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European giant MBDA to help Indian Air Force establish MICA missiles MRO capabilities in India
New Delhi: Marking a significant step in India's push for defence self-reliance in the defence sector, Europe's largest missile manufacturer MBDA on Wednesday inked an agreement with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish a domestic maintena...
Operation Sindoor: Testimony to the BSF’s grit and fighting spirit
Border Security Force soldiers firing a mortar somewhere in the western front. (Photo for representation via X/@BSF_Rajasthan)When the-then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, wrote to KF Rustamji, the director general of the Border Security Force (BSF), ...
Gwadar Port: How the Iran corridor is complicating and reshaping Pakistan's US relations
Gwadar Port (Photo: X)New Delhi: As Pakistan points to Gwadar's recent surge in container traffic, a more complicated picture is taking shape behind the scenes. Hangeng Trade Company, a Chinese meat-processing firm operating in Gwadar's North...
Indian Army seeks 83 tracked carriers to deploy Akashteer air-defence systems in armoured combat zones
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for 83 tracked platforms purpose-built to carry the Akashteer air-defence command-and-reporting system into mechanized combat zones, addressing a capability gap that became pa...
MKU Limited bags Indian Air Force aircraft fleet MRO contracts as first private player in India
MKU secures long-term IAF deals for aircraft overhaul (Photo: MKU Limited)New Delhi: Kanpur-based MKU Limited on Wednesday said that it has become the first private firm in the country to secure long-term maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contra...
US’s Boeing Chinook CH-47F versus Russia’s Mil Mi-26: Which helicopter will fill IAF’s ultra-heavylift gap?
Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter (Photo: X)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has begun the process to procure three of the world’s most powerful cargo helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the wet lease basis.The ministry has issued a...
India’s defence spending surges 8.9% to $92.1 billion in 2025, driven by Operation Sindoor, Sipri report says
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: India’s military expenditure rose sharply by 8.9 per cent in 2025 to reach $92.1 billion, cementing the country’s position as the fifth-largest defence spen...
NavIC slips to three satellites, putting India’s ‘own GPS’ under strain
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC, is in its deepest operational crisis since inception. It is now left with only three functional satell...
Indian oil tanker comes under fire in Strait of Hormuz amid ‘crypto scam’ claims
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: An Indian-flagged very large crude carrier, Sanmar Herald, was fired upon by armed gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The incident forced the VLCC to ab...
Indian Air Force conducts day and night emergency landing drills on Purvanchal Expressway
A Sukhoi-30MKI landing on a stretch of the Purvanchal Expressway in UP’s Sultanpur. (Photo: IAF)New Delhi/Sultanpur (UP): The Indian Air Force has carried out emergency landing drills on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultan...Results
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