India on Thursday successfully conducted the test-firing of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Agni-3 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha, marking another important milestone in the country’s strategic defence preparedness. The launch, carried out on February 6, 2026, validated all operational and technical parameters of the…
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Shri Divakar Jayant Takes Charge as DG Naval Armament
Shri Divakar Jayant, a senior officer of the Indian Naval Armament Service (INAS), has assumed charge as the Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) at Naval Headquarters under the Ministry of Defence. He took over the prestigious appointment on February 2, 2026, marking a significant leadership transition in one of…
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India’s Air Dominance in Operation Sindoor Forced Ceasefire
India’s overwhelming air superiority during Operation Sindoor played a decisive role in forcing Pakistan to seek a ceasefire during the four-day military confrontation between May 7 and May 10, 2025, according to a detailed European military analysis. The report concludes that New Delhi maintained escalation dominance throughout the conflict, successfully…
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INS Vikrant Scale Model Exhibition Inaugurated at PMML
The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, located within the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) complex in New Delhi, inaugurated a special exhibition featuring a scale model of INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, on Wednesday. The exhibition highlights the strategic, technological and symbolic significance of INS Vikrant in strengthening India’s…
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DRDO Successfully Tests Long-Duration Scramjet Engine
Hyderabad: The Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully conducted a long-duration ground test of its full-scale actively cooled scramjet engine on January 9, 2026. The test, carried out at the state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility, achieved a remarkable…
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Army Chief Dwivedi in UAE, Sri Lanka for Defence Talks
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has embarked on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka from January 5 to January 8, 2026, reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening defence cooperation and military-to-military engagement with friendly nations. The visit underscores India’s growing strategic outreach…
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President Murmu at Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025
President Droupadi Murmu on 27 November 2025 inaugurated the third Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, stressing that India seeks peace but must retain credible deterrence. Referencing Operation Sindoor and the Army’s Decade of Transformation, she called for capability investment, inclusion and strategic autonomy. Operation Sindoor: capability with moral clarity…
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Swavlamban 2025: Navy’s Push for Innovation & Indigenous Tech
The curtain-raiser for Swavlamban 2025 the Indian Navy’s flagship innovation and indigenisation seminar was held in New Delhi on 20 November under the chairmanship of VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Scheduled at the Manekshaw Centre from 25–26 November, this fourth edition places emerging and disruptive technologies…
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Indian Navy to Commission INS Mahe on Nov 24
Mumbai, Nov 24, 2025: The Indian Navy will commission Mahe, the first of eight Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The induction marks a key step in India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat drive in naval shipbuilding. Indigenous design tailored for littoral…
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Raksha Mantri to Inaugurate National Conclave 2025
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is set to inaugurate the National Conclave 2025 organized by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW), Ministry of Defence, on September 29-30. Themed ‘Viksit Bharat and Ex-Servicemen Welfare’, the conclave aims to strengthen support for India’s veterans and facilitate their reintegration into society. Secretary of…