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Wednesday, 22 January 2025

DRDO tests Scramjet engine; takes step towards hypersonic missiles

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds greater than Mach 5, that is five times the speed of sound, or more than 5,400 km/hr. Defence Rese...

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Tuesday, 21 January 2025

russia

Army buys 47 T-72 bridge laying tanks (BLTs) for Rs 1,561 crore from Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi

BLT drives up to a broken bridge and launches its bridge over a damaged segmen t The M inistry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with H...

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Wednesday, 15 January 2025

strategy

Three indigenous warships join the navy’s fleet

The three warships commissioned today -- INS Nilgiri, INS Surat and INS Vagsheer -- demonstrate India’s progress in indigenous shipbuilding ...

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Sunday, 5 January 2025

Private Sector

DRDO’s 67th Foundation Day: Celebration of homegrown successes

By Ajai Shukla 3 rd January 2025 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on its 67 th Foundation Day on January 3rd,...

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Thursday, 2 January 2025

shipbuilding

Indian Navy to commission three frontline warships in a day

Frigate INS Nilgiri, destroyer INS Surat, and submarine INS Vagsheer to join the fleet on January 15th By Ajai Shukla Wednesday 01 Jan, ...

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Monday, 30 December 2024

shipbuilding

MoD inks Rs 1,990 crore contract with MDL for integrating Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug in submarines

This would greatly augment the firepower capabilities of Kalvari Class submarines of the Indian Nav y By Ajai Shukla 30th December 2024 ...

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Saturday, 21 December 2024

US military

MoD inks Rs 7,629 crore contract with L&T for K9 Vajra tracked guns

K-9 Vajra self-propelled artillery gun rolls down Raj Path on Republic Day By Ajai Shukla 21st December 2024 The Ministry of Defence (Mo...

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

West Asia

Steel cutting and construction begins at Kochi for navy’s 6 new missile vessels

In the 1971 war, three Indian N avy missile boats attacked Karachi harbour. They sank three Pakistani warships and set ablaze Karachi’s oil...

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Friday, 13 December 2024

russia

Ministry of Defence (MoD) signs contract with HAL for 12 Sukhoi-30MKI

Contract Signed between MoD and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 12 Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft, along with associated equipment, ...

Ajai Shukla December 13, 2024 0

Monday, 9 December 2024

strategy

Rajnath Singh commissions navy’s latest multi-role frigate, INS Tushil

Keel laid on July 12, 2013 and launched in Oct 2021. Sailed out for maiden sea trials on Jan 25, 2024. Completed full trial routine by Sept ...

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Sunday, 8 December 2024

strategy

Rajnath begins Russia visit on Sunday, to commission Krivak-III frigate INS Tushil

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will discuss a range of military issues with Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov By Ajai Shukla Business Stan...

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Thursday, 5 December 2024

strategy

Broadsword: The theatre of military command

Longstanding biases continue to hinder the creation of theatre commands—essential for battlefield synergy among all three services By Ajai S...

Ajai Shukla December 05, 2024 0

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Wednesday, 22 January 2025

DRDO tests Scramjet engine; takes step towards hypersonic missiles

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Army buys 47 T-72 bridge laying tanks (BLTs) for Rs 1,561 crore from Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Three indigenous warships join the navy’s fleet

Sunday, 5 January 2025

DRDO’s 67th Foundation Day: Celebration of homegrown successes

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Indian Navy to commission three frontline warships in a day

Monday, 30 December 2024

MoD inks Rs 1,990 crore contract with MDL for integrating Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug in submarines

Saturday, 21 December 2024

MoD inks Rs 7,629 crore contract with L&T for K9 Vajra tracked guns

Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Steel cutting and construction begins at Kochi for navy’s 6 new missile vessels

Friday, 13 December 2024

Ministry of Defence (MoD) signs contract with HAL for 12 Sukhoi-30MKI

Monday, 9 December 2024

Rajnath Singh commissions navy’s latest multi-role frigate, INS Tushil

Sunday, 8 December 2024

Rajnath begins Russia visit on Sunday, to commission Krivak-III frigate INS Tushil

Thursday, 5 December 2024

Broadsword: The theatre of military command

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