Military-Defence
India Strategic
India's 1971 Desert War
Circumstances, abrupt and beyond my control, changed my deployment as a correspondent assigned to report the impending war in 1971.
10 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Japan Orders Two More Boeing KC-46A Tankers
Japan Air Self-Defense Force now slated for six multi-mission KC-46A tankers with two already delivered Growing global fleet of Pegasus aerial refuelers increasing interoperability for mission success
1 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to New Zealand
The first of four P-8s ordered by New Zealand New Zealand's remaining P-8s to be delivered in 2023 Worldwide deliveries now total 155 P-8s to six global customers
1 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Saudi Ministry of Defense and GAMI sign a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish company Navantia to build combat ships for the RSNF
With the presence and patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, and Her Excellency Mrs. Reyes Maroto Illera, Minister of Industry of Spain, the Ministry of Defense and the General Authority for Military Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish company Navantia to acquire and build a number of multi-mission combat ships for the Royal Saudi Naval Force.
2 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
On Navy Day, Rolls-Royce Underpins its Commitment to Partner the Indian Navy for its 'Fleet of the Future'
Rolls-Royce has been a proud partner of the Indian armed forces for nine decades and continues to explore opportunities to serve India's naval modernisation programme
1 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Lockheed Martin-Built Orion Spacecraft Launched to the Moon on Historic Artemis I Mission
With the backdrop of a Florida starlit sky, NASA's Artemis I mission, with the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft on top, majestically launched to the Moon and propelled the world into a new era of human deep space exploration.
2 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Boeing-Built Space Launch System Core Stage Powers First NASA Artemis Mission to Moon
Artemis I mission paves way for returning humans to deep space exploration First rocket to launch crew to Moon currently in production
2 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
58th BSF Raising Day Parade held in Amritsar
'General Choudhary Trophy' Awarded to 66 Battalion BSF BSF Women Camel Riders make a Special Appearance for the First Time
3 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Indian Army's push to boost adventure tourism in border areas
India's North-East region has immense and so-far largely untapped potential for tourism especially the adventure tourism, a sector which can generate much needed local employment and sustain the local economy through an eco-system of tourism associated economic activities.
2 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Remembering 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War - IAF's Finest Hour
On the evening of December 3, 1971, as the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was returning to Delhi from Calcutta on board an Air HQ Communication Squadron aircraft the pilot came up to her Principal Adviser D.P. Dhar and asked him to come to the cockpit as there was an urgent message from Delhi.
10 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Two Cheers for INS Vikrant
NEW DELHI. India is the largest importer of conventional arms as per the Stockholm-based SIPRI.
3 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Fifth Scorpene Submarine Vagir Delivered to Indian Navy
Sixth Submarine set for delivery in 2024
3 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
India Set to Order High Altitude SeaGuardian Unmanned Drones Shortly from US, indicates Admiral R Hari Kumar
US to Help India in Developing HALE Technology US to set up an MRO for SeaGuardians in India
7 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
India assumes G 20 presidency as PM Modi stresses Human-centric Globalisation
India's G20 agenda will be inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented, and decisive.
3 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes over as Cdr of the Sword Arm
MUMBAI. The 'Sword Arm' of Indian Navy, the Western Fleet, underwent a change of guard on November 15, 2022.
1 min |
December 2022
India Strategic
Northrop Grumman-built Satellite to Support US Space Force National Security Mission
DULLES, VA. Northrop Grumman Corporation's Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE)-3A spacecraft has been launched successfully in support of the USSF-67 mission. This spacecraft helps advance rapid access to space for the US Space Force and marks the third successful launch in the LDPE program.
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
IAF's Joint Air Defence Exercise with Japan, Veer Guardian 2023', Concludes
The inaugural edition of the bilateral air exercise 'Veer Guardian 2023' between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) concluded in Japan on January 26..
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Tri-services Amphibious Exercise, AMPHEX 2023 Concludes
NEW DELHI. The biennial Tri-Services Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX 2023 was conducted at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, from January 17 to 22 aimed at joint training of elements of all three services in various facets of amphibious operations to enhance interoperability and synergy.
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Indo-Russian joint venture starts Kalashnikov AK-203 manufacturing assault rifles for Indian Army
NEW DELHI. Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, a joint venture between. Russia and India, registered and located in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, whose founders on the Russian side are Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern (both subsidiaries of the Rostec State Corporation), has started producing Kalashnikov assault rifles.
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Naval Group to fit DRDO's Air Independent Propulsion system on Indian Navy's Scorpene submarines
NEW DELHI. In a major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, fuel cell-based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system of DRDO's Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) will soon be fitted onboard INS Kalvari.
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January - February 2023
India Strategic
US Embassy Staff Visits Indian Navy Station Operating Leased MQ-9
The Indian Navy has been operating General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GAASI) manufactured MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) under lease for over two years. Recently, Senior Staff from the US Embassy of India visited the operating location.
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Defence Minister visits NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt; Gives away Raksha Mantri Padak & Commendation Cards to cadets
NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 21 visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt and gave away Raksha Mantri Padak &Commendation Cards to cadets for their exemplary performance and devotion to duty. This year, the Raksha Mantri Padak was awarded to Under Officer Tinggeuchile Nriame of North Eastern Region Directorate and Cadet Avinash Jangir of Rajasthan Directorate.
3 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Rolls-Royce reinforces commitment to partner India for combat engine co-development at Aero India 2023
NEW DELHI. Rolls-Royce will be participating in the upcoming Aero India 2023 show in Bengaluru (Karnataka) from 13th-17th February. The show will serve as a platform for the company to reiterate its readiness to partner India for co-development of critical combat aircraft engine technologies.
1 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Building India's Talent Pool in Aerospace and Defence
NEW DELHI. India is one of the fastest-growing major economies projected to be $5 trillion before the end of this decade. With digital and technology transformations driving a significant portion of this growth, the talent in India is a force multiplier for driving scalability across diverse sectors.
4 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Boeing Commits to Growing Local Industry at Aero India
Boeing to reinforce commitment to India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision. Interactive show exhibit to highlight investments in local technology and innovation. The AH-64 Apache simulator and other advanced defence and commercial products on show
2 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
It is crucial for India to embrace Multi-Domain Operations
If the brawls at Pangong Tso, Galwan and Yangtse and the thrust required towards MDO are yardsticks to go by, strategic minds have a plateful of imperatives to address.
4 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Atmanirbharta in Transport Aircraft Manufacturing
NEW DELHI. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat on October 30, 2022.
6 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
India's Army Aviation and its Modernisation
NEW DELHI. On 1st Nov 2022, the Army Aviation Corps completed 36 years of its existence, a journey during which it has experienced a mixed bag in its growth and modernisation. While the replacement of its aging and obsolete Chetak/Cheetah fleet continues to be the biggest challenge the Corps faces today, there have been some positive developments in enhancing its combat potential and organisational infrastructure.
6 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Drones Defending the Expendables
The De Havilland Museum in the UK has a unique exhibit, one of the two surviving Queen Bee aircraft. In the 1930s, the RAF converted a Tiger Moth trainer aircraft into a radio-controlled version, with some modifications on the airframe like using wood in place of metal, and called it Queen Bee from where it acquired the often-used name Drone (male bee).
4 min |
January - February 2023
India Strategic
Indian Military Aviation and The French Connection
NEW DELHI. Indian Air Force's (IAF) transition from the Mirage 2000 to Rafale was from one dream machine to another. In the initial training for Test Pilots, one is taught to assess an aircraft's characteristics by just looking at it.
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