The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to sign a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for acquiring 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as negotiations over the price of the fighter jets... Read more
PM Modi to Give NAM Summit a Miss for the Second Time in A Row, Heads of Nepal, Bangladesh Among Others to Attend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, for the second time in a row, skip the 18th Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) summit on 25-26 October in Azerbaijan’s Baku, the government said late Tuesda... Read more
India Cuts Defence Exports to Turkey Over Pakistan Nexus
India is cutting down exports of military equipment and dual-use items like explosives and detonators to Turkey, given its growing defence ties with Pakistan and the possibility of such equi... Read more
Artificial Intelligence will Detect Hidden Targets in 2020 Wargame
The Army has developed AI to spot hidden targets in reconnaissance photos and will field-test it in next year’s massive Defender 20 wargames in Europe, the head of the service’s Artificial I... Read more
Key Bridge to Allow Tanks in N-E Ladakh
In what may change the military dynamics in north-eastern Ladakh, specifically Depsang Plains, a major bridge allowing movement of tanks was opened today. A ‘class 70’ bridge, which can with... Read more
Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation is once again coming under scrutiny following Turkey’s reported quest for nuclear weapons. Buried for nearly 15 years after Pakistan’s nuclear smuggler AQ Kh... Read more
India’s “Act East” policy and South Korea’s “New Southern Policy” is giving both countries fresh impetus to strengthen their defence and security ties, as more weapons are being cleared by S... Read more
BrahMos Successfully Test-Fired on 2 Consecutive Days by IAF! Missile System Achieves “Bull’s Eye Accuracy”
The aim of the two tests was to assess the mission readiness and swift deployment capability of the surface-to-surface BrahMos cruise missile over the long-distance range of 300 kilometres.... Read more
Era of Disruption in Military Affairs: Need for Multi Domain Operations
What is a domain? “Critical macro maneuver space whose access or control is vital to the freedom of action and superiority required by the mission.” “The sphere of influence in which activit... Read more
There was Nothing Fast or Loose about US Support for the Kurds
In his recent OpEd (“In supporting the Kurds in Syria, US has been playing fast and loose with the law,” Military Times, Oct. 14, 2019), John Robinson plays the voice of reason amidst... Read more