According to a report in The Print, India is reportedly in advanced stages of negotiation with France to procure 114 new Rafale fighter jets, with a formal agreement potentially being signed within the next year.
This landmark defence contract, valued at an estimated $22 billion, is poised to...
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The Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has officially confirmed that software integration issues were the main reason for the unsuccessful test-firing of the Astra Mk1 missile from the Tejas Mk1A fighter jet in March 2025.
This acknowledgement clarifies the challenges facing...
The Indian Army is rapidly scaling up the induction of drones and counter-drone systems, with many units already operationalised, officials said on Thursday.
Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that drone centres were established at premier training academies including at the Indian...
A deep-tech startup based in Odisha has inked a Rs 66-crore contract with the Indian Navy to manufacture indigenously developed Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles.
The start-up, Coratia Technologies, signed the contract last week to supply home-built underwater robots specialising in...
India has called on the international community to ensure UN-designated terror entities, including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, as well as their facilitators, no longer exploit Afghan territory for terrorist activities.
India is closely monitoring the security...
The European Union’s top diplomat warned Wednesday that its push for closer ties with India could be hampered by New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil and involvement in military drills with Moscow. The 27-nation bloc is pressing to seal a trade deal with the world’s most populous nation and...
The Ministry of External Affairs today said it will study the implications of the strategic mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for India’s national security as well as for regional and global stability.
In response to media queries on reports of the signing of the pact...
A day after US President Donald Trump dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend greetings on his 75th birthday and discuss bilateral ties, a former senior official in the Indian government, calling the phone call yet another “moment of bonhomie” between the two leaders, hoped that “there is...
The Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command hosted a two-day seminar on long-range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR) at INS Rajali, Arakkonam, underscoring India’s growing maritime responsibilities and surveillance capabilities.
The event, held on September 16 and 17, brought together senior naval...
India’s active participation in the multinational exercise ‘Pacific Reach 2025’, particularly alongside key powers like the United States and Japan, underscores its commitment to a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific, a report cited on Wednesday.
It said that the exercise reflects India’s...
The majestic city of Chandigarh is all set to witness a breathtaking spectacle in the skies that will come alive as the prestigious Suryakiran Aerobatic Team will perform an extraordinary air show, promising to leave spectators in awe.
The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team, better known as the...
On the final day of the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) 2025 on Wednesday, a decision by all the Chiefs and Commanders for merging of education branches of the three services to form a single Tri Services Education Corps was announced.
The decision on the formation of three Joint Military...
Analysis How a Mere $239 Million Budget Hobbled India's Four-Decade Kaveri Engine Program, While Global Peers Spent Billions
India's ambitious four-decade-long quest to develop a homegrown fighter jet engine, the Kaveri, was severely hampered by chronic underfunding, according to new details released by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a key laboratory under the Defence Research and Development...
