Our New Delhi Correspondent In a remarkable display of resilience, three senior Indian Army officers, including Major General Sachin Mehta, General Officer Commanding of the 3 Infantry Division, escaped unhurt after their Cheetah helicopter crashed in the rugged mountainous terrain of the Tangste region near Leh, Ladakh. The incident, which occurred in one of the…
New Delhi Correspondent Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh concluded a productive round of high-level engagements in South Korea on May 20, 2026, reinforcing bilateral defence and strategic cooperation between the two nations amid evolving Indo-Pacific security dynamics. Following bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back, the two sides signed key agreements…
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully concluded the development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 (ULPGM-V3), marking a significant stride in the country’s indigenous unmanned combat capabilities. The trials, conducted at the National Open Area Range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, validated the missile’s performance…
Mhow: Under the aegis of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow organised a seminar on “Networking and Data Centricity”, highlighting the Army’s growing emphasis on technology-driven warfare and integrated military operations on Friday. The seminar, held as part of the Army’s observance of 2026 as the “Year of Networking…
Our New Delhi Correspondent Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command has successfully conducted a training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, marking another milestone in the country’s efforts to enhance its long-range precision strike capabilities. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test validated the missile’s advanced avionics, state-of-the-art navigational systems, and…
Introduction Contemporary conflicts and the rapid rise of global defence-industrial giants are reshaping the nature of military power in the 21st century. The dominance of companies such as Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, AVIC, and many other American, European, and Chinese firms demonstrates that strategic power today rests not merely on battlefield capabilities, but on…
Defence Chronicle New Delhi Correspondent In a significant push towards enhancing indigenous unmanned capabilities, the Indian Army organised a two-day Symposium of Drone Component Manufacturers on May 12-13 at the Manekshaw Centre here. The event brought together leading domestic drone component manufacturers and senior representatives from all Army Commands to forge stronger civil-military collaboration. Jointly…
Mumbai: In a significant step towards deepening collaboration between the Indian Armed Forces and the domestic defence industry, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC), visited the advanced manufacturing facilities of Godrej Aerospace at Vikhroli, Mumbai. The visit underscored the pivotal role of private sector innovation in advancing India’s self-reliance goals in…
New Delhi: In a landmark achievement that significantly enhances India’s strategic deterrence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of an advanced Agni-series missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. The test was carried out from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of…
Defence Chronicle Team In a significant step toward modernizing military cyber capabilities, the US Army hosted its second Artificial Intelligence Tabletop Exercise (AI TTX 2.0) on April 27 at the Pentagon. The high-level event convened C-suite executives from 14 leading technology firms, including Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks, alongside…
