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Indian Army eyes ₹23,000-crore deal for 300 more K9 Vajra howitzers

The Indian Army is preparing to make one of its biggest artillery acquisitions in recent memory, moving a proposal to procure more than 300 additional K9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers, worth about ₹23,000 crore. Read More
 
 

BAE Systems appoints Tony Walton as managing director for India

The global defence, aerospace and security company – BAE Systems, has appointed Tony Walton as the managing director for India, effective immediately. Read More
 
 

MoD weighs penalty against HAL as Tejas Mk1A deliveries slip

The defence ministry is considering invoking contractual penalty clauses against state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) over its failure to deliver a single Tejas Mk1A fighter jet to the Indian Air Force (IAF), more than two years after deliveries were originally due to begin in March 2024. Read More
 
 

Global nukes expand, disarmament dead, deterrence under strain: Sipri

Nuclear-armed states are expanding and modernizing their arsenals faster than they are dismantling them, with Operation Sindoor emerging as a defining stress test for deterrence, according to Sipri Yearbook 2026. Read More
 
 

India shelves INS Baaz expansion, clears way for Galathea Bay airport

India has formally abandoned a five-year effort to expand the INS Baaz naval air station at Campbell Bay, clearing the path for a greenfield international airport at Galathea Bay in the Nicobar Islands. Read More
 
 

On Gorkha Agniveer issue, Nepal says ‘if India wants, we can discuss’

Nepal’s foreign minister has said Kathmandu is open to discussions with India on resuming Gorkha recruitment under the Agnipath scheme, which Nepal suspended in 2022. Read More
 
 

India opens tactical missile production to private sector

India has ended BDL’s longstanding dominance in tactical missile production, distributing DRDO’s missile programmes among private and public sector firms. Read More
 
 

Army floats RFI for indigenous mortar specialist vehicle

The Army has issued an RFI to domestic manufacturers for a mortar specialist vehicle that will automate fire-data computation for 81mm and 120mm mortar systems. Read More
 
 

In a direct message to China, Aukus shifts from talks to drones, N-subs

Aukus unveils an undersea drone network and rotational nuclear-submarine force, marking a shift from years of announcements to concrete capability delivery against China’s Indo-Pacific expansion. Read More
 
 

Putin pitches Su-57 to India as aerospace ties deepen on two fronts

The Russian president has offered to supply India with the Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter, years after New Delhi exited a joint development programme over cost and performance concerns. Read More
 
 

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