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Armour Day: Steel, spirit and the making of India’s Armoured Corps

Every year on May 1, the Indian Army’s Armoured Corps observes Armour Day, commemorating the 1938 mechanization of the Scinde Horse – the moment India’s cavalry traded sabres for tanks, forging a corps that has shaped every major war since independence. Read More

Indian Army seeks 159 bullet-proof troop carriers for Rashtriya Rifles’ operations in J&K, Ladakh

Indian Army RFI: 159 BPTCs for J&K, Ladakh operations

Pushing protected mobility upgrades, the Indian Army issued an RFI on April 30 for 159 bullet-proof troop carriers (BPTCs) to arm Rashtriya Rifles units in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Minimum delivery: 60 vehicles yearly post-contract. Read More

Indian Army seeks 83 tracked carriers to deploy Akashteer air-defence systems in armoured combat zones

Army seeks 83 tracked carriers to deploy Akashteer AD in tank combat

The procurement signals a shift in how India plans to protect tank columns from aerial and drone threats in high-altitude and mechanized warfare environments. Read More

Para SF officer cracks the code on combat free-fall gear, builds country’s first indigenous parachute system

Para SF officer builds country’s first indigenous parachute system

Lt Col Anuj Chandra Shrivastava has developed India’s first indigenous combat free-fall parachute system, potentially ending the military’s long dependence on foreign suppliers for specialized high-altitude insertion equipment. Read More

Indian Army brigadier and his son beaten up in Delhi; FIR filed 45 hours later after public outcry

Brigadier, his son assaulted in Delhi; FIR filed 45 hours late after outrage

The incident has sparked sharp criticism of the Delhi Police for failing to intervene during the attack, delaying the registration of a FIR by nearly 45 hours. Read More

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, ‘Lion of Ladakh’ who won India’s first Kargil victory, dies at 61

‘Lion of Ladakh’ Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, Kargil war hero, dies

Col Sonam Wangchuk, MVC (R), the decorated Kargil war veteran who led the Indian Army’s first successful offensive operation of the 1999 Kargil conflict, has died. Read More

Indian army fires Hellfire missiles from Apache helicopters for first time

The AH-64E Apache attack helicopter carried out live firing at the Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan, engaging targets with Hellfire missiles in what the army called its first such field exercise with the American gunship. Read More

Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes flight in LCH Prachand

The Indian Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru to review indigenous aerospace capabilities and ongoing Army Aviation projects. Read More

Army seeks next-generation air-defence gun to counter drone swarms

The defence ministry has issued a request for information for a next-generation air-defence gun system capable of autonomously engaging drone swarms. Read More

Who is Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth? Meet India’s new vice-chief of Army staff

Who is Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, Army’s new vice-chief?

In a major leadership transition at the apex of India's military establishment, Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has formally assumed charge as the 49th vice-chief of the Army staff. Read More