In a clear demonstration of resolve in the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on September 28, 2026 successfully drove away a Chinese Maritime Militia vessel and 24 accompanying small boats engaged in illegal fishing near Kota Island in the Kalayaan Island Group. Keywords: South China Sea, Philippine Coast…
The Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army today commemorated its bicentenary, marking 200 years since the raising of the 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery on 28 September 1827. The occasion, observed annually as Gunners Day, saw tributes from the highest echelons of the armed forces and widespread celebrations across the country. Keywords: Gunners Day 2026,…
In a clear demonstration of advancing precision capabilities, the Bengaluru-assembled SkyStriker loitering munition successfully detected, engaged and destroyed a designated target during a realistic operational scenario at Rajasthan’s Mahajan Field Firing Range as part of the 22nd edition of the India-US bilateral exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026. Keywords: Yudh Abhyas 2026, SkyStriker loitering munition, India-US military…
In a compelling session at the Army War College (AWC), Mhow, Brigadier Shamsher Singh (Retd), a distinguished war veteran and former Signals officer of the assaulting brigade, shared first-hand insights and anecdotal accounts of India’s decisive victory in the 1965 Indo-Pak War, with particular focus on the historic capture of the strategic Hajipir Pass. Keywords:…
Russian forces struck a foreign-invested industrial facility in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region on September 22, sparking a large fire at a site previously heavily damaged in early August. Regional authorities identified the target as a civilian enterprise with foreign ownership that had already suffered significant destruction, widely reported as the Kromberg & Schubert plant. No casualties…
Indian Naval Ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish have reached Subic Bay in Philippines on September 20 to take part in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Joint Cooperation Activity. The deployment forms part of the Indian Navy’s ongoing operational presence in the Indo-Pacific and underscores New Delhi’s commitment to multilateral maritime cooperation. Keywords: INS…
Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth wrapped up his three-day official visit to Russia on 18 September 2026, marking the first such tour by an Indian Army chief since General Bipin Rawat’s trip in 2018. The engagements in Moscow and St Petersburg focused on joint capability development, professional military exchanges, artillery modernisation and…
In a troubling escalation across key Indo-Pacific chokepoints, recent incidents in the North Arabian Sea and the South China Sea reveal an aligned operational playbook between Beijing and Islamabad. On September 15, Pakistan Navy’s Yarmook-class corvette PNS Hunain executed high-speed, unprofessional manoeuvres against a frontline Indian Navy warship (INS Kolkata) conducting routine surveillance in international…
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) marked a significant milestone in India’s indigenous aerospace journey on Friday by handing over key platforms to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Pawan Hans Limited (PHL). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu presided over the ceremony, with Chief of the Air Staff Air…
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over final two Tejas Mk-1 Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainers to the Indian Air Force (IAF) today, formally completing the original 40-aircraft order placed under contracts signed in 2006 and 2010. The same ceremony will mark the delivery of the first batch of indigenous HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft…
