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…
A Pakistan Navy vessel sustained significant damage in a collision with an Indian Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on the evening of September 15, underscoring persistent challenges in maritime confidence-building between the two countries. Keywords: PNS Hunain collision, Indian Navy P15A/B destroyer, 1991 India-Pakistan naval agreement, Article 10 three nautical miles, North Arabian…
The 22nd edition of the India-US joint military exercise commenced on September 15, bringing together approximately 1,200 troops for two weeks of intensive training. Around 600 personnel from each army are participating simultaneously at two sites more than 1,000 kilometres apart, Auli Foreign Training Node in Uttarakhand and the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan,…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally launched its first Dronathon-2026 on September 14 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, marking a significant step in integrating emerging unmanned technologies into operational frameworks. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, inaugurated the three-day event (September 14-16), which brought together over 20 Indian…
The Indian Army’s Western Command underscored its commitment to bottom-up innovation with the successful conduct of the Ideas & Innovations Competition 2026, hosted by the Vajra Corps at Chandimandir. The event brought together soldiers who presented 54 mission-oriented, field-driven innovations designed to address contemporary operational challenges and accelerate technology absorption across the Command. Keywords: Indian…
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has highlighted significant advances in its indigenous three-tonne Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), positioning the platform as a key enabler for the Indian Armed Forces across some of the world’s most demanding operational environments, from the high Himalayas to arid deserts. Keywords: HAL Light Utility Helicopter, indigenous LUH India, high-altitude helicopter operations,…
In a landmark first for India-UK defence cooperation, three Qualified Flying Instructors from the Indian Air Force (IAF) have taken up duties at British Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley in Wales to train RAF pilots. The deployment, confirmed in recent weeks, marks the first time Indian QFIs are instructing British aircrew on the Hawk-T2 and…
