Adani Group plans to invest Rs 1.8 lakh crore next year in defence manufacturing, with a focus on strengthening capabilities in unmanned and autonomous systems as well as advanced guided weapons as it looks to play a stealth anchor role in India’s future warfare capabilities, sources said...
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As India prepares to procure up to 80 military transport planes, US aerospace major Lockheed Martin has pitched its C-130J Super Hercules as the best choice and said the aircraft will provide it a “stronger” heft for tactical airlift among the Quad nations.
If Lockheed Martin gets the...
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has revealed that he was advised to “hide in a bunker” when India launched Operation Sindoor in May this year. Mr. Zardari made the revelation while speaking at an event in Larkana, Sindh province, to mark the 18th death anniversary of his wife and former...
For the past week, the Indian Army has been carrying out a major operation to pin down at least 30-35 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, and it is one of the toughest that the force has launched in recent times owing to multiple factors.
For one, it is the freezing phase of Chilai Kalan during...
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...
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...
