New Delhi: Global military expenditure reached an unprecedented high of $2.72 trillion in 2024, marking the 10th consecutive year of increase and the steepest year-on-year rise since 1988, according to a new report[pdf] by the Stockholm Internat...
A French Navy Rafale (Marine). (Photo: French Navy)New Delhi: India and France on Monday signed an inter-governmental agreement worth ₹63,000 crore (approximately $7.4 billion) to procure 26 Rafale (Marine) fighter jets, marking a significant u...
Two prime accused in the Malegaon bombing case: Pragya Thakur (R) and Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit.New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has formally sought the death penalty for all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, markin...
Stacie Sire. (Photo: Boeing India)Bengaluru: In a major move, Boeing has appointed Stacie Sire as vice-president and managing director of Boeing India Engineering & Technology Centre (BIETC) and chief engineer for Boeing India. The appointment, a...
Gen Anil Chauhan, chief of defence staff, is the key figure behind the Future Warfare Course. (File photo)New Delhi: For the first time, representatives from India’s defence industry are set to participate for the first time in the triservices&...
New Delhi: Private drone maker IG Drones has recorded a remarkable 330 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in FY25, reaching ₹22.4 crore compared to ₹5.17 crore in FY24.Buoyed by strong demand across defence and private sectors, the...
Indian Army troops and artillery guns and an Indian Air Force Rafale fighter are seen during Exercise Trishakti Prahar held in the Siliguri Corridor, in January 2023. (File photo)Recent developments in Bangladesh-China relations have set off alarm be...
Narendra Modi with Anura Kumara Dissanayake. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, began a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Friday. On the second day of his visit, the two countries signed a defence cooperation ag...
Indian Army’s Para Special Forces commandos during a recent encounter with militants in Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir. (Viral photo via X)Jammu & Kashmir continues to grapple with both cross-border- and locally sponsored militancy. This secur...
India Sentinels illustration for representation.New Delhi: Ukraine has emerged as the world’s largest importer of arms, according to the latest report [pdf] from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). The surge in arms im...