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  • International Yoga Day 2025: From Visakhapatnam to Kaliningrad, Navy Spreads Yoga Message Worldwide

    Jun 21, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Flagship event (Yoga Sangam) led by the Prime Minister was celebrated with festive spirit on 21 Jun 2025 at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam where approximately 10000 naval personnel participated enthusiastically, including personnel and families of Headquarters Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam. The Naval ships at anchorage added allure to the ocean backdrop and the naval community contributed handsomely towards setting of Guinness…

  • What Is A Cluster Bomb? The Controversial Weapon Iran Allegedly Used Against Israel On June 19

    What Is A Cluster Bomb? The Controversial Weapon Iran Allegedly Used Against Israel On June 19

    Jun 20, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    As the war between Iran and Israel entered its eighth day on Friday, both countries fired barrages of missiles at each other. One of the missiles fired by Iran raised concerns, as several reports claimed it was armed with cluster bombs. If these reports are accurate, it would mark the first time such a weapon…

  • Israel-Iran War: Israeli Air Force Releases Thermal Imaging Footage of Strikes On Iranian Military Targets After Tehran Hits Soroka Hospital In Tel Aviv

    Israel-Iran War: Israeli Air Force Releases Thermal Imaging Footage of Strikes On Iranian Military Targets After Tehran Hits Soroka Hospital In Tel Aviv

    Jun 19, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Thursday released thermal imaging aerial footage of attack on Iranian military’s engineering equipment. Several Iranian soldiers were also killed in the Israeli strikes. The footage was released hours after Iran hit Soroka Hospital and several other infrastructural buildings, including the stock exchange building, in Tel Aviv.

  • INS Arnala, 1st Of 16 Indigenously Built Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft Packed With State-Of-The-Art ASW Weapons Commissioned Into Indian Navy

    INS Arnala, 1st Of 16 Indigenously Built Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft Packed With State-Of-The-Art ASW Weapons Commissioned Into Indian Navy

    Jun 18, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    INS Arnala, the first of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, was commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy on June 18, 2025 in the presence of General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff, at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

  • What Is GBU-57 MOP? US Bunker Buster Bomb That Israel Needs To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Sites

    What Is GBU-57 MOP? US Bunker Buster Bomb That Israel Needs To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Sites

    Jun 18, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Israel wants to use America’s bunker buster bomb, the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear facility and kill its top leadership, including Khamenei.

  • VIDEO: Lt Col Deepika Chauhan’s Teary Goodbye In Uniform To Husband Rajveer Singh Chauhan, Ex-Army Officer & Pilot Of Ill-Fated Chopper That Crashed Near Kedarnath

    VIDEO: Lt Col Deepika Chauhan’s Teary Goodbye In Uniform To Husband Rajveer Singh Chauhan, Ex-Army Officer & Pilot Of Ill-Fated Chopper That Crashed Near Kedarnath

    Jun 17, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The funeral of Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan, the pilot of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in Uttarakhand on June 15, was held in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Friday. His wife, Lt Col Deepika Chauhan, bid him a teary farewell wearing an Army uniform.

  • Did Iran Shoot Down 3 F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets Of Israel During Ongoing Conflict? Here’s What IDF Said On Iranian Claims

    Did Iran Shoot Down 3 F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets Of Israel During Ongoing Conflict? Here’s What IDF Said On Iranian Claims

    Jun 16, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    As the conflict between Iran and Israel intensified, Iranian state media on Sunday claimed that its air defence has downed three Israeli F-35 stealth fighter jets. According to the IRNA news agency, Iran shot down a third F-35 on Saturday, June 14,  and the pilot was reportedly captured by Iranian army commandos.

  • Who Was Lt Col (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan? Former Indian Army Officer And Pilot Of Ill-Fated Bell 407 Helicopter That Crashed In Uttarakhand

    Who Was Lt Col (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan? Former Indian Army Officer And Pilot Of Ill-Fated Bell 407 Helicopter That Crashed In Uttarakhand

    Jun 16, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Who Was Lt Col (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan? Former Indian Army Officer And Pilot Of Ill-Fated Bell 407 Helicopter That Crashed In Uttarakhand

  • IAF Detects And Identifies Fifth-Gen Stealth UK Fighter Jet F-35B For Emergency Landing In Thiruvananthapuram

    IAF Detects And Identifies Fifth-Gen Stealth UK Fighter Jet F-35B For Emergency Landing In Thiruvananthapuram

    Jun 16, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday confirmed that a British F-35B fighter jet from the Royal Navy was detected and allowed to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of June 14. The fifth-generation jet was operating from the UK’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and was involved in…

  • Defence Government Official Assaults Indian Army Colonel Over LoC Fencing Project; Here’s What Happens Next (VIDEO)

    Defence Government Official Assaults Indian Army Colonel Over LoC Fencing Project; Here’s What Happens Next (VIDEO)

    Jun 15, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    A heated confrontation between an Indian Army Commanding Officer (CO) and an Assistant Defence Estate Officer (ADEO) has triggered widespread reactions online, particularly among defence veterans. The dispute reportedly escalated after ADEO Triyam Singh refused to sign critical documents for a Line of Control (LoC) fencing project. Singh allegedly assaulted the Commanding Officer. The incident…

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