Geopolitics
BUMPS AND BARRIERS
Despite making considerable headway, the DICs are way short of attracting the anticipated level of industry participation and economic vibrancy VISHAL DUGGAL reports
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August 2025
Geopolitics
MDL Acquires Colombo Dockyard
MDL announced its first international venture, approving a $52.96 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), Sri Lanka's leading shipyard.
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August 2025
Geopolitics
A GENERAL'S REMINISCENCES
General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh (11 May 1903 27 December 1977), the third Indian Army Chief (between 1955 and 1957), left copious notes that were preserved by his family.
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August 2025
Geopolitics
C-390 MILLENNIUM AND BEYOND EMBRAER'S COMMITMENT TO INDIA'S DEFENSE VISION
Embraer Defense & Security supports India's long-term vision for defense modernization, innovation and strategic alliances
2 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
SKILLED TO PERFORM
As Indian industry moves away from the support and upgrade of legacy Russian origin defence equipment and towards the indigenous design and development of advanced defence equipment with sophisticated Western technologies, it must have access to a skilled workforce capable of producing such advanced defence equipment at high rates. This will be especially relevant in areas such as Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of defence equipment.
4 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
INDIA-SWEDEN DEFENCE UPDATE
A high-level Indian defence delegation's visit to Sweden in June 2025 marked a turning point—from strategic discussions to industrial collaboration, with an emphasis on innovation, manufacturing, and export partnerships.
4 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Schiebel CAMCOPTERS-100 Shine
On 22 July 2025, Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) excelled in the European Defence Agency's (EDA) inaugural Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign at Italy's CEPOLISPE and UTTAT centres.
1 min |
August 2025
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MDL Delivers INS Udaygiri=
MDL delivered INS Udaygiri, the second P17A stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy on 1 July 2025.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Hanwha Aerospace Secures ToT for Nuri Rocket
Hanwha Aerospace recently signed a landmark agreement with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to acquire full technology for the KSLV-II (Nuri), South Korea's indigenous space launcher.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
INDIA CONSOLIDATES ITS ADS TO FORTIFY THE LADAKH SECTOR
The Indian Army Air Defence Corps and DRDO have tested Akash Prime, an upgraded variant of Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) in Ladakh, where the threat of a potential border conflict with China looms large. Optimised for high-altitude operations and designed to shoot down fast-moving aerial threats with absolute precision, the medium-range AD Akash Prime boasts a capability unmatched by any other system developed by India. A SPECIAL REPORT
9 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
BEL Reports big Growth
Bharat Electronics \"Limited (BEL), a Navratna defence PSU, reported a 25 per cent BHARAT ELECTRONICS increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) to 969.13 crore in Q1 FY 2025-26, up from 776.14 crore last year.
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August 2025
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Bharat Forge to Establish State-of-the-Art Ring Mill
Bharat Forge will establish a new advanced ring mill dedicated to aerospace applications, following the signature of contracts with Pratt & Whitney, Canada, for the supply of aerospace components. The new ring mill will be set up as part of BFL's ongoing expansion of its aerospace manufacturing capabilities. This facility is designed to produce high-performance aerospace products for aero-engine applications, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and adhering to the highest global quality and traceability standards.
1 min |
August 2025
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TWIN MILESTONES FOR EMBRAER AND PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Embraer and the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) celebrated two major milestones on July 17, involving the KC-390 Millennium and A-29N Super Tucano programs: the delivery of the third KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the FAP and the launch of the A-29N flight test campaign, which included a historic joint flight of both aircraft.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
INDIAN DEFENCE EXPORTS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
The rise in India’s defence exports is significant from a local perspective but pale into comparative insignificance in the global context. It will take a lot of doing to find a firm foothold in this market by not only smoothing the rough edges in the country's approach to defence exports but also by devising focused and realistic policies aimed at promoting the export of high-value products, argues AMIT COWSHISH
8 min |
August 2025
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Indian Navy Set to Test K-6 Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
India's undersea nuclear deterrence is advancing Lwith the K-6 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), developed by DRDO's Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory.
