In a dramatic illustration of civilian bravery in the face of potential aviation terror, Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar played a decisive role in preventing what Israeli officials describe as an attempted crash of a passenger jet. On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Flydubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 en route from Dubai to…
In a landmark day for Indian shooting at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Naib Subedar Neeru Dhanda of the Indian Army etched her name in the record books by becoming the first Indian woman to win gold in the Women’s Trap individual event. Neeru, the 26-year-old from Jind, Haryana, delivered a masterclass of…
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, helicopters of the Indian Army’s Sapta Shakti Command transformed a stretch of National Highway-911 near Dantour in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district into a temporary operating surface. Rudra, Dhruv and Chetak aircraft conducted controlled approaches, landings and take-offs on the designated section of the Bharatmala highway, located roughly 80 km from the…
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:…
Maj Gen Havijay Singh In the pre-dawn darkness of September 22, 1965, the 3rd Battalion of the Jat Regiment once again stood within striking distance of Lahore. Commanded by Lt Col Desmond Hayde, the battalion launched a determined night assault on the fortified village of Dograi, perched on the eastern bank of the Ichhogil Canal….
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…
