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

General NS Raja Subramani took charge as India’s third chief of defence staff, tasked with converting five years of institutional groundwork – theatre commands, joint doctrine, and indigenization. Read More

General Anil Chauhan retired as the chief of defence staff after steering key military reforms, advancing triservices integration, and military modernization. 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 chief of Integrated Defence Staff has called for urgent acceleration of the Ghatak remotely piloted strike aircraft programme, warning that India risks falling behind adversaries in the emerging domain of manned-unmanned aerial combat teaming. 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

At a Mumbai conclave marking one year of Operation Sindoor, the chief of integrated defence staff warned that AI, drones, cyber warfare and resilient supply chains will decide the outcome of modern conflicts and called on small businesses to become strategic partners in national security. Read More