Admiral Krishna Swaminathan. New Delhi: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan took command on Sunday as the 27th chief of the naval staff. He now steps into the role at a time when the service is pushing hard on modernization and facing intensifying strat...
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...
COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi inspecting the guard of honour during the NDA 150th Course’s passing-out-parade ceremony at the Khetarpal Parade Ground in the institution. (Photo: HQ IDS)Khadakwasla, Pune: The National Defence Academy’s 150th Co...
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...
Gen Upendra Dwivedi and his wife arriving at the NDA’s Khetrapal Parade Ground, on May 29, 2026. (Photo: NDA)Khadakwasla, Pune: Forty-five years after joining the National Defence Academy’s Charlie Squadron as a young cadet, General Upend...
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...
Johnnette Technologies’ JM-1 Loitering munitions (File photo) Pune: Noida-based manufacturer of unmanned combat systems – Johnnette Technologies Private Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with Munitions India Limited (M...
New Delhi: The ministry of defence is looking for technology companies to design and build a significantly upgraded digital system for managing the Indian Navy’s weapons and armament supply chains. A formal request for information (RFI) has bee...