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Embraer’s C-390 Millennium medium-size, twin-engine, jet-powered military transport aircraftIndia’s quest to modernise its tactical airlift capabilities has reignited a fierce competition between two prominent medium transport aircraft: Embraer’s C-390 Millennium and Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules.The Indian Air Force (IAF) seeks to procure 60 new aircraft under the Medium Transport
Airbus anticipates a substantial surge in demand for helicopters within India, forecasting the need for over 1,000 civil helicopters across the next two decades. This projection underscores the vast untapped potential in a market where helicopter penetration remains minimal compared to global standards, reported Hindu Businessline.A senior executive at Airbus Helicopters, Sunny Guglani, who heads
Tensions in the Middle East have reached a boiling point after Iran launched a direct strike on the United States embassy compound in Baghdad.The attack, which occurred early on 14 March 2026, involved a missile or drone that hit the embassy’s helipad, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky over the fortified complex.This assault marks the second time the US diplomatic mission in
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, a cornerstone of India’s maritime defence industry, boasts an impressive order book valued at ₹23,758 crore, fuelling investor interest amid escalating regional tensions.Established in 1934 under the Ministry of Defence and based in Mumbai, the company excels in designing, constructing, repairing, and refurbishing advanced warships and submarines for the Indian Navy
Indian Army troops have successfully foiled a brazen infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, eliminating one Pakistani terrorist in a fierce night time exchange of fire.The operation unfolded in Baramulla district’s Buchhar area during the night of 14-15 March 2026, as alert soldiers from the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps detected suspicious movement near the
Dr Samir V Kamat, Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), recently addressed students and faculty at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington. His speech emphasised the strategic importance of innovation, indigenisation, and dual-use technologies. These elements, he noted, form the bedrock of India’s future defence capabilities.The interaction
The escalating conflict in West Asia, pitting the United States and Israel against Iran, has thrust the BRICS grouping into a profound diplomatic quandary. Recent US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets, codenamed Operation Epic Fury and Operation Lion’s Roar, have provoked fierce retaliatory missile and drone barrages from Tehran under Operation True Promise IV.This war, now in its third week
A recent report highlighted by the American outlet The Hill has cast serious doubts on the battlefield efficacy of Chinese-manufactured HQ-9B surface-to-air missile systems deployed by Pakistan, Zee News reported.During India’s Operation Sindoor last year, these systems reportedly failed to track or neutralise Indian strikes over four consecutive days, underscoring vulnerabilities in Beijing’s
An atomic clock is a highly sophisticated timekeeping device that relies on the resonant frequency of atomic transitions in elements such as rubidium, cesium, or hydrogen.Unlike conventional quartz-based clocks, which can drift by a second in just a few days, atomic clocks are so precise that they gain or lose only one second in about 100 million years.This extraordinary accuracy makes them
In the wake of a devastating joint US-Israel airstrike on 28 February 2026, which claimed the life of Iran’s long-standing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speculation has swirled around the condition of his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei.The 56-year-old cleric, now Iran’s new Supreme Leader, has not appeared in public since the attack, fuelling rumours of severe injury or worse,