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Wiser after Balakot, India orders missiles worth $700 million from Russia

Order includes close to 300 short-range air-to-air missiles, the R-73, and 400 medium-range air-to-air guided missiles, the RVV-AE.

DRDO test-fires futuristic missile tech, but its success is in doubt

The DRDO carried out its maiden test of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle off the Odisha coast.

Missing AN-32 wreckage found in Arunachal valley where aircraft was not supposed to be

IAF's AN-32 aircraft went missing on 3 June while on a routine flight from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board.

Dassault Aviation likely to start making Rafale parts in India this year for global clients

Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of Rafale, is said to have already carried out a test production of certain parts that could be manufactured in India.

Military personnel can no longer buy Fortuners, Safaris, 4-wheel drives from CSD canteens

Modi govt's new rules set an upper limit of Rs 12 lakh for cars, taking high-end SUVs and sedans off the military canteens' vehicle list.

Computer failure or HAL’s botched upgrade — what Mirage 2000 crash probe is looking at

Court of Inquiry is still in process of pin-pointing exact cause of crash that killed 2 pilots. Difference of opinion among team members and stakeholders.

India to stick to its guns, firm on Russian S-400 deal despite US pressure to back out

Washington is instead pushing New Delhi to buy its interceptors and missiles to counter the deal, while also offering up armed drones and possibly F-35 fighter jets.

In first defence deal of new Modi govt, India to procure 100 SPICE bombs from Israel

The bombs to be procured are an advanced version of the Spice-2000 bomb.

Pakistan military plans budget cuts, but India thinks they’ll just juggle numbers

Experts say Pakistan's move may in effect entail no hike in the budget for the next fiscal but will not see any actual cut.

New Navy chief’s first order — no ‘quasi religious’ functions, please, we are the Navy

Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh wants to end ‘VIP culture’ within the Indian Navy, bats for greater equality within ranks in new order.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.