The Indian Army showcased the combat capability of its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters during the live firing exercise ‘Brahmastra’ at the Pokhran Firing Range in Rajasthan on April 9. As part of the exercise, the Apaches executed precision strikes using AGM-114 Hellfire missiles...
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Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Thursday said India’s environment makes the transformation towards Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) urgent, as the country faces threats that do not respect domain boundaries.
Asserting that preparedness must be multi-domain from the...
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday said Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s progression towards “domain jointness” and called the military offensive a “defining case study” of operational significance of integration.
In May last year, India had launched a military response...
Spotlighting that India continues to pursue its national interests strongly amid the ongoing geopolitical conflicts, Reuven Azar, the Ambassador of Israel to India, on Thursday lauded New Delhi’s stance on unimpeded freedom of navigation as efforts continue to resume the use of commercial...
India and Sweden held the eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to strengthen cooperation in political engagements, trade and investment, defence and security, innovation, sustainability and people-to-people ties.
The two sides also discussed...
Sources indicate that India is poised to be offered an observer role in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a major multinational initiative led by the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy to build a sixth-generation fighter jet.
While these core nations are highly interested in involving New...
Airbornics Defence and Space Private Limited (ADSL)—a key defence subsidiary of the established JCBL Group—is making significant strides in strengthening India’s tactical military capabilities.
The Punjab-based firm has engineered a new portable loitering munition, often referred to as a...
American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin remains highly cautious about the possibility of offering its F-35 Lightning II to the Indian armed forces.
The manufacturer stressed that any dialogue regarding this advanced fifth-generation aircraft can only take place between the governments of both...
India handed over 100 INSAS rifles, 50,000 rounds of ammunition, and a 1.5 Tesla MRI machine to the Kenya Defence Forces during the port call of Indian Naval Ship (INS) Trikand at Mombasa Port, officials said on Wednesday.
The visit, running from April 7 to 10, is part of INS Trikand’s...
The Indian Army's Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said...
The Chhattisgarh police have roped in surrendered Naxalites with expertise in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to train security personnel, aiming to enhance their operational capabilities, officials said on Thursday.
The counter-insurgency strategy comes shortly after Chhattisgarh...
India is poised to greatly enhance its deep-strike capabilities as the air-launched version of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) moves into a critical development stage.
Reports indicate that efforts are currently focused on modifying the weapon for deployment from the Su-30MKI...
The Indian Navy is taking decisive steps to resolve long-standing maintenance and reliability issues within its MiG-29K fighter fleet by shifting its strategy toward self-reliance.
To boost the availability of these carrier-based jets and cut ties with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers...
As India advances its capabilities in stealth-focused aerial combat, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is engineering a highly specialised version of the Astra Mk2 air-to-air missile.
This new variant features folding fins specifically designed to fit inside the internal...
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme. Each of the vessels will feature waterjets, delivering exceptional speed and manoeuvrability for high-performance naval operations.
The NGMV fleet...
The government has envisioned design and development of an unmanned combat search and rescue aircraft for the IAF that can be used in missions to rescue aircrew without risking piloted aircraft, according to officials.
The project, envisioned under Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, has...
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited state-run defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bengaluru, and also took a maiden sortie in Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand, officials said.
At Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), he reviewed the ongoing Army Aviation projects...
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