Gen NS Raja Subramani. (Photo: HQ IDS) New Delhi: General NS Raja Subramani, a former Indian Army commander, formally assumed charge as India’s third chief of defence staff (CDS) on Sunday, succeeding General Anil Chauhan, who retired afte...
A BrahMos missile. (Photo: IMDS/Public Domain) New Delhi: The defence secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, confirmed on Saturday that a deal to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam has already been signed, while negotiations with Indon...
Gen Anil Chauhan.New Delhi: After more than four decades in uniform, the chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, hung up his boots on Saturday. This brings to a close one of the most consequential tenures in India’s higher defence establi...
Indian Navy's new vice-chief Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed charge as the 48th vice-chief of the naval staff on May 29, stepping into one of the Indian Navy’s most senior operation...
HTT-40 trainer aircraft (File photo)New Delhi: A United States aerospace firm – Honeywell – has finally begun delivering engines for India’s indigenous basic trainer aircraft after prolonged supply chain disruptions, but the de...
Edmund Hillary (L) and Tenzin Norgay.There is a reason Mount Everest is spoken about differently from other mountains, with a fascination that feels almost mythic. More than a peak, Everest has become a mirror to human ambition. The story of Everest ...
An S-400 battery.New Delhi: India and Russia are in active negotiations for the purchase of an additional batch of S-400 “Triumf” (rechristened “Sudarshan Chakra” in India) long-range air-defence systems, Moscow confirmed on T...
INS Vikrant New Delhi: Three years of real-world conflict – the Israel-Hamas war, Israel & US-Iran war, Houthi strikes on commercial shipping, China’s naval build-up – have steadily undermined the argument that missiles and...