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Tejas delays ‘hurting’ Indian Air Force: ACM AP Singh

The Air Chief says Tejas-Mk1A delays are hurting the IAF, which has 29 fighter squadrons against 42 sanctioned, and wants about 36 to 40 new jets a year. Read More

IAF chief ACM AP Singh says air force not against theatre commands, but structure and sequencing need care

IAF not against theatre commands: ACM AP Singh

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh says the IAF backs theatre commands in principle, wants an “AI-augmented” force with humans in the loop, and needs 36-40 new fighters a year. Read More

India names 28 more Ladakh features

India has formally named 28 Ladakh features, including lakes and peaks in Aksai Chin, on the official Survey of India map. Read More

Mahindra, Embraer pick Nagpur for C-390 final assembly line

Mahindra and Embraer have named Nagpur as the proposed site for a C-390 Millennium assembly line, subject to the aircraft winning the IAF's transport programme. Read More

16-year-old Army ward Siddhant Kumar presents poetry collection on armed forces to Army chief Gen Dhiraj Seth

Siddhant presents poetry book to Army chief

A 16-year-old Army ward presented his book of 21 patriotic poems on the armed forces to the Army chief, General Dhiraj Seth, at South Block, along with four authors and a sketch artist. Read More

Indian Coast Guard seizes 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine worth ₹3,000 crore off Lakshadweep, arrests five Pakistani crew

ICG seizes 526 kg of heroin off Lakshadweep

The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued at over ₹3,000 crore, from an Iranian dhow off Lakshadweep and arrested five Pakistani crew. Read More

India’s energy security problem is bigger than oil

India's supplier diversification has spread its energy risk rather than removed it, and the 2026 Hormuz crisis showed just how exposed the country remains. Read More

SkyStriker loitering munition proves precision strike capability

An Indian Army SkyStriker loitering munition scored a precision hit during Yudh Abhyas 2026 at Mahajan, underlining India's push into indigenous unmanned strike systems. Read More

French Air Force platforms join Tarang Shakti

French Rafale jets and support aircraft on Mission Pégase have arrived in Jodhpur to join the Tarang Shakti exercise, deepening Indo-French air force cooperation. Read More

Rajnath Singh flags in NIMAS team after historic climb of 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks

NIMAS team scales 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks

Rajnath Singh flagged in a NIMAS team led by Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal after it summited 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in Ladakh in 23 days. Read More