Russia

  General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff, visited Russia from 16 to 18 September 2026, meeting the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Land Forces and visiting the National Defence Control…