Defence News

India and Japan: A Stabilising Axis for the Indo-Pacific

As the region grapples with a worsening strategic environment, deeper India-Japan maritime cooperation under FOIP could serve as a powerful and increasingly necessary stabilising force, writes Samir Puri, visiting lecturer in war studies at King's College London.

25 days ago

Defence self-reliance: Strategic imperative for military power systems 2026

Self-reliance is no longer an aspirational slogan, it is a strategic imperative that underpins operational readiness, geopolitical leverage, economic opportunity, and national identity.

Jan 9, 2026

Indian Army showcases next-gen warfare capabilities during 'Exercise Drone Prahaar'

2026: India's year in leadership maturation for all-domain warfare

The operationalization of integrated theatre commands in 2026, adversary-focused and geographically optimized, will catalyze these leadership paradigms, as envisaged in the Joint Doctrine for Multi-Domain Operations.

Dec 24, 2025

Adani Defence boosts pilot training capacity with Rs 820 crore buyout of FSTC

FSTC operates 11 advanced full-flight simulators and 17 training aircraft, offering comprehensive pilot training—from commercial pilot licences to type ratings, recurrent training and specialised skill courses.

Nov 27, 2025

Kachchh: Amit Shah Pays Tribute on BSF's 61st Raising Day

As long as BSF guards border, no enemy can enter India: Amit Shah in Gujarat

HM Shah inspected the parade in an open jeep, saluted the BSF contingents and conferred medals on personnel for exemplary service.

Nov 21, 2025

Bridging the present, building the future: India's aerospace trajectory amid new battlespace

India's aerospace-manufacturing complex will be export-competitive, design-driven and deeply embedded with private-sector innovation. India has kept pace thus far. To lead, it must now surge ahead. The engine deal is the gate it is time to walk through it.

Nov 8, 2025

Committed to secure Indian Ocean Region, says India Navy's Deputy Chief

Vice Admiral Sobti also emphasised the importance of trust-based partnerships to address evolving maritime security challenges across the IOR.

Nov 3, 2025

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh steer India's Operation Sindoor briefing

'Operation Sindoor' fallout: Spooked Pakistan adopts tech-driven, low-profile terror strategy in PoK

Intelligence Bureau officials say that terror groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Tayiba would use drones to carry out attacks and they are also attempting to add modern technology to boost their fighting skills.

Oct 23, 2025

Defence Ministry gives nod for buying military hardware worth Rs 79,000 crore

For the army, Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded for the procurement of Nag Missile System (Tracked) Mk-II (NAMIS), Ground-Based Mobile ELINT System (GBMES), and High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) with Material Handling Crane.

Oct 23, 2025

Forging the future firepower: Indian Army artillery on Gunners' Day

By 2035, the Indian Army's artillery must evolve into a digitally networked, precision-dominant, and fully indigenous force, capable of influencing not just tactical battles but also strategic outcomes, writes Major General Dilawar Singh.

Sep 29, 2025

'Kargil war heroes are guiding light for our forces': CDS Anil Chauhan on Kargil Diwas

Centre extends CDS Gen Anil Chauhan's tenure till May 2026

Notably, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan became the CDS on September 28, 2022, after the sudden demise of his predecessor, Gen Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash.

Sep 24, 2025

Army showcases tactical excellence in 'Exercise Dibang Shakti' in Arunachal

Lt Col Rawat said that this exercise further strengthened the patriotic zeal and commitment of the troops towards securing the nation's sovereignty.

Sep 14, 2025

The intelligence economy arrives: Strategy in age of engineered cognition

This is the task before governments, boards, militaries, and educational institutions: to cultivate strategic brilliance in an age where thinking is no longer human alone, but hybrid and shared.

Aug 9, 2025

India's V-BAT bet: A billion-dollar turn in strategic warfare

In an age when wars are increasingly won before the first shot is fired, it is not just the strength of your missile but the speed of your mind and machine that matters.

Jul 29, 2025

Rising battlefield : Drones revolutionising modern warfare

Mastery in modern conflict will belong not just to those who fly, but to those who out-code, out-adapt, and outlast.

Jul 17, 2025

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