Daily current affairs for NDA, CDS, AFCAT and other defence exams — defence, security and general current affairs with practice questions.
Last updated: 20 September 2026
Defence exams like NDA, CDS and AFCAT test current affairs in their General Awareness sections, with particular weight on defence and security — military exercises, indigenous weapons and platforms, defence deals and appointments — alongside general national and international developments. Our defence current affairs coverage brings together this defence-and-security focus with general current affairs and practice questions, so you cover exactly what these exams emphasise.
General Awareness is a significant section in NDA, CDS and AFCAT, and current affairs — especially defence and security news — is central to it. Military exercises, new weapons and platforms, defence agreements, appointments and major national and international events are all common, making regular current-affairs revision important.
Read current affairs daily with extra attention to defence and security developments, note key facts on exercises, weapons, deals and appointments, and revise with weekly and monthly compilations. Practise MCQs to test recall, and cover roughly the last 6 to 12 months for defence General Awareness.
For defence exams like NDA, CDS and AFCAT, the last 6 to 12 months of current affairs is generally sufficient, revised regularly with compilations.
Yes — alongside general current affairs, the coverage includes defence and security news such as military exercises, indigenous weapons, defence deals and appointments.
Yes — daily defence current affairs, quizzes and the weekly and monthly PDFs are free to use.