Politics
Geopolitics
COUNTERING THE DRONES
The successful testing by Nagpur-based private aerospace sector Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) of the low-cost counter-swarm drone system, 'Bhargavastra', recently could not have come at a better time when nations are trying hard to deal with the rising menace of drones. Bhargavastra will surely be welcome in the global anti-drone market that is expected to grow from $4.48 billion in 2025 to $ 14.51 billion by 2030.
4 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Raphe mPhibr Revolutionises UAV Innovation
Raphe mPhibr, India's leading UAV manufacturer, adopted Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, slashing prototype development from years to three months.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Safran Edges Out Rolls-Royce
France's Safran emerged as the preferred partner over the UK's Rolls-Royce to co-develop a 110-120 kN thrust engine alongside India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for India's fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
3 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
Geopolitics
Prime Toolings Unveils Agnira: India's Next-Gen Ramjet Artillery Shell
Bengaluru-based Prime Toolings, a manufacturer of aerospace propulsion systems, has unveiled Agnira-India's first 155mm solid fuel ramjet-powered artillery shell, marking a potential revolution in battlefield artillery.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Indigenous Projects at HAL Reviewed
Dr P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, recently visited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facilities in Bengaluru, reviewing key indigenous projects.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
MDL Delivers INS Udaygiri=
MDL delivered INS Udaygiri, the second P17A stealth frigate, to the Indian Navy on 1 July 2025.
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August 2025
Geopolitics
Russia Offers Localised T-14 Armata for Next-Gen Tank Programme
Russia's Uralvagonzavod, manufacturer of the nextgeneration T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT), has expressed keen interest in collaborating with India under the Ministry of Defence's Make-I category to jointly develop a tailored T-14 for the Indian Army's Next Generation Main Battle Tank (NGMBT) programme.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Solar Defence Prepares for MALE UAV Tender
Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, an arm of the industrial explosives giant of Solar Industries India Ltd, has stepped into the spotlight with its bid for the Ministry of Defence (MoD)'s ambitious 20,000 crore tender to procure 87 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
2 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
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).
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
Paras Anti-Drone Tech to Supply Counter-UAV Technology to France
Paras Anti-Drone a Technologies, subsidiary of Paras Defence and Space Technologies, will supply counter-unmanned aerial vehicle technology to France's CERBAIR in a 22 crore deal, strengthening India's defence export capabilities.
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
BOOSTING INDIA'S HOMELAND SECURITY
At a time when India is facing many existential internal security threats, including Naxalism and jihadi terrorism, now is the time to reshape the strategic dynamics by overhauling the nation's internal security apparatus, reports
10+ 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.
1 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
Geopolitics
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
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
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
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).
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
GE F404 Engines update
India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged his counterpart US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to expedite delivery of GE F404 engines for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), delayed by over two years.
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
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).
1 min |
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
MARCH OF TECHNOLOGY
India is moving ahead with its indigenously developed fighter aircraft, but aerospace technologies are racing ahead, and programme delays could blunt the technological edge of the air force, says ATUL CHANDRA
10+ min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
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
FICV Development Trials soon
The (FICV), designed to replace India's ageing Russian-made BMP-2 vehicles, is nearing development trials in September or October.
1 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
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
Geopolitics
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
Geopolitics
ROLE OF INDIAN NAVY IN A POTENTIAL INDO-PAK CONFLICT
VENUGOPAL MENON outlines India's challenges in the maritime domain and the role of the Indian Navy in a future conflict
9 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
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
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.
10+ min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
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.
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