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Wish-list of Army Corps in J&K — grenade launchers, drones, surveillance equipment

The 15 Corps in Kashmir and 16 Corps in Jammu, along with the 14 Corps in Ladakh, have asked the Northern Command to make some urgent purchases.

A new plane for Modi — high-tech Air India One with missile defence system arrives next week

A team consisting of senior officers from Air India, IAF and security agencies are in the US to finish the formalities and bring the aircraft to India.

Satellite images reveal China is building surface-to-air missile site at Mansarovar Lake

New roads have been built and suspected red tents put up at the site, which stands near the India-Nepal-China tri-junction in the Himalayas.

As Tejas begins flying near Pakistan border, IAF & HAL join hands to boost LCA availability

About half-a-dozen Tejas aircraft are doing stints at various bases in the western sector, including at two locations that will host Tejas Mk 1A squadrons in the future.

India building new road from Manali to Leh to facilitate troop movement

The road will cut down travel time by 3-4 hours and will also not leave any scope for the adversaries to monitor the movement, sources said.

Modi govt eyes export of defence products in Indian Ocean region and Africa

A consolidated list of items for possible exports, both from the government and private sector, is being worked upon.

IAF deploys LCA Tejas along Pakistan border amid tensions with China

The first LCA Tejas squadron, based out of Sulur under the Southern Air Command, has been deployed there in an operational role, sources said.

Navy commanders to discuss ops in Indian Ocean Region amid Ladakh stand-off with China

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the 3-day biannual conference Wednesday. Operational procurements amid Covid-19 pandemic will also be discussed.

In a first, Israeli & German jets in joint military exercise to honour holocaust victims

The Israeli Air Force’s F-16C/D Barak fighter jets entered the German airspace Monday for joint military exercises and a memorial event.

Gunjan Saxena’s IAF coursemate Sreevidya Rajan shocked by filmmakers’ ‘twisting of facts’

Flight Lieutenant Sreevidya Rajan says Gunjan Saxena was neither the first woman to be posted to the Udhampur base, nor the first woman to fly in Kargil.

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.