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Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has emphasised that future wars cannot be fought by individual services, highlighting the necessity of jointness among the armed forces.He made these remarks during the commissioning of INS Malvan, the second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, at Karwar in Karnataka.He stated that military technologies must be developed at a pace that ensures their
Apollo Micro Systems Limited has secured a landmark Make‑II Prototype Sanction Order from the Indian Navy to design and demonstrate the Semi‑Submersible Autonomous Vessel for Intelligence, Operations and Reconnaissance – Anti‑Submarine Warfare (SAVIOR‑ASW), Economic Times reported.This marks India’s first indigenous semi‑submersible autonomous platform dedicated to persistent ASW surveillance,
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on 22 July 2026, reaffirming the strength of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership as the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting reconvened alongside ASEAN-related engagements.The discussions highlighted trade, defence, energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and Indo-Pacific security,
China’s newly appointed Defence Attaché to India, Rear Admiral You Jian, has expressed deep gratitude to the Indian military for rescuing 12 Chinese crew members from a cargo ship that caught fire and exploded off the coast of Kerala last June.He emphasised that this act of bravery and humanitarian assistance will not be forgotten by Beijing, highlighting it as a symbol of cooperation between the
INS Malvan prior to formal launch undergoing acceptance tails in the Arabian SeaINS Malvan has been formally commissioned into the Indian Navy at Karwar in Karnataka today. This event marks another milestone in India’s indigenous naval shipbuilding program and highlights the Navy’s expanding shallow-water anti-submarine warfare capabilities.The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Chief of
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has achieved a major breakthrough in India’s underwater combat capabilities with its indigenous Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Air-Independent Propulsion system.Indian defence scientists are now moving beyond this milestone by designing a highly advanced hybrid energy network. This architecture is intended to provide future conventional submarines with
A two-day brainstorming workshop on Naval Stealth-Beyond 2030 was organised by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam, during 20–21 July 2026.The event brought together key stakeholders from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Navy, defence shipyards, and industry to deliberate on future directions in naval stealth technologies.The
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Manila, Philippines, on 22–23 July 2026 to participate in a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings under the ASEAN framework.His visit will include engagements in the ASEAN-India, East Asia Summit (EAS), and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meetings, as confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs.The Ministry highlighted that Jaishankar will
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
The Indian Navy is set to strengthen its anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the induction of three more MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.These specialised submarine-hunting platforms are being delivered by US defence giant Lockheed Martin, with one already handed over last week and two more expected this week. Following paperwork and validation, the helicopters will be formally inducted into