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The Indian Army has unveiled a reconstructed Turkish Yiha drone, a kamikaze unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deployed by Pakistan during the recent hostilities known as Operation Sindoor.This display took place on Monday, 15 December 2025, at an event hosted by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi to mark Vijay Diwas, which commemorates India’s victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan and the
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Samir V. Kamat, has issued a stark call for enhanced investment in defence R&D to prepare for the evolving landscape of future warfare.Speaking at the 40th Air Chief Marshal PC Lal (Retd) Memorial Lecture organised by the Air Force Association, Kamat underscored the urgent need to bolster the nation’s research and development
First major order for high-value, technologically advanced complex wired structures —designed to withstand harsh environmental constraints— to be produced in India for the Dassault Aviation Rafale program. This strengthens Thales’ long-term partnership with SFO Technologies and enhances India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities. It supports India’s strategic localisation goals,
“My interpretation of that law is that we won’t let a service procure something that doesn’t perform and if they want to, JIATF-401 gets to say no,” said Col. Jonathan Beha, chief of requirements for the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force.
Lieutenant General Dushyant Singh (Retd), Director General of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) in New Delhi, has warned that Operation Sindoor 2.0 appears inevitable.Speaking at the ninth edition of the Late Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (PVC) Annual Memorial Lecture, organised by the Air Force Association’s Gujarat Branch at the Indian Air Force’s South Western Air Command (
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to file a charge sheet on Monday in the high-profile Pahalgam terror attack case, which claimed the lives of 26 people, predominantly tourists, in a brazen assault by Pakistan-based terrorists.Officials confirmed that the anti-terror probe agency will present the document before a special NIA court in Jammu, marking a significant milestone in the
The Indian Air Force (IAF) faces a pressing challenge in maintaining its squadron strength, currently hovering around 30 squadrons against a sanctioned target of 42.This shortfall has intensified calls for additional Rafale multirole fighter jets, with defence officials stressing that full local production under the Make in India initiative requires a substantial order of approximately 140
China has emerged as Bangladesh’s primary defence supplier over the past two decades, accounting for about 72 per cent of its arms imports from 2019 to 2023, reported ANI Editor-in-chief Smitha Prakash on "Quick Take With Smita Prakash" program.Dhaka ranks as the second-largest buyer of Chinese weapons globally, after Pakistan, with acquisitions spanning tanks, missiles, warships, and submarines.
Recent photographs have captured the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS LSP-3 in flight, equipped with the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Advanced Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ).This pod-mounted electronic warfare (EW) system forms a key component of the broader EW suite integration efforts tied to ongoing TEJAS upgrade programs. The imagery underscores steady progress in
India has delivered a measured and restrained response to Russia’s ambitious proposals for enhanced defence collaboration, particularly concerning advanced platforms such as the Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter, long-range drones, and submarines, according to a report on The Hindu web portal.Officials familiar with the developments indicate that Moscow’s repeated overtures in the lead-up to