Defence Current Affairs 03 May 2025

In Defence Current Affairs for DCA 03 May 2025, 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. Let us now see the Daily Defence Current Affairs.

Defence Current Affairs 03 May 2025

New Vice Chief of The Air Staff

• Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari PVSM AVSM VM took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF on 02 May 25.
• The Air Marshal completed his schooling at RIMC in Dehradun before joining the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala, He passed out from NDA in Jun 1985 with the President’s Gold Medal.
• Air Marshal SP Dharkar retired as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 30 April 2025, on superannuation from the Indian Air Force (IAF), after completion of 40 years of illustrious service to the nation.

India Hopes To Launch F414 Jet Engine Manufacturing Line

• India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has revealed that the country hopes to establish a manufacturing line for General Electric’s F414 jet engines by the end of 2025, marking a significant milestone in India’s journey towards defence self-reliance.
• This development is particularly crucial for maintaining the production timeline of the indigenous TEJAS MK-2 fighter aircraft and represents a major step forward in India’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities.
• The negotiations for the F414 engine manufacturing deal are currently being spearheaded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), with the Indian government playing a facilitating role.
• HAL has formed a dedicated panel to negotiate with GE Aerospace, aiming to conclude the agreement by the end of March 2025.
• India will gain access to approximately 80% of the F414 engine’s manufacturing technology-a level of transfer that exceeds what GE has offered to other nations.
• The F414-GE-39E is a 22,000 lb thrust class turbofan engine that incorporates advanced technology features such as a Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC).

Apollo Micro Systems acquires IDL Explosives

• Apollo Micro Systems Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary Apollo Defence Industries Private Limited (ADIPL), has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire full ownership of IDL Explosives Limited for ₹107 crore in an all-cash deal.
• The announcement came on 2 May 2025. The transaction is expected to be completed within two to three months, pending regulatory and corporate approvals.IDL Explosives, currently under Hinduja Group’s GOCL Corporation, is a well-established domestic manufacturer of industrial-grade explosives, primarily serving the mining and infrastructure sectors.
• The purchase involves 78.65 lakh equity shares at ₹136.04 each. Once completed, Apollo Defence will own 100% of IDL Explosives. The companies confirmed that no related parties are involved in this transaction.

China occupies Bagram air base in Afghanistan: President Trump

• US President Donald Trump has claimed that China now occupies the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was vacated by America in 2021.
• The US vacated Bagram, its biggest airfield in the country, in July 2021.
• “…But we were going to keep Bagram, the big Air Force base, which is one hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons. That’s what they do. They make their nuclear missiles and one hour away from Bagram, and I said you can’t give up Bagram,” Trump said while addressing the 2025 National Day of Prayer at the White House Thursday.
• “They gave up Bagram, and right now, China occupies Bagram. So sad, so crazy. One of the biggest air bases in the world, among the strongest and longest runways anywhere in the world, one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles,” Trump said.
• Bagram Airfield is located in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province, approximately 11 kilometres southeast of the city of Charikar and 47 kilometres north of Kabul. The airfield has an 11,800-foot runway capable of serving bomber and large cargo aircraft.

India Hands Over Coast Guard Ship ‘Huravee’ To Maldives

• Indian Navy’s frontline Guided Missile Destroyer, INS Kochi, arrived in Maldives capital, Male, along with Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) CGS Huravee on Monday, which underwent Normal Refit at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai from December last year to April 2025.
• Navy PRO, Kochi noted, “INS Kochi’s visit highlights the strong maritime links between India and the Maldives and emphasises the Indian Navy’s commitment to security, peace and freedom of navigation in the region. In keeping with the two nations’ friendly relations, Maldivian authorities warmly welcomed the ship.”
• As part of the ship’s visit, captain Mahesh C Moudgil, commanding officer, INS Kochi, called on major general Ibrahim Hilmy, chief of defence force, MNDF and brigadier general Mohammed Saleem, commandant, Coast Guard MNDF.
• During the ship’s stay in harbour, bilateral meetings, cross-deck visits and sports fixtures have been planned between the Indian Navy and the MNDF, according to Navy PRO, Kochi release.
• Notably, INS Kochi was commissioned on September 30 in 2015 and is part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet, which is based in Mumbai under the Western Naval Command.

