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It looks like a mosquito, flies like one. It’s China’s newest micro-drone prototype

Currently restricted by it's size, weight and payload limitations, this micro-drone could be used in swarms with some modifications.

Ahead of crucial AMCA meet, private companies flag heavy tilt in HAL’s favour

EOI was marked a historic shift in defence procurement & industrial participation policy since this meant that HAL will have to bid along with private firms to bag the contract.

Trump White House hopeful about signing defence pact with India, finalising pending arms deals

Upcoming defence framework, following similar agreements in 2005 & 2015, will also include co-production of key systems including Stryker & Javelin apart from arms sales.

Deliver GE engines on priority, conclude joint production deal, Rajnath tells US Defence Secy Hegseth

Hegseth invited Rajnath Singh for in-person meeting, says MoD. This was their third telephonic conversation since Hegseth’s confirmation in January.

Ahead of ministers’ meeting, QUAD launches 1st-ever coast guard observer mission for Indo-Pacific

The mission is being conducted under the framework of the Wilmington Declaration, a joint statement issued by the QUAD Leaders’ Summit, held last year in Wilmington, Delaware.

After Rs 600 cr export order, Reliance Defence inks MRO deal with US-based Coastal Mechanics

Joint venture will offer comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), upgrade and lifecycle support services for a range of Indian military assets.

All about INS Tamal, the last overseas-built frigate set to guard India’s western waters

Although built abroad, the Indian Navy's warship incorporates at least 26% homegrown components, including the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. It will be commissioned on 1 July.

IAF lost ‘some’ jets in Op Sindoor over political constraint to not hit military—Indian Defence Attaché

The remark made earlier this month by Defence Attaché to Indonesia has sparked a row as Oppn seeks answers. Indian Embassy in Indonesia says remarks 'quoted out of context'.

Parag Jain, seasoned intelligence officer with key role in Op Sindoor, is new R&AW chief

A 1989-batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre, Jain has previously worked in Canada & Sri Lanka. He was one of the key officers in J&K amid abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

‘Hydraulic snag’ keeps UK’s F-35 grounded in Kerala, puts spotlight on stealth jet’s track record

The episode underlines broader delays, sustainment issues flagged in US oversight reports. A large team has been flown in from the UK. to assess & service the grounded fighter.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.