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SkyStriker loitering munition proves precision strike capability

An Indian Army SkyStriker loitering munition scored a precision hit during Yudh Abhyas 2026 at Mahajan, underlining India's push into indigenous unmanned strike systems. Read More

Rajnath Singh flags in NIMAS team after historic climb of 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks

NIMAS team scales 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks

Rajnath Singh flagged in a NIMAS team led by Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal after it summited 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in Ladakh in 23 days. Read More

Four Indian Army dogs take part in Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026

4 Army dogs take part in Exercise Yudh Abhyas

Rampur Hounds, a Belgian Malinois and a Labrador join drills with US Army Read More

Indian Army chief General Dhiraj Seth leaves for Nepal on 3-day visit, to receive honorary generalship of Nepali Army

General Dhiraj Seth leaves for Nepal on three-day visit

General Dhiraj Seth left for a three-day visit to Nepal on August 17, 2026, where he will receive the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army, continuing a 76-year-old tradition between the two armies. Read More

Ministry of Defence seeks 2,715 logistic drones for Indian Army's China, Pakistan border supply chain

MoD seeks 2,715 logistic drones for Army

The defence ministry has floated its largest-ever tender for logistic drones, seeking 2,715 units to speed up supply runs to Army posts along the China and Pakistan borders. Read More

Droupadi Murmu flags off first President’s Bodyguard Soldierathon at Rashtrapati Bhavan

What is the President's Bodyguard Soldierathon?

President Droupadi Murmu flagged off the inaugural President's Bodyguard Soldierathon at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking 253 years of the PBG and 27 years since the Kargil War victory. Read More

Indian Army, Rajasthan Police break up counterfeit combat uniform racket in Sriganganagar

Army, Rajasthan Police break up counterfeit uniform racket

A joint Army-police operation in Sriganganagar has seized nearly 1,000 metres of counterfeit combat uniform cloth, exposing a supply network linked to an earlier bust in Bareilly. Read More

General Vishwa Nath Sharma cremated with full military honours in Delhi

General VN Sharma cremated with full military honours in Delhi

General Vishwa Nath Sharma, the Indian Army’s first president’s commissioned officer to become chief of the army staff, was cremated with full military honours at Delhi’s Brar Square. Read More

General Vishwa Nath Sharma, Army chief who fought four major crises at once, dies at 96

Gen VN Sharma, Army chief who fought 4 big crises at once, dies at 96

General Vishwa Nath Sharma, the first president’s commissioned officer to lead the Indian Army and the man who steered it through the IPKF, Punjab and Kashmir crises at once, has died in Delhi at 96. Read More

From Bofors to Dhanush: How procurement delays held back Indian Army artillery modernization

PAC flags 20-year delay in Dhanush gun

A parliamentary panel has found that a near two-decade delay in producing and inducting the indigenous Dhanush artillery gun left the Indian Army reliant on outdated firepower, and has pressed the defence ministry to overhaul its procurement decision-making. Read More