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India Strategic
Ethiopian Airlines commits to order 11 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
DUBAI. Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced today Africa's largest carrier has committed to purchase 11 additional 737 MAX jets. The agreement for 11 737-8, signed at the Dubai Airshow, will enable Ethiopian Airlines to grow its regional and international networks and expand its Addis Ababa hub.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command
NEW DELHI. Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on October 31, 2025.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Modi inaugurates Skyroot's new ‘Infinity Campus', hails India's emerging private space power
NEW DELHI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 27 inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace’s new Infinity Campus in Hyderabad through video conferencing, calling it a symbol of the rapid transformation underway in India’s space sector.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Tejas LCA's Middle East journey: From debut to setback and road ahead
BENGALURU. Years ago, I had proudly written in Gulf News about Tejas's international debut at the Bahrain International Air Show (January 2016).
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Rajnath launches book on Civil-Military Fusion
NEW DELHI. Operation Sindoor witnessed extraordinary jointness and integration among the three Services, and reaffirmed the government's resolve of devising coordinated, adaptive and preemptive defence strategies to deal with the challenges arising out the changing world order and evolving methods of warfare, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at a book launch in New Delhi on October 22.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath flag off first batch of BrahMos missiles from Lucknow facility
LUCKNOW. In a major boost to India's defence manufacturing and self-reliance drive, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on October 18 flagged off the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles produced at the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre in Lucknow.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command
NEW DELHI.Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on October 31, 2025.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
Passing Out Parade at Madras Engineer Group & Centre
BENGALURU. The iconic Drill Square at the Madras Engineer Group & Centre resonated with splendor and precision as it hosted the Passing Out Parade of the sixth batch of 788 Agniveers.
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Nov-Dec 2025
India Strategic
IAF seeks Rs. 2 lakh crore deal for 114 'Make in India' Rafale jets after Operation Sindoor success
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Defence to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets under a 'Make in India' plan, a deal estimated to be worth around Rs. 2 lakh crore.
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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
INS Udaygırı, INS Himgiri commissioned into Indian Navy, boosting self-reliance in warship building
VISAKHAPATNAM. In a landmark moment for India's indigenous defence manufacturing, two state-of-the-art multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, were commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 26 at the Eastern Naval Command headquarters in Visakhapatnam.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
DRDO conducts maiden flight-tests of Indigenous Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on August 23 successfully carried out the first flight-tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the Odisha coast, the Defence Ministry stated in a press release.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
HAL Tejas Mk1A Programme Takes Off with resumed GE-404 IN20 Engine Supplies But That's Not Enough
WITH HAL getting the first four GE F404-IN20 engines in Sep-Oct this year, against a 2021 order, its temporarily stalled programme for IAF's LCA Mk 1A aircraft seems to be back steam.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
Zuppa and QuBeats announce strategic collaboration to develop nextgeneration quantum navigation solutions for defence applications
NEW DELHI. Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India's leading indigenous drone manufacturer and navigation systems developer, announced a strategic partnership with QuBeats (a registered trademark of M/s Nostradamus Technologies Private Limited) through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-develop and deliver next-generation quantum-assured navigation solutions for Zuppa's unmanned aerial systems.
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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
Navy launches third Diving Support Craft ‘DSC A 22’ in Kolkata
KOLKATA. The Indian Navy launched DSC A 22, the third vessel under its series of five Diving Support Crafts (DSC), at Titagarh, West Bengal, on September 12.
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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
India-UK ties a pillar of global stability: PM Modi
MUMBAI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described India's partnership with the United Kingdom as a “trustworthy and transformative” alliance built on shared values and mutual strengths, calling it a vital foundation for global peace and prosperity.
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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
GE Aerospace Foundation and United Way Bengaluru launch Next Engineers in India
Four-year college and career readiness programme will reach 4,000 students to expand engineering talent pipeline
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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
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
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
Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace announces readiness of India's first Al-powered MALE combat aircraft programme
In a defining leap for India’s defence landscape, Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) on August 22 announced the readiness of the nation’s first indigenous, export-ready Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Autonomous Combat Aircraft.
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Sept-Oct 2025
India Strategic
IIT Madras, Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies, and Indian Air Force's 8 BRD forge MoU for joint iR&D in defence technology
CHENNAI. Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies, IIT Madras, and the 8 Base Repair Depot (8 BRD) of the Indian Air Force have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly undertake in-house research and development (iR&D) in defence technologies.
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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
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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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
India, Australia reaffirm commitment to deepen defence cooperation
NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a wide-ranging bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles in Canberra on October 9 during his official two-day visit to Australia.
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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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