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...
The scramjet engine being tested at the DRDL’s Scramjet Connect Test Facility. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based facility of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DR...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is intensifying its efforts to secure access to the source codes for the Rafale fighter jets acquired from France’s Dassault Aviation with the aim to integrate ...
Lieutenant Vinay Narwal.New Delhi: The devastating terror attack on tourists in the picturesque Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday claimed 28 lives. Among the victims in the deadliest civilian massacre in the valley in two ...
Security forces in an anti-Naxalite operation. (File photo for representation.)Ranchi/New Delhi: In a major encounter with Naxalites in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district on Monday, security forces gunned down eight left-wing extremists, including a h...
Harpreet Singh (C) held by an FBI and a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Sacramento, California. (Photo: FBI)New Delhi: The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation in Sacramento, California has arrested Harpreet Singh, 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&...
DRDO’s Mk-II(A) DEW system.New Delhi: India has achieved a significant milestone in defence technology with the successful trial of the Mk-II(A) laser-directed energy weapon (DEW) system at the National Open Air Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra ...
MoD and BEL officials with senior IAF officials after signing the deal. (Photo: MoD) New Delhi: In a major boost for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, the Ministry of Defence has inked a Rs 2,385-crore contract with Bharat Elect...