The procurement signals a shift in how India plans to protect tank columns from aerial and drone threats in high-altitude and mechanized warfare environments. Read More

Kanpur-based MKU Limited becomes India's first private company to secure IAF maintenance contracts for military aircraft, boosting self-reliance. Details on scope and past deals. Read More

China's infrastructure investment in Nepal runs deeper than roads and dams. From surveillance systems to security cooperation, a structural analysis of what Beijing is really building. Read More

DRDO and Indian Navy successfully conduct maiden salvo launch of NASM-SR, India's indigenous short-range naval anti-ship missile, from a helicopter over Bay of Bengal. Read More

The Ministry of Defence has issued an RFI for three ultra-heavylift helicopters (UHLH) on damp lease for the IAF, with Boeing CH-47F Chinook and Mil Mi-26 as top contenders. Read More

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Bharat Forge, in partnership with the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), has fast-tracked the development of next-generation armored vehicles, flagging off prototypes of the Vikram VT 21 advanced armored platforms --both tracked and wheeled -- along with a 30-mm unmanned turret. Read More

A BRICS meeting meant to project emerging-economy unity ended in discord after India sought to dilute agreed language on Palestinian rights – isolating New Delhi from every other member at the table. Read More

The spike comes as global military expenditure hit a record $2,887 billion – the 11th consecutive year of growth – with Europe’s rearmament and China’s unbroken 31-year spending streak reshaping the world’s strategic balance. Read More

In this op-ed, Vipul V Tamhane writes that the Strait of Hormuz has become not just a military and geopolitical chokepoint but a new frontier of financial crime. Read More

The NavIC system is now left with only three working satellites – one fewer than the minimum required for reliable three-dimensional positioning. Read More