Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport is holding talks with five countries interested in buying the Su-57 fifth-generation multirole fighter, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev said... Read more
DRDO Indigenously Develops High Strength Titanium Alloy to Modernise Aviation Sector
India’s premier defence research firm, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed a ‘High Strength Metastable Beta Titanium Alloy’ containing Vanadium, I... Read more
RFP Issued for Six P-75I Submarines
Ministry of Defence has issued Request of Proposal (RFP) for the much-awaited Rs. 43,000 crore project to indigenously build six new generation submarines with foreign collaboration on 20 Ju... Read more
China’s Space Program is More Military than You Might Think
On the 4th of July, China celebrated its taikonauts’ first-ever space walk outside the country’s first permanent space station, the Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”). The extravehicular activity... Read more
Taliban Say they Want Afghan Deal, Even as They Battle On
The leader of the Taliban said Sunday that his movement is committed to a political settlement to end decades of war in Afghanistan, even as the insurgents battle in dozens of districts acro... Read more
Pakistan: Afghanistan Recalling Ambassador, Senior Diplomats ‘Unfortunate, Regrettable’
Pakistan has termed as “unfortunate and regrettable” Afghanistan’s decision to recall its ambassador and other senior diplomats from Islamabad after the alleged abduction a... Read more
Pakistan Blames India for Remaining in FATF Grey List; Targets EAM Jaishankar’s Remarks
Targetting India, Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Monday, blamed India for ‘politicising the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) and undermining the process’. In a bizarre at... Read more
Army Uses ‘Jugaad’ to Turn the American SiG 716 into a Mean Rifle for Soldiers at LoC
It took some ‘jugaad‘, but the American SiG 716 rifle has finally become a formidable choice of weapon for India’s soldiers after it was equipped with ‘eyes’ to operate in the dark, given be... Read more
Why Setting Up Integrated Theatre Commands Should not be Rushed — Former Service Chiefs Explain
Setting up of the integrated theatre commands should not be a rushed affair, even as bringing about jointness among the three defence services on various aspects should remain a priority, to... Read more
To promote indigenisation and self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the Government has taken several policy initiatives and brought in reforms under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Mission in the defe... Read more