As the Indian Air Force (IAF) moves closer to finalising its requirements for the Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) programme, the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is reportedly gaining significant traction as a leading contender.
A recent assessment by Bharat-Shakti indicates that the...
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided against placing follow-on orders for the Tejas Mk1A fighter jet beyond the recently concluded contracts, signalling a strategic shift towards stabilizing current inductions and accelerating the development of the more advanced Tejas Mk2.
Following the...
Analysis How HAL's Domestic SJ-100 Production Poised to End Western Monopoly in Indian Civil Aviation
In a development that signals a pivotal transformation for the global aviation sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
The agreement, finalised in Moscow on October 27, 2025...
A major step in India’s defence manufacturing journey is quietly taking shape on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group has launched its new Citadel Campus at Hardware Park near the international airport -- marking an important moment for the country’s growing private defence...
The government on Saturday notified the operational guidelines for two major shipbuilding initiatives with Rs 44,700 crore outlay, which are aimed at strengthening India’s domestic shipbuilding capacity and improving global competitiveness.
Under the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme...
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has signed a contract with L&T Precision Engineering & Systems for the supply of six Rail-Less Helicopter Traversing Systems (RLHTS) to be installed on indigenously built Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), marking a further step towards strengthening...
Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), facing distinct civic challenges and lagging development, has been administered without local bodies for two decades, a report cited on Saturday. According to the report, decades of neglect in the PoGB’s public health system have left the region without...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that terrorists used 40 kg of explosives in the Red Fort car bomb blast that killed 11 persons on November 10. The Union Home Minister was speaking on the inaugural day of a two-day ‘Anti-Terror Conference’ organised by the National Investigation...
Meghalaya Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday categorically denied reports claiming that two accused in the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi (32), a spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha group, had fled from Bangladesh into India and were arrested in the northeastern state.
Meghalaya...
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked the Indian Navy’s indigenous Kalvari-class submarine INS Vaghsheer at the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka and undertook a dived sortie, an official said.
"The President is undertaking a sortie on the Western Seaboard. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral...
The rise and fall of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt General Faiz Hameed (retd), encapsulate the structural tensions at the heart of Pakistan's civil-military order, with his downfall showcasing a process of political recalibration after the ouster of Prime Minister Imran...
The Indian Army has secured a decisive breakthrough in its quest for strategic autonomy, successfully indigenising 159 of the 175 ammunition variants currently in its stockpile.
This achievement, representing a 91 per cent self-sufficiency rate, drastically lowers the nation's reliance on...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified a dedicated standard for bomb disposal systems to address a critical gap in the country’s security preparedness framework and provide manufacturers with clear performance benchmarks.
The new standard, IS 19445:2025, was developed at the request...
