The inaugural meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee (JDC) was held in New Delhi on Friday, where the two countries agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation across a wide range of areas, including training, military exercises, military medicine, staff talks...
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Opinion Beyond Kaveri Bottleneck: How Private Foundries and Metallurgy Could Enable India's 110–130 kN AMCA Engine
When discussing the historical delays in India’s Kaveri jet engine project, critics typically point to a lack of funding, changing military requirements, or design flaws. However, they rarely mention a critical missing element: the industrial furnace.
The real hurdle in building a fully...
India's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has granted private defence contractors an additional two months to submit their proposals for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project.
Through a third corrigendum issued on August 27, 2026, the deadline for bid submissions has been...
Indian intelligence networks have reportedly observed the presence of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by Pakistan near the Line of Control (LoC).
Security assessments indicate these advanced drones are currently being utilised to monitor Indian Army positions...
India and the United Kingdom are on the verge of finalising an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) to supply the Indian Army's tactical units with British Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs), according to recent reports.
In October of the previous year, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
The Indian Army has formalised a contract to purchase approximately 100 FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles from the United States.
Valued at $93 million, the procurement was executed under the Foreign Military Sales programme via the emergency acquisition route, following initial...
The Department of Defence Production has undertaken a comprehensive set of reforms to simplify the Defence Export Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework with the aim of making India a reliable, competitive and trusted global defence manufacturing...
India, Australia reaffirm maritime partnership, discuss strengthening naval engagement
India and Australia on Friday reaffirmed their strong maritime partnership and discussed further strengthening cooperation between the navies of the two nations.
The discussions were held during a meeting...
The ongoing Exercise MAITREE-XV between the Indian Army and Royal Thai Army has several modern components, such as operations under UAV support and the use of Information Technology (IT) in modern warfare.
The Indian Army's Eastern Command said on Thursday that the exercise is in full swing...
Sri Lanka Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, on Thursday called on Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi, with the discussions focusing on the progress of various initiatives under the Bilateral Defence Cooperation Plan between the two countries.
“The two sides reviewed...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a new initiative to develop a domestically manufactured Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) logistics drone.
Powered by a heavy-fuel internal combustion engine, this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is specifically being...
Major General Dhruv C Katoch (Retd.), former diplomat KP Fabian and Foreign Affairs expert Waiel Awwad have offered detailed reactions to former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan's recent clarification regarding a possible strike on Pakistan's Kirana Hills during Operation...
India is getting ready to test its domestically made 500-kg Precision-Guided Bomb (PGB-500) once again.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) will carry out these joint flight tests between September and October 2026.
The heavy-duty weapon will...
Analysis Unlike Chinese J-7, Why India Focused On Licensed MiG-21 Production Rather Than Redesigning It Into Indigenous Fighter Family
During the Cold War, the Soviet-designed MiG-21 emerged as one of the world's most prominent supersonic fighter jets. However, India and China adopted fundamentally contrasting approaches to integrating this aircraft into their military fleets.
While India chose to assemble the jet under...
Analysis Beyond "Islamic NATO" Hype: Will Mecca Joint Defence Pact Actually Force Saudi Arabia and Türkiye to Fight India for Sake of Pakistan?
On August 7, 2026, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye officially enacted the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
This trilateral treaty features a mutual-defence clause declaring that an armed assault on any single member is viewed as an attack against all three.
This bold language has sparked...
The Indian and Vietnam Coast Guards held their 7th high-level meeting at Chennai on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Co-chaired by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) DG Paramesh Sivamani and Major General Luong Dinh Hung, vice commandant, Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG), the meeting focused on strengthening bilateral...
Visitors to Kolkata will now get to know about the massive defence shipbuilding facility that exists in the city immediately upon landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited has installed an impressive scale...
