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Bharat Forge 4X4 Armoured Personnel CarrierIn response to growing security needs and the imperative to strengthen indigenous defence capabilities, the Indian government has directed several private sector defence suppliers-including Bharat Forge and Mahindra & Mahindra’s defence division-to significantly increase production of key munitions and carriers.This directive specifically targets the
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in partnership with the Indian Navy, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful combat firing (using reduced explosive) of the indigenous Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM).This advanced underwater naval mine was developed by the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) in Visakhapatnam, in collaboration with
INS Trikand third and final ship of the second batch of the Talwar-class stealth frigateIndia is poised to significantly enhance its naval capabilities with the imminent induction of INS Tamal, its second advanced stealth frigate built in Russia under the 2016 Indo-Russian agreement for four upgraded Krivak-III (Talwar-class) frigates.Tamal will be officially handed over to the Indian Navy on May
INS Chennai (D65) the Kolkata-class stealth guided missile patrolling in Indian Ocean regionFollowing the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the deaths of 26 tourists, tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply. While the land border in Kashmir has seen increased incidents, these have largely been limited to small
India’s historic $7.5 billion agreement with France for 26 Rafale-Marine
(Rafale-M) fighter jets, signed on April 28, 2025, marks a major milestone
in Indo-French defence cooperation and a decisive move to modernize the
Indian Navy’s carrier aviation capabilities.The deal, the largest ever
between the two countries, aims to equip India’s two aircraft carriers-INS
The United States has recently approved a significant $131 million defence deal allowing India to acquire advanced HawkEye 360 satellite-based surveillance technology. This strategic acquisition substantially enhances India’s maritime domain awareness capabilities, particularly for detecting "dark ships" – vessels that disable their tracking systems to avoid detection – in the increasingly
The Border Security Force (BSF) is poised to receive the government’s final sanction for raising 16 new battalions, comprising approximately 17,000 personnel, along with the establishment of two strategic field headquarters.This expansion is intended to bolster the BSF’s operational capabilities along the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders, addressing heightened security needs triggered
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire advanced “pseudo satellites,” officially known as High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), while the Indian Army will induct a new batch of Very Short Range Air Defence Systems (VSHORADS).These acquisitions come against the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, following recent border skirmishes and a major terrorist attack in Jammu
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the recently signed defence pact with India will soon be presented before the Sri Lankan Parliament, responding to opposition criticism and calls for transparency regarding the agreement.However, President Dissanayake dismissed allegations of any secrecy, saying the deal with India will strengthen defence ties while respecting
India has entered a new era of space technology with its satellites practising "dogfights" in orbit-a term borrowed from aerial combat to describe close-range, coordinated manoeuvres between spacecraft. This sophisticated exercise is part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) mission, which aims to develop and demonstrate advanced in-space rendezvous