India commissioned its first NDA-trained women officers – nine Army lieutenants at Dehradun and five IAF flying officers at Dundigal – marking a historic milestone four years after the Supreme Court ordered the academy opened to women. Read More

The defence minister inaugurated the Advanced Weapon System Complex at DRDL, saying the performance of indigenous systems during Operation Sindoor validated India’s growing defence R&D capability. He also outlined the government’s plan for a multi-tiered missile shield called Mission Sudarshan Chakra. Read More

The defence ministry is considering invoking contractual penalty clauses against state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) over its failure to deliver a single Tejas Mk1A fighter jet to the Indian Air Force (IAF), more than two years after deliveries were originally due to begin in March 2024. Read More

The ceremony included the inspection of contingents, presentation of medals and awards, fly-pasts by military aircraft and helicopters, and the traditional “Antim Pag”. Read More

Forty-five years after joining the National Defence Academy’s Charlie Squadron as a young cadet, General Upendra Dwivedi arrived at the esteemed military institution to review the passing-out parade of the 150th Course. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, and the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, will jointly inaugurate groundbreaking ceremonies for six projects on May 15, anchoring a renewed push to make the state a hub for military manufacturing. Read More

India is moving to allow private companies to manufacture ballistic missiles, a domain long reserved for state-owned defence public sector undertakings, as part of a broader push to reshape the country’s defence industrial base and sharply grow its weapons exports. Read More

India and Australia on Friday concluded the 10th edition of their bilateral Defence Policy Talks in New Delhi, with both sides reaffirming the depth and breadth of their comprehensive strategic partnership and charting a forward-looking course for defence cooperation across all domains. Read More

India is building an integrated, multi-layered air-defence architecture drawing directly on lessons from Operation Sindoor, the military said. Read More

Senior commanders cited Pakistan-China axis, ongoing weapons induction, and missile environment as India marks one year of Operation Sindoor. Read More