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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Explanation
The correct answer is the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, who released the IAF UAS Roadmap. 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. The roadmap is also intended to help industry, academia and research organisations line up their work with what the force will need from unmanned airborne systems in the years ahead. Option A is wrong because the Chief of Defence Staff did not inaugurate the event, although senior officers of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff were present. Option C is wrong because the Defence Minister was not named as releasing any document here. Option D is wrong because it was the Vice Chief and not the Chief of the Air Staff, and the document concerned unmanned systems rather than air power doctrine as a whole.
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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 →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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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.
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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