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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.

There are 46 upgraded AN-32 aircraft, but none deployed in the Northeast

The AN-32 which went missing in Arunachal Pradesh did not have two new transmitters that come with the upgrade, which could help with search & rescue.

Accident-prone AN-32 was designed way back in ’80s specifically for IAF’s unique demands

The AN-32 is known as the workhorse of the Indian Air Force, and airmen call it ‘very dependable’ despite 18 crashes and accidents since 1984.

These 5 Indian Army, IAF heroes are the faces of the Kargil conflict

As many as 527 Indian defence forces personnel died in the Kargil conflict, losing their lives while evicting Pakistani soldiers and irregulars from India.

10 years ago, another IAF AN-32 crashed in the same location with same number of people

An IAF AN-32 is feared to have crashed on its way to Mechuka advanced landing ground, the same place where another such aircraft had crashed in June 2009.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh visits Siachen, reviews security preparedness

On day 3 as defence minister, Rajnath Singh was in Siachen to pay tribute to the soldiers and met with top military commanders of the area.

Give me a report on India’s security challenges, Rajnath to Army, Navy, Air Force chiefs

New Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged the three services chiefs to give their best and work towards achieving the 'targets'.

Pakistani ISI threatens, forces away guests at Indian government iftar in Islamabad

Multiple teams from the ISI, Military Intelligence and the Special Branch of the Islamabad Police camped outside the hotel and intimidated Pakistani guests.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?