In a significant boost to India’s maritime self-reliance, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today inducted H-561, the lead vessel of a six-unit fleet of indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs), at Chowgule & Company Private Limited’s Rassaim shipyard in Goa. This marks the first time India has constructed such advanced hovercraft domestically, representing a landmark…
The Fire & Fury Corps (XIV Corps) of the Indian Army has paid tribute to Sepoy Sarbjeet Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the line of duty on the Siachen Glacier on June 16, 2026. In a statement, the Corps Commander and all ranks saluted the brave soldier’s “unwavering devotion to duty,…
More than fifteen weeks after the outbreak of hostilities in end February 2026, US and Iran have declared a diplomatic breakthrough that may formally end the US blockade of Iranian ports and reopen Strait of Hormuz. The crisis has again demonstrated how regional conflicts in West Asia can quickly create global economic consequences. The agreement,…
In a significant boost to India’s indigenous precision-strike capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of the indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) on Monday from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The missile, launched from a mobile platform, met all mission objectives,…
Mhow The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow, conducted a Tech Symposium on “Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)- Dominance in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)” on Monday. MCTE press release stated that the symposium was organised to foster professional discourse on the increasing significance of the electromagnetic spectrum in contemporary and future warfare and its role as…
States created out of heat of transitory ideological fervor rather than the cold, hard logic of geography are rarely built to last. Pakistan is the ultimate anomaly in the annals of statecraft, a state that defies every dictate of physical geography and historical continuity. From the rugged plateaus of Balochistan, which gravitate naturally towards independence,…
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida Once considered a peripheral concern, the threat posed by small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) has become central to how the US Air Force trains its defenders. A recent demonstration by the 325th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at Tyndall Air Force Base highlights a fundamental shift in air base defence doctrine,…
In a landmark event underscoring India’s commitment to gender parity in its armed forces, President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 158th Regular Course and 141st Technical Graduate Course at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here today. A total of 515 officer cadets, including a pioneering batch of nine women, were…
New Delhi In a significant leadership transition in the Indian Army, the Government of India has appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, as the next Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). He will assume charge on June 30, 2026, succeeding Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who retires the same day after completing his tenure. A…
In a significant development that underscores evolving civil-military synergy in India’s national security architecture, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy), has been appointed as the new Military Adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). This marks the first time a serving three-star officer has been assigned to the role…
