Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 09-10 April 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
April 10, 2023
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In Daily Defence current affairs for 09-10 April 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Defence Current Affairs 09-10 April 2023

First Batch Of Agniveers Board INS Vikramaditya For Naval Defence Training

The first batch of Agniveers, including women candidates, boarded the INS Vikramaditya for their training on the vessel. Aboard the INS Vikramaditya, they will prepare mentally and physically for a life at sea.
INS Vikramaditya is an Indian Navy aircraft carrier that was commissioned in November 2013. Originally built by the Soviet Navy’s Admiral Gorshkov, the ship was extensively refurbished and modernized in Russia before being transferred to India in 2013.
The first batch of Agniveers under the Indian Navy passed out on March 28. A total of 2,585 Agniveers (first batch), including 272 women, passed out the portals of INS Chilka in Odisha in a first-of-its-kind ceremony.
Length: 284 m
Construction started: 17 February 1978
Launched: 1 April 1982
Draft: 10 m
Builder: Sevmash

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CDS Visits Forward Areas In North Bengal & HQs Trishakti Corps

CDS General Anil Chauhan visited Air Force Station and forward areas in North Bengal along with GOC, Trishakti Corps on April 08 & 09, 2023. He reviewed the progress of infrastructure development and operational & logistics preparedness in the area.
He was briefed on the operational situation along the Northern borders of Sikkim. He commended the formation for ensuring force preservation while also reaching out to assist the civil administration and local population in times of natural disasters like the recent avalanche in East Sikkim.
The CDS asked the formation to focus on training hard and remaining vigilant at all times. He also emphasised that soldiers must keep themselves abreast with the latest trends in information technology, emerging cyber threats and countermeasures.

Pakistan To Ship 230 Containers Of Defence Items To Ukraine

Ukraine-Pakistan defence nexus looms large on the horizon even as the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister undertakes a four-day visit to India from Sunday.
Signalling to deepen defence partnership, Pakistan will ship 230 defence containers this month from the Karachi Port via two vessels MV Bokram and MV Kherson.
Ukraine and Pakistan share close military and industrial ties. Pakistan had purchased more than 320 Ukrainian T-80UD tanks in service with a fully formed ecosystem for their upkeep, use, ammunition and spare parts.
Between 1991 and 2020, Ukraine concluded arms contracts worth nearly $1.6 billion with Pakistan. Islamabad has reportedly clinched a deal with Kyiv for the repair of its T-80UD fleet at a cost of $85.6 million.

N. Korea Says Tested Another ‘Underwater Nuclear Attack Drone’

North Korea claimed it had tested another underwater nuclear attack drone, in its latest response to South Korean and United States military drills, though analysts have questioned whether Pyongyang has such a weapon.
In recent weeks, North Korea has tested what state media have described as an underwater nuclear-capable drone and also carried out the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
“A national defence science research institute in the DPRK carried out a test of underwater strategic weapon system from April 4 to 7”.
“The underwater nuclear attack drone ‘Haeil-2’… cruised 1,000 km of simulated underwater distance … for 71 hours and 6 minutes.”

IAF Signed Their First Idex Contract For Procurement Of “Gaggan”

Giving a major boost to aatmanirbharbharat, IAF signed their first iDEX contract for procurement of “Gaggan” – an extremely high-resolution camera developed by the iDEX winner – DV2JS.
The camera can be employed in a variety of aerial platforms.
An ecosystem to foster innovation & technology development in. Defence and Aerospace by engaging innovators & entrepreneurs to deliver technologically advanced solutions for modernizing Indian Military.
iDEX, launched in 2018, is an ecosystem to foster innovation & technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging innovators & entrepreneurs to deliver technologically advanced solutions for modernizing the Indian Military.