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July 2025
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India to Launch 52 Defence Satellites
India is accelerating plans to launch 52 defence surveillance satellites to enhance monitoring along borders with China and Pakistan and across the Indian Ocean.
1 min |
July 2025
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IG Drones Secures Patent for Defence Drone Simulator
IGDrones has secured India's first patent for an indigenous defence drone simulator, Ladvancing Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
1 min |
July 2025
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CHINA'S NUCLEAR RACE
If anything, the latest yearbook of the Swedish thinktank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has confirmed the apprehensions of the strategic elites that China possesses more warheads than the UK and France combined and that it is expanding its arsenal faster than any other nation.
4 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
ADANI DELIVERS NGARM TYPE-II TO DRDL
Adani Defence & Aerospace Ahas delivered the Next Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) Type-II, or Rudram-II, to the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) under DRDO.
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July 2025
Geopolitics
THINKING OVER THE CENTURIES
If one wants to know Indian culture and thought through the ages, then Echoes of Eternity—a Journey Through Indian Thought from the Rigveda to the Present—should do the job. But many will question the choice of thinkers in this anthology, maybe that’s the idea, to get you to think on who should be in and who should be out in such a volume!
4 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
A MODERN SONG MACHINE
The rise of Spotify is in many ways the rise of the music industry as a mechanised tool that can produce hits and music in assembly line fashion. Has the creative flair and the emotion of this genre been lost in the process? Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine–Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist provides many of the answers.
4 min |
July 2025
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ACHIEVING AIR SUPERIORITY
In the Post Operation Sindoor phase, India has to move quickly to maintain its military advantages and prepare for likely future challenges, argues AMIT GUPTA
10 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
QRSAM WILL PLUG A KEY GAP IN INDIA'S AIR DÉFENSE ARCHITECTURE
The incorporation of the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) into India's sophisticated network will enhance air defence capabilities, bolstering India's ability to withstand increasing security challenges. A Special Report
6 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
IN SEARCH OF AN IDEAL DEFENCE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
Articulation of a distinct procurement policy that is clear and workable is the need of the hour, argues AMIT COWSHISH
8 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
'MORRIS' EMBODIED THE SOLDIERING ETHIC...
Exceptional officers not only have steel in them, but they are humane even when uncompromising and professional in their official conduct. This is the story of one such officer.
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July 2025
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Oversight of Chinese Components in Military Equipment tightened
India's Ministry of Defence is intensifying scrutiny of Chineseorigin copy ofte in ensinary equipment, launching a comprehensive audit of indigenous content in defence platforms.
1 min |
July 2025
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Oversight of Chinese Components in Military Equipment tightened
India India's Ministry of Defence is intensifying scrutiny of ChineseLorigin components in military equipment, launching a comprehensive audit of indigenous content in defence platforms.
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
BANGLADESH'S DARK HISTORY
To under Bangladesh today, one has to delve into its history and understand the intrigues, the palace conspiracies and the divide in the top leadership of our Eastern neighbour into pro and anti-Pakistan camps. There was simply no pro-India camp; it was antipathy to our Western neighbour, Pakistan, that prompted Dhaka to look for a détente with India. Manas Ghosh's Mujib's Blunders - the power and the plot behind his killing tells one how Bangladesh blundered from one crisis to another, and how colossal the 'ignorance' about India is in that country.
10+ min |
July 2025
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Safran and Rolls-Royce are ready to collaborate
The JSC \"National Aviation Service Coln a high-stakes race to power India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), France's Safran and the UK's Rolls-Royce have enhanced their proposals, offering Variable Cycle Engine (VCE) technology for a 110-130 kN thrust engine, co-developed with India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).
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July 2025
Geopolitics
Navy get Indigenous Anti-Aircraft Gun Barrels
Following Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy is enhancing its combat readiness with indigenously produced anti-aircraft gun barrels for the Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM).
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