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Navy seeks drones to guard its bases

The Ministry of Defence has floated a request for information for tactical multi-copter surveillance drones meant to bolster security at naval bases and other sensitive installations. Read More

Explained: What’s on Modi’s six-day tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand

Explained: Modi’s Indo-Pacific diplomatic push

The prime minister, Narendra Modi, will undertake a six-day tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, in a diplomatic outreach aimed at reinforcing the country’s strategic, economic and maritime engagement across the Indo-Pacific, officials said on Friday. Read More

DAC clears ₹52,000 crore defence procurement to strengthen India’s drone, air defence and surveillance capabilities

Rajnath-led DAC clears new defence purchases

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared defence procurement proposals worth Rs 52,000 crore for the Army, Navy and Air Force, with a sharp focus on counter-drone systems, air defence and unmanned platforms. Read More

Indian Navy sends P-8I aircraft to Hawaii for Exercise Rimpac 2026

Indian Navy sends P-8I aircraft in Hawaii for Exercise Rimpac

The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine-warfare aircraft to Hawaii to take part in the Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) 2026 exercise, the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise. Read More

General Dhiraj Seth: The 10 battles awaiting India’s 31st Army chief

General Dhiraj Seth takes charge as the 31st Army chief facing 10 defining challenges as India’s military transformation drive collides with immediate operational demands. Read More

From Sierra Leone to Gaza: A former peacekeeper’s reckoning with silence

In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) argues that the UN panel’s findings on the killing of Palestinian children by Israel in Gaza point to genocide, and calls on New Delhi to reclaim India’s traditional voice on Palestine before history records its silence. Read More

India, Japan elevate strategic partnership with AI, defence and economic security pacts as Modi, Takaichi hold summit

Japan PM in India: New Delhi, Tokyo up strategic ties with AI, defence pacts

India and Japan strengthened their strategic partnership by signing landmark agreements on AI, defence, energy and economic security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi. Read More

Operation Amistad: Indian Army medical team treats over 800 patients in earthquake-hit Venezuela