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India’s long‑running Kaveri engine program has been revived and is reported to be about 70 per cent complete, with the current prototype being prepared for afterburner tests, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The original Kaveri program, conceived 43 years ago, was frozen in 2008 after the engine repeatedly failed to meet required thrust and weight targets for the lightweight TEJAS fighter.Historically the
Four Indian nationals have been killed in a missile strike on the vessel MV Golden Leo while departing the port of Odesa in Ukraine on Sunday evening. One other Indian sailor remains in hospital in critical condition.The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the casualties in an official statement, noting that the vessel carried 17 crew members, including five Indians, at the time of the
India and France have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defence ties during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and France’s Chief of Defence, General (Air) Fabien Mandon, in New Delhi on 20 July 2026.The Ministry of Defence shared details of the meeting in a post on X, emphasising that both sides are focused on deepening cooperation in defence industries through
India’s first flying taxi, developed by IIT-Madras-incubated ePlane Company, has unveiled its full-scale e200X prototype and is targeting certified flight trials by mid-2027, with commercial services expected to begin in 2028.The first deployments will be air ambulances, followed by passenger transport, making short-range urban flights a reality within the next decade.The ePlane Company has
India’s TEJAS MK-2 represents a decisive leap in indigenous fighter development, bridging the gap between light fighters and heavy multi-role jets, and positioning itself against advanced platforms like the F-35, Su-57 and J-20.With a stronger engine, larger airframe, extended endurance and heavier payload, it is designed to replace ageing fleets while enhancing India’s combat reach.India’s
Pakistan has no effective response to India’s advancing nuclear capability, as New Delhi has quietly crossed a critical threshold by deploying nuclear warheads at sea while Islamabad lacks a submarine capable of carrying them and does not even have a realistic timeline for acquiring one.A report in Modern Diplomacy has highlighted that the gap between the two countries is widening in a way that
JSW Defence, is focused on developing advanced, indigenous solutionsJSW Defence has inaugurated a dedicated UAV Flying Base in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, marking a major step in India’s indigenous drone ecosystem.The facility supports pilot training, R&D, and customer demonstrations, while also anchoring a $90 million partnership with US-based Shield AI to manufacture advanced V-BAT unmanned
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The global landscape of modern warfare has shifted drastically with the introduction of low-cost drones, precision-guided weaponry, and loitering munitions. These innovations have altered combat dynamics, exposing vulnerabilities in heavy main battle tanks and armoured personnel carriers that previously controlled open battle zones, DD India reported.Because first-person view (FPV) drones and
The shifting paradigm of contemporary warfare, characterised by weaponised low-cost unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and the militarisation of space, has forced a critical evaluation of traditional kinetic defence mechanisms.The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), primarily through its apex facility, the Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS), has systematically