DRDO formally handed the final operational clearance certificate for the indigenous Netra AEW&C system to the Indian Air Force. Read More

Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit, a 1993-batch officer with deep experience in Jammu and Kashmir operations and southern counterterrorism assignments, has been appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau, succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka whose four-year extended tenure ends this month. Read More

The CRPF’s suspension of a decorated DIG officer who led legal battles for cadre rights, and the transfer of around 20 others, has intensified an already bitter conflict over the CAPF (General Administration) Act, 2026, a law critics say defies both a Supreme Court order and institutional equity. Read More

Bengaluru start-up Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace has unveiled a concept for India’s first AI-piloted jet fighter. If its ambitious timeline holds, a prototype could fly as early as September. Read More

The AMCA programme faces a fresh engine challenge as GE Aerospace’s F414 pricing balloons to nearly three times initial estimates. Read More

The UN’s maritime agency has launched a phased, tightly controlled operation to bring home crews trapped for nearly four months in the Gulf following the peace truce between Washington and Tehran. Fourteen seafarers did not survive the wait. Read More

Seventy-five officers from the 91st Technical Entry Course and the 9th University Entry Scheme gathered at the Indian Military Academy on June 20, 2025, to mark 25 years since they were commissioned into the Indian Army. Read More

The stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri and the anti-submarine warfare vessel INS Malvan are set to join the fleet next month. It reinforces India’s push for maritime self-reliance as strategic competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean. Read More

NSA Ajit Doval met Iran’s SNSC deputy secretary Ghadir Nezamipour in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting, with talks covering West Asia’s deteriorating security situation, India-Iran bilateral ties and regional connectivity. Read More

The United States has approved a defence sustainment package worth $482.2 million for India aimed at keeping key frontline platforms, including AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and M777A2 ultra-light howitzers, fully operational over the long term. Read More