Series Production LCA Trainer Takes Maiden flight
On April 5, 2023, the first ever series production standard Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Trainer (LT 5201) manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) took to...
Indian Navy to Buy Hellfire Missiles and Lightweight Torpedoes
The Indian Navy is procuring weapons and equipment worth more than $300 million (over Rs 2,400 crore) from the United States of America. The...
Govt approves Army proposal to induct women officers in Artillery
The central government has put its seal of approval on the Indian Army decision to induct woman officers in the Regiment of Artillery, a...
Air Force to carry out first firing of S-400 air defence missiles soon
The Indian Air Force is planning to carry out the first firing of its most potent S-400 air defence missile system, very soon to...
Replacements of outdated artillery inordinately delayed by 20 years – CAG
Two decades after the Indian Army sought replacement of its outdated artillery guns, the land force has received just about 8 per cent of...
New military infrastructure discovered in Myanmar’s Great Coco Island close to Andamans
Myanmar’s Coco Islands, which has always been suspected to be used by the Chinese as a listening post targeting India’s strategic Andaman and Nicobar...
Bhutan does a U-turn on boundary dispute with China; India alarmed
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has caused deep concern with his recent interview with a Belgian daily, in which he gave China equal weightage among Delhi, Thimphu, and Beijing...
Defence ministry inks contracts for Offshore Patrol Vessels and Missile Vessels
In a big push for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, the defence ministry, on 30 March, signed a raft of contracts for indigenous military hardware...
Army set to get its dedicated communications satellite by 2026
In a major boost for the Indian Army’s communication capability, the defence ministry, on 29 March, signed a Rs 3,000-crore contract with NewSpace India Limited...
China could project military power from Pakistan’s Gwadar port
The prospects for China projecting military power over the Indian Ocean from Pakistan’s western coast are growing, a report by the Washington-based US Institute of Peace...