India Strategic
Rudra All-Arms Brigade: Revolutionising military power in India
THE FOUNDATION of a new all-arms brigade of India was announced by General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of Army Staff, on the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, and was named Rudra.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Trump stops the war that wouldn't end
For the first time in two years, the guns have fallen silent over Gaza.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
GE Aerospace's Pune manufacturing facility celebrates 10 years of operations
BENGALURU. GE Aerospace's Pune manufacturing facility celebrated 10 years of operations on October 14, 2025, marking a milestone in the company's four-decade history in the Indian aviation industry.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Air India group deploys SITA Optiflight and SITA eWAS to cut carbon emissions and save fuel
GURUGRAM. The Air India group has deployed SITA OptiFlight’s advanced climb optimisation module and SITA eWAS, two of the most advanced data-driven digital solutions for flight optimisation, that will help Air India and Air India Express cut carbon emissions and achieve significant fuel savings.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Boeing awarded contract for eight additional MH-139A helicopters
PHILADELPHIA. In a deal worth more than $173 million, the US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to produce eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters and provide training and sustainment support services.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Krishna Defence is a critical enabler for special steels: Ankur Shah
Krishna Defence and Allied Industries Limited (KDAIL) represents a strategic evolution in India's defence manufacturing landscape.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Government extends the service of General Anil Chauhan as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) & Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on September 24 approved the extension of service of General Anil Chauhan as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, up to May 30, 2026, or until further orders. General Chauhan was appointed as CDS on September 28, 2022.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Indian Air Force celebrates 93rd Anniversary with an impressive parade and display
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Aman Preet Singh reviews parade
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Indian Navy receives first indigenously built diving support craft in Kolkata
KOLKATA. The Indian Navy on September 16 inducted DSC A20, the first indigenously designed and constructed diving support craft, delivered by Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL) at Kolkata.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
India's doctrinal revolution: From strategic restraint to offensive deterrence
DEFENCE MINISTER Rajnath Singh's address at the inaugural RAN SAMWAD-2025 symposium marked a watershed moment in India's military evolution, signalling a fundamental shift from Mahanian sea control to Corbettian sea denial while embracing what he termed the “triangle of technology, strategy, and adaptability”.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
HAL signs SSLV Technology Transfer Agreement with ISRO, IN-SPACE & NSIL
BENGALURU. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACE), NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) Technology Transfer Agreement in Bengaluru on September 10.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
DRDO transters three advanced materials technologies to the industry
NEW DELHI. DRDO's Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) in Hyderabad has transferred three advanced materials technologies to the industry partners.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Operation Sindoor was not about nuclear war: AS Dulat
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 27, 2025. Amarjit Singh Dulat, India's former spymaster, has dismissed claims that India's recent military push against Pakistan, codenamed Operation Sindoor, brought South Asia to the edge of nuclear war.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Inside Fordow: From uranium enrichment to warhead design?
Hidden beneath the iron-rich limestone of the Zagros Mountains, Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant has long been a source of Western anxiety.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Iran's nuclear programme: Possible military dimensions
LONDON. For more than two decades Iran has insisted that its nuclear programme is strictly peaceful, a hedge against energy insecurity rather than a pathway to the bomb.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Defence Minister inaugurates TASL's defence manufacturing facility in Morocco for production of Wheeled Armoured Platform
NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister of Morocco Abdelatif Loudyi jointly inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems Limited's (TASL) state-of-the-art defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Morocco, on September 23, 2025.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Adani Airports focuses on cutting-edge digitisation initiatives for smarter, seamless air travel
Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (AAHL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the globally diversified Adani Group on September 17 announced a suite of forward-looking initiatives aimed at redefining passenger journeys across its airports.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Denmark to strengthen air defence with Thales's Ground Fire radar in SAMP/T NG System
PARIS. Denmark's upcoming SAMP/T NG (Surface-to-Air Missile Platform/Terrain New Generation) air defence system will feature Thales's cutting-edge Ground Fire radar, enhancing the country's ability to counter advanced aerial threats.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
India, Canada unveil new roadmap to rebuild ties and boost cooperation across key sectors
NEW DELHI. India and Canada have unveiled a New Roadmap for Bilateral Relations, marking a major step toward normalising ties and reviving cooperation across trade, energy, climate, technology, and education.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
CCS clears Rs. 67,000-crore project for 97 advanced Tejas Mk1A Fighters
NEW DELHI. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved a Rs. 67,000-crore project for the production of 97 Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft, giving a major boost to the Indian Air Force's (IAF) combat strength.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
10 years of nurturing India's aerospace talent
Boeing announces winners of National Aeromodelling Competition
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani appointed Military Adviser to National Security Council Secretariat
NEW DELHI. The government has appointed former Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen NS (Retd) Raja Subramani as the new Military Adviser (MA) to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) effective September 1, 2025.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Indian Coast Guard commissions first Adamya-class patrol vessel at Paradip
NEW DELHI. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on September 19 commissioned ICGS Adamya, the first of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), at Paradip Port in Odisha, marking a significant boost to the country’s maritime security capabilities.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Maj Gen Vivek Tyagi assumes charge as ADG NCC Maharashtra Directorate
MUMBAI. Major General Vivek Tyagi assumed charge as Additional Director General of NCC Directorate Maharashtra on August 18.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Five strategic takeaways from Ran Samvad 2025: India's military transformation unveiled
MHOW. The inaugural Ran Samvad 2025 conclave at Army War College Mhow has crystallised India's evolving military doctrine, with standoff weapons and beyond visual range (BVR) missiles emerging as the cornerstone of future air combat superiority.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Defining the battlefield with drones Reshaping modern warfare and national security
The defence sector has undergone a transformation with the adoption of drones, which provide unmatched strategic, operational, and technological advantages.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Australia elevates India to the status of a 'top-tier defence and security partner'
Australia has elevated its description of India to the status of a “top-tier defence and security partner”, underscoring the growing strategic alignment between the two nations in pursuit of an open, stable, and rules-based Indo-Pacific order.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
American academic cautions on 'risks in seabed
NEW DELHI. As the world witnesses “dramatic politics” taking place in the United States under the second Trump administration, an American academic hopes that it will remain “an aberration” that America’s allies will understand. She cautions that they should not lose sight of the “risks, opaque and direct”, from China’s Digital Silk Road.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
MoD signs Rs. 62,370-crore contract with HAL for procurement of 97 LCA MK1A aircraft for IAF
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, including 68 fighters and 29 twin seaters, along with associated equipment, for Indian Air Force, at a cost of over Rs. 62,370 crore (excluding taxes), on September 25, 2025.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
India bids emotional farewell to MiG-21 after six decades of service
The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally bid farewell to its iconic MiG-21 fighter aircraft at a solemn decommissioning ceremony in Chandigarh on September 26, marking the end of a six-decade-long chapter in India's military aviation history.
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