Aviation engineers from the UK are arriving in Thiruvananthapuram to repair an F-35B Lightning jet of Britain’s Royal Navy as the aircraft continued to be stranded after making an emergency landing 12 days ago.
The aircraft is part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the UK’s...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and discussed the overall situation that emerged following the 12-day hostilities between Iran and Israel.
S Jaishankar also thanked Araghchi for Tehran’s assistance in evacuation of several...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted seven accused, including three absconders, in the December 2024 case related to the grenade attack on Gurdaspur Police Station by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists, officials on Friday said.
The terror attack on Ghanie Ke...
Opinion Tejas Mk1A and Mk2 Export Potential Shackled by US Engines, Funding Indigenous Kaveri 2.0 Needed for India's Global Ambitions
India's goal to become a major global defence exporter is facing a critical challenge, with its ambition to sell indigenous Tejas fighter jets being constrained by a reliance on foreign-made components.
Defence experts assert that for India to independently market its Tejas Mk1A and the...
The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium is shifting its immediate sales focus to promising opportunities in Europe and the Middle East due to a lack of clear progress on India's ambitious Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) acquisition program.
The head of the European consortium recently highlighted...
Global aerospace and defence leader Safran has unveiled its new HAMMER 250 Long Range Low Yield (LRL) precision-guided munition, a significant development showcased at the International Paris Air Show 2025 at Le Bourget.
This advanced weapon is poised to substantially upgrade the combat...
In a notable development in regional military dynamics, China has reportedly rejected a formal request from Pakistan for the acquisition and technology transfer of advanced hypersonic missiles.
The decision is believed to be influenced by a combination of factors, including the unsatisfactory...
India on Friday handed over the spares for Seychelles Defence Forces a day after Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Teg arrived at Seychelles’ Port Victoria on a five-day operational port call marking another milestone in India’s strategic outreach in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
Captain Vikas...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday stressed that the core objective of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is to combat terrorism and that all member nations must reflect this shared goal in both words and actions.
Addressing an event in the national capital, Jaishankar...
‘Adamya’ the first Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) under the eight FPV Project at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was inducted in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on June 26, 2025, in Goa. The FPV is the first ship in its class within the ICG fleet to feature Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPPs) and...
Bangladesh interim government of Muhammad Yunus on Thursday dismissed the idea of any emerging alliance between Dhaka, Beijing and Islamabad, saying the recent meeting between the three countries was not political.
“We are not forming any alliance,” foreign affairs adviser M Touhid Hossain told...
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Canada, India on Thursday said it is looking at strengthening the bilateral partnership with Ottawa in several areas including trade and energy.
“That particular matter is under judicial process right now. So, we will have to see how it goes,”...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted a series of searches across Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to probe Khalistani terror network, officials said. NIA teams launched searches at 18 locations in the three northern states in the morning. They seized various...
