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  • Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025 To Kick Off At Jodhpur: Advancing India–Singapore Defence Cooperation

    Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025 To Kick Off At Jodhpur: Advancing India–Singapore Defence Cooperation

    Jul 27, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The 14th edition of the India–Singapore Joint Military Exercise, Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025, is set to commence today at Jodhpur and will continue till 04 August 2025. The exercise will witness the participation of the 42 Singapore Armoured Regiment of the 4 Singapore Armoured Brigade and the Indian Army’s Mechanised Infantry Regiment.

  • Indian Army Commemorates 26th Anniversary Of Kargil Vijay Diwas – In PICS

    Indian Army Commemorates 26th Anniversary Of Kargil Vijay Diwas – In PICS

    Jul 26, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    As the nation marks the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Indian Army commemorated it with solemnity, pride, and nationwide participation, honouring the valour and supreme sacrifice of soldiers during the 1999 Kargil War. The central event was held at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras over two days and was graced by Dr…

  • DRDO Conducts Successful Flight-Trials Of Advanced UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3

    DRDO Conducts Successful Flight-Trials Of Advanced UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3

    Jul 25, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a major boost to India’s defence capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out flight-trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The missile is an enhanced version of the ULPGM-V2 missile developed and delivered by…

  • BITS Pilani Students Develop Radar-Evading Bomb-Dropping Drones, Indian Army To Start Getting Deliveries Within 2 Months: Report

    BITS Pilani Students Develop Radar-Evading Bomb-Dropping Drones, Indian Army To Start Getting Deliveries Within 2 Months: Report

    Jul 24, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a remarkable display of innovation and patriotism, two students from BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad campus, Jayant Khatri and Shaurya Chowdhry, have developed radar-evading, bomb-dropping drones, reported DD News. The duo also gave a successful demonstration of these drones to the Indian Army at Chandigarh. These drones are now being inducted into the Indian Army.

  • IAF To Phase Out MiG-21 Bison Fleet In September; Tejas Mk-1A To Replace Legacy Fighters: Reports

    IAF To Phase Out MiG-21 Bison Fleet In September; Tejas Mk-1A To Replace Legacy Fighters: Reports

    Jul 23, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to phase out Russian-made MiG-21 Bison fighter jets by September this year after over six decades of service, claimed media reports citing sources. The MiG-21 squadrons will reportedly be replaced by indigenously built Tejas Mk-1A.

  • Indian Navy To Host Shipbuilding Seminar – ‘Nation Building Through Shipbuilding’

    Indian Navy To Host Shipbuilding Seminar – ‘Nation Building Through Shipbuilding’

    Jul 22, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Warship Design Bureau (WDB), a premier warship design organization under Naval Headquarters in New Delhi, is hosting a one-day ‘Shipbuilding Seminar on Nation Building Through Shipbuilding’ on 23 July 2025 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

  • INS Ajay: Indian Navy Launches Yard 3034, Last Ship Of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Project

    INS Ajay: Indian Navy Launches Yard 3034, Last Ship Of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Project

    Jul 21, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Indian Navy on Monday launched Yard 3034 (Ajay), the eighth and final ship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). The ship will be indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The vessel was launched in the presence of Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, Chief of Materiel (COM), in…

  • Project Vishnu: Mach 8-10 Missile With Stealth & Manoeuvrability Puts India Among Hypersonic Elite –  How ET-LDHCM Can Be A Gamechanger?

    Project Vishnu: Mach 8-10 Missile With Stealth & Manoeuvrability Puts India Among Hypersonic Elite – How ET-LDHCM Can Be A Gamechanger?

    Jul 20, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    With the development of Project Vishnu in progress, India’s defence ecosystem is undergoing a significant overhaul. The project refers to a high-priority Indian defence program aimed at developing an advanced, highly manoeuvrable missile system. This missile — the Extended Trajectory–Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile (ET-LDHCM) — will be developed by the Defence Research and Development…

  • INS Sandhayak, First Indigenous Survey Vessel Large, Visits Port Klang, Malaysia

    INS Sandhayak, First Indigenous Survey Vessel Large, Visits Port Klang, Malaysia

    Jul 19, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and constructed Survey Vessel Large (SVL) INS Sandhayak made her maiden port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, for hydrographic cooperation, from 16 – 19 Jul 2025. This visit demonstrates India’s growing role in regional hydrographic capacity building under the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department (INHD) and the National Hydrographic Office framework.

  • INS Nistar, First Indigenously Designed & Constructed Diving Support Vessel, Commissioned Into Indian Navy

    INS Nistar, First Indigenously Designed & Constructed Diving Support Vessel, Commissioned Into Indian Navy

    Jul 18, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Friday, July 18, 2025. Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, other naval officials and distinguished civil dignitaries attended the commissioning ceremony.  

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