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…