According to sources, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has established a clear position that it will not compromise the operational deployment of its Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defence system as a prerequisite for any potential acquisition of the American F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet...
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The Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun, has recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully conducting comprehensive field trials of two advanced communication systems: the SDR Manpack and the Compact Transhorizon Communication System (CTCS).
These trials took...
MDL today delivered the Second Stealth Frigate of the P17A Class, Udaygiri to the Indian Navy. The acceptance document (D448) was signed by Capt. Jagmohan, CMD, MDL, and RAdm Ravnish Seth, VSM, CSO (Tech) ENC, in the presence of senior officials from MDL and the Indian Navy.
The delivery of...
The Pahalgam terror attack was an act of economic warfare meant to destroy tourism in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that India has made it clear that it will not allow nuclear blackmail to prevent it from responding to terror emanating from Pakistan.
India has...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is a “very gross oversimplification” and “even misleading at times” to make the India-US relationship about China.
Mr Jaishankar was responding to a question on how much of the India-US relationship is defined by its stance on China. “I...
The eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise ‘Shakti’ concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of intensive training and cooperation between the Indian and French armed forces.
Held from June 18 to July 1 in France, the exercise was hosted by the 13th French Foreign Legion...
Pakistan on Monday urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague showed that the agreement was still “valid and operational”.
India has never...
India's advanced indigenous fighter jet, the Tejas Mk2, is set for its first flight in the first quarter of 2026 (April to July 2026), according to Dr. Samir V. Kamat, the head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
This confirmation aligns the programme's key milestones...
A top Indian defence official has called for the accelerated development of India's indigenous long-range air defence and anti-stealth radar systems to counter the growing threat from advanced fifth-generation fighter jets, such as China’s J-20, deployed along the border.
Speaking at a defence...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made the case on Monday that Operation Sindoor was authorised under the Security Council statement demanding action against those who carried out the Pahalgam massacre.
The Council statement on April 25 "demanded that its perpetrators be held accountable...
India is speeding up efforts to develop advanced bunker-buster warheads as part of a variant of the Agni missile system that is capable of penetrating high-value enemy targets that are fortified deep under the ground and cannot be destroyed with conventional weapons.
The move, which was already...
As India continues to march ahead in pursuit of defence indigenisation and self-reliance, Brazil has shown keen interest in acquiring indigenous defence innovations, discussions on which are likely to be held during Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s visit to the Latin American nation starting...
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has described terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as a “legitimate struggle”, saying his country would always stand by the people of Kashmir in their struggle. Field Marshal Munir also warned India of a “befitting response” in case of any future attack, weeks after the...
