What is 'Vayu UTtaM', demonstrated by the Indian Air Force at Dronathon-2026?
- A.A long range armed drone
- B.An indigenous Unmanned Traffic Management system
- C.A new air to air missile
- D.A satellite for weather forecasting
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Explanation
The correct answer is an indigenous Unmanned Traffic Management system. Vayu UTtaM is described as an indigenously developed multi mode system, and during its real time demonstration at the Pokhran range it detected and tracked both military and civil unmanned aircraft. Its purpose is to allow coordinated management of drone flights in increasingly crowded airspace and to help identify and deal with unauthorised or rogue drones in good time. The release also notes that its uses may go well beyond the military, into airspace safety, protection of critical infrastructure, civil aviation and public safety. Option A is wrong because Vayu UTtaM does not fly or carry weapons; it manages the traffic of systems that do. Option C is wrong because no missile was part of this event. Option D is wrong because it is not a satellite and has nothing to do with weather forecasting, though the confusion between an airborne platform and a management system is a common one.
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Practice Questions
Where was the first Indian Air Force Dronathon-2026 inaugurated?
- A.Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer
- B.Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad
- C.Chandipur Test Range, Odisha
- D.Suryalanka Firing Range, Andhra Pradesh
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The Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, opened the first edition of Dronathon there, and the same range hosted the live demonstration of the indigenous traffic management system Vayu UTtaM on the opening day.
Read the full explanation →Who inaugurated Dronathon-2026 and which document was released on the occasion?
- A.The Chief of Defence Staff; the Joint Doctrine on Drones
- B.The Vice Chief of the Air Staff; the IAF UAS Roadmap
- C.The Defence Minister; the Defence Acquisition Procedure
- D.The Chief of the Air Staff; the Air Power Doctrine
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The officer holding that post is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, and he both opened the event and put out the roadmap, which is meant to give Indian industry a clearer view of the capability priorities of the Air Force.
Read the full explanation →Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?
- A.The last edge of India
- B.The first edge of India
- C.The eastern gateway
- D.The seven sisters belt
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Speaking to soldiers at the Barakhana held on the eve of Diwali, the Raksha Mantri described the North-Eastern region as the first edge of the country rather than its last edge, explaining that the region marks the beginning of the national geographical and cultural landscape because it receives the first…
Read the full explanation →Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?
- A.Line of Control
- B.Radcliffe Line
- C.Line of Actual Control
- D.Durand Line
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At Sukna the Raksha Mantri was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control, usually shortened to LAC, and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies meant to improve operational capability and combat effectiveness.
Read the full explanation →The Trishakti Corps, whose preparedness was reviewed on 7 November 2026, is headquartered at which place?
- A.Tezpur, Assam
- B.Sukna, West Bengal
- C.Bagdogra, West Bengal
- D.Dimapur, Nagaland
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Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Trishakti Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies.
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