India has leased two more MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for ₹1,943 crore, doubling its leased fleet to four as the Navy strengthens persistent surveillance across the Indian Ocean amid growing Chinese naval and research activity. Read More

India’s effort to develop a home-grown engine for its fifth-generation fighter aircraft has entered a more competitive phase, with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Rolls-Royce announcing a strategic intent to work together on the powerplant for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). Read More

The second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise is set to put an increasingly important question at the center of the Indo-Pacific: how can countries that depend on the sea for trade, energy, food and security work together when the maritime environment is becoming more contested? The answer will begin taking shape when India and the 11 ASEAN member states gather for AIME 2026 in waters off the Philippines from September 28 to October 2. Read More

General Dhiraj Seth left for a three-day visit to Nepal on August 17, 2026, where he will receive the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army, continuing a 76-year-old tradition between the two armies. Read More

China’s growing naval and research presence in the Indian Ocean is reshaping India’s maritime security environment. From survey ships and dual-use ports to submarines, replenishment vessels and aircraft carriers, Beijing is building the capacity for sustained operations far from its shores. Read More

Latin America is in the middle of another political turn, with conservative leaders gaining ground after the leftward momentum commonly described as the pink tide. Read More

The Ministry of Defence has signed Rs 1,577-crore contracts with Tata Advanced Systems and NIBE for loiter munition systems, part of a wider drive to arm the Army's artillery regiments with precision-strike drones. Read More

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have announced plans to jointly explore building a sovereign combat engine for India’s AMCA fighter programme, entering a field where France's Safran has already been selected for the aircraft’s more powerful Mk2 engine. Read More

On the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day, the Ministry of Defence has launched one of the Indian Air Force’s most important transport-aircraft procurements in a while. A tender for 60 multirole transport aircraft in a programme estimated at around Rs 1 lakh crore has been issued. Read More

Three decades after “Green Boots” Lance Naik Dorje Morup died descending Everest, the ITBP has begun a costly, high-risk mission to bring his remains home. Read More