In a powerful display of confidence in India’s indigenous defence capabilities, President Droupadi Murmu will fly a sortie in indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, just before the beginning of the Indian Air Force’s largest exercise – Vayu Shakti 2026 on Friday. Read More

The Indian Navy and the Indian Army have issued separate procurement requests for high-speed aerial target drones and autonomous drone interceptors. Read More

An analysis of the February 7 incident involving an Air Force Tejas fighter and what the subsequent developments probably mean for the country. Read More

The troops of Southern Army Command conducted Exercise Agni Varsha at the Pokhran, demonstrating their operational preparedness and integrated combat capabilities in the desert sector. Read More

The US supreme court voided Donald Trump’s emergency import levies. Within 24 hours, he reimposed a 15% global surcharge under a different law. For India the legal drama is anything but abstract. Read More

The IAF and defence ministry have agreed to limited concessions for HAL on the Tejas-Mk1A, but drew a firm line at capabilities deemed operationally non-negotiable. Read More

In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) writes that while the United States may open the war with devastating strikes, Iran will survive – and America will emerge from the Persian Gulf bloodied, strategically diminished, and trapped in a quagmire of Netanyahu’s making. Read More

As the US masses its largest military force in the region since 2003, a narrow diplomatic window – measured in days, not weeks – stands between tense negotiations and open conflict. Read More

Ambassador of India to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the African Union, Anil Kumar Rai, sets out India's AI proposition as a democratic, equitable alternative to concentrated global tech power. Read More

In this op-ed, former BSF Commandant RC Sharma writes that the government must implement the Supreme Court’s OGAS judgment for CAPF officers – not legislate it away to preserve a broken system of IPS deputation. Read More