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The indigenous system developed by BEL, uses AI-driven technologies suited for future combat systems, enabling scalability and upgradability as threats evolve

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh awarded these at the Air Force day parade at Hindon air bases

Live data is collected by integrating feeds from all sensors, drones, radars, and satellites onto a single screen for the commander to take action

INS Sahyadri’s deployment marks second Indian Navy operation in two weeks

Commissioned in Visakhapatnam, Androth is built by Kolkata-based company with over 80 per cent indigenous components

It will be the first visit of a defence minister to Australia under this government, since 2014

The eight-day (October 5-12) event is being conducted off India's western seaboard in two phases

The Indian Army seeks six AK630 30-mm mobile air defense guns to protect against drones and missiles along the Pakistan border. The guns, with a high rate of fire and all-weather capability, will integrate with the Akashteer system for layered air defense. The procurement aims to counter evolving aerial threats and safeguard critical areas.

At 19,400 feet, the newly built Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road holds immense strategic significance

The soldier was enrolled in the Indian Army in December 1982, and while posted at Ambala, he took two days’ casual leave in June 2004

Says there was no evidence to support Pakistan's claims, while India had shared images of the damage caused to Pakistani targets

He said IAF would need 35 to 40 new planes each year to remain relevant and he batted for expanding air power over the next two decades

HAL inked deal with US firm in 2023 for key components for 99 Tejas jets

VHF radars, according to experts, operate use longer wavelengths than traditional radars

The project has successfully overcome natural disasters such as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, cloudbursts, and floods in Teesta River

The first COAS Quadrennial Training Directive for 2025–29, prepared by Army Training Command, was issued earlier this year

He succeeds Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had, in January 2021, signed a Rs 48,000-crore contract with HAL for making 83 Tejas Mark 1-A jets. In turn, the GE signed a $716 million contract with HAL to supply 99 of the F404 engines for the Tejas Mark-1A jets. Supplies were to start in April 2023

Says joint-operations during Operation Sindoor, delivered ‘decisive results’ and that success must become a ‘benchmark’ for future operations.

The Defence Minister said that joint operations during Operation Sindoor delivered ‘decisive results’ and that success must be a ‘benchmark’ for future operations

The Indian Army validated UAS operational concepts in Exercise Vayu Samanvay, learning from Operation Sindoor. They focused on drone integration for offense, defense, and logistics, including local drone fabrication and training. The exercise used drones for simulated attacks, counter-drone measures, and delivery of ordnance.

Formations from the Western Command and the South-Western Command carry out offensive as well as defensive manoeuvers with various types of drones and counter-drone systems during ‘Exercise Vayu Samanvay’

Questions the credibility and veracity of statements made by some of the witnesses and other evidence on record

Under the project, three regiments will be inducted and these missiles will be deployed along the critical western and northern borders

'The aircraft played vital roles in roles in the 1971 India- Pakistan war, the Kargil conflict in 1999 as well as the Balakot air strikes in 2019'