Multiple Choice Questions of DCA

1. Where is Bagram Airfield located?
   A. Helmand Province
   B. Kandahar Province
   C. Parwan Province
   D. Herat Province
   ANSWER: C
2. What is the length of the runway at Bagram Airfield?
   A. 10,000 feet
   B. 11,800 feet
   C. 12,500 feet
   D. 9,000 feet
   ANSWER: B
3. Which company did Apollo Defence Industries Private Limited agree to acquire
   for ₹107 crore?
   A. Bharat Explosives Limited
   B. IDL Explosives Limited
   C. Premier Explosives Limited
   D. Solar Explosives Limited
   ANSWER: B
4. What engine powers the TEJAS MK-2 fighter aircraft?
   A. Rolls-Royce EJ200
   B. General Electric F404
   C. General Electric F414-INS6
   D. Klimov RD-33
   ANSWER: C
5. Which of the following organizations has Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha as its
   slogan?
   A. Indian Air Force
   B. National Security Guard
   C. Sikh Light Infantry
   D. Border Security Force
   ANSWER: B
6. Daulat Beg Oldie, a well-known airstrip for supply of provisions to the armed
   forces is located in
   A. Sikkim
   B. Ladakh
   C. Arunachal Pradesh
   D. Andaman Islands
   ANSWER: B
7. Which of the following is the equivalent rank in the Army of the Naval rank of
   Captain?
   A. Captain
   B. Colonel
   C. Brigadier
   D. Major
   ANSWER: B
8. Which of the following is the home base of the aircraft carrier INS
   Vikramaditya?
   A. Karwar
   B. Jamnagar
   C. Cochin
   D. Visakhapatnam
   ANSWER: A
9. The department of Atomic Energy was established in
   A. 1948
   B. 1954
   C. 1963
   D. 1971
   ANSWER: B
10. The Country’s First Indigenously Built Missile Boat Was.
    A. INS Vibhuti
    B. INS Vipul
    C. INS Savitri
    D. INS Shakti
    ANSWER: A
11. Who was the first Indian to go into space?
    A. Rakesh Sharma
    B. Satish Dhawan
    C. Kalpana Chawla
    D. Ravi Malhotra
    ANSWER: A
12. What was the code name of the operation to conduct nuclear test at Pokhran
    in May 1998?
    A. Shakti
    B. Hansa
    C. Buddha
    D. Shiva
    ANSWER: A
13. The Uri Hydroelectric project is located in
    A. Jammu and Kashmir
    B. Himachal Pradesh
    C. Uttar Pradesh
    D. Haryana
    ANSWER: A
14. When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite ‘Aryabhatta’?
    A. 1966
    B. 1932
    C. 1975
    D. 1990
    ANSWER: C
15. “CTBT” is a term related to
    A. Nuclear weapons
    B. Electric House
    C. Space Research
    D. Atomic Research
    ANSWER: A
16. Which of the following Indian states does NOT share its boundaries with
    Nepal?
    A. West Bengal
    B. Sikkim
    C. Uttarakhand
    D. Assam
    ANSWER: D
17. “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic” Book Is Written By
    A. Bill Gates
    B. Rajiv Bhatia
    C. J. Sai Deepak
    D. Samuel Moyn
    ANSWER: A
18. Operation Devi Shakti Was Conducted In
    A. 2016
    B. 2017
    C. 2018
    D. 2021
    ANSWER: D
19. SSLV Stands For
    A. Small Satellite Low Vehicle
    B. Small Satellite Launch Velocity
    C. Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
    D. None
    ANSWER: C
20. President’s Bodyguard Motto Is
    A. Jai Hind
    B. Sarvda Shaktishali
    C. Bharat Mata Ki Jai
    D. Rashtra Pratham
    ANSWER: C

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