An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, featuring the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) and Tejas fighter aircraft, has landed at Al Maktoum Airbase, Dubai, ahead of the prestigious Dubai Airshow 2025, scheduled from November 17 to 21.
According to IAF sources, this deployment underscores both...
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Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi held a series of high-level discussions with top US military officials in a step towards enhancing maritime cooperation between the two nations. He met Admiral Samuel J Paparo, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Stephen T Koehler...
India has criticised Pakistan heading the Security Council’s committee on sanctions against the Taliban and co-chairing the counter-terrorism panel, citing conflicts of interest. Council members must be prevented from chairing committees when they have “vested interests”, India’s Permanent...
An MBBS student has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district for his alleged links to terror outfits, a senior police officer said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Janisur Alam alias Nisar Alam, an MBBS student of Al-Falah...
As border tensions with Pakistan continue to escalate, Afghanistan is leaning more heavily on trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on the eastern neighbour, the Afghan media reported on Saturday.
Afghanistan’s leading news outlet ‘Ariana News’ quoted a Reuters report...
A new generation of Man-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs) have been successfully developed by the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for mine countermeasure missions. The system comprises multiple...
Potential areas in Electronic Warfare systems which offer promising indigenisation opportunities to the industry and academia were discussed at an IAF conference held here on Friday, said an official. In his inaugural address at the conference themed ‘Leveraging Technology for Universal Modular...
City-based drone maker ideaForge Technology Ltd on Friday said it has secured a supply order worth about Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army for its next-generation tactical unmanned vehicle Zolt and all-terrain VTOL drone, SWITCH 2.
The capital emergency procurement order for its Zolt is valued...
In a major breakthrough for high-altitude military logistics, the Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps has indigenously developed and operationalised a High Altitude Mono Rail System at an elevation of nearly 16,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kameng sector – one of the most inhospitable and weather-prone...
Tri-Services Exercise (TSE-2025) ‘Trishul’ was conducted by the Indian Navy as the lead service jointly with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, in early Nov 2025. TSE-2025 was led by the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy along with the Southern Command of the Indian Army and the South...
Lockheed Martin is positioning its C-130J Super Hercules as the leading candidate for India's upcoming procurement of up to 80 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA).
As the Indian Air Force (IAF) prepares for the landmark tender, the American aerospace company is highlighting the aircraft's proven...
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan led the discussions on Defence R&D, Autonomous Systems and Futuristic Technologies and Ammunition and Explosives at the second edition of the Brainstorming Session (BSS 2.0) on Friday.
While delivering the keynote address at Manekshaw Centre, the CDS...
China on Friday began the sea trial of Sichuan, a large amphibious assault ship fitted with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) to operate fighter planes, helicopters and drones, according to the Chinese Navy.
The launch follows the commissioning of the country’s third aircraft...
