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India, Japan to conduct 1st bilateral air combat exercise next month to enhance mutual skills

The exercise, which will see India’s Su 30 MKI in action, will be carried out at the Hyakuri Air Base and its surrounding airspace in Omitama, and the Iruma Air Base in Sayama.

Defence ministry clears projects worth Rs 85,000 crore, including light tanks, mounted artillery

In terms of cost, projects for the Army received the most number of clearances, with land force equipment coming to a total of Rs 50,000 crore.

CAG slams DRDO for delays, declaring projects successful despite failure to meet key goals

The auditor said out of 86 DRDO projects announced successful during January 2010 and December 2019, one or more key objectives were not met in 20 of them.

India-China stalemate continues, fresh talks fail to break log jam on de-escalation along LAC

After the 17th round of talks, the Chinese refused to stand down in the strategically important Depsang Plains and the stand-off, which began in May 2020, has entered its third winter.

From ‘Bole so Nihal’ to ‘Khalistan Zindabad’, viral video from 2020 resurfaces in new avatar

The video from the Kupwara LoC in Jammu & Kashmir was edited, making it look as if Sikh troops were sloganeering for a separate Khalistani state.

As Army puts in request for towed artillery guns, Israeli ATHOS is back in race for mega deal

In its request, Army specifies weight of gun system should preferably be less than 15 tons. This brings Israeli firm Elbit in reckoning as indigenous ATAGs are well over 18 tons.

New satellite images show major India-China military buildup in Arunachal’s Yangtse in past year

Report by Australian think tank suggests though Indian forces occupy commanding position along Yangtse ridgeline, their "current positions may not hold up to a concerted assault".

Brain dead after injury, 27-year-old Indian Air Force corporal’s organs save lives

Corporal Sachin’s heart, liver, lungs, both kidneys and cornea have been donated to AIIMS, Delhi and the Army Research and Referral Hospital.

China’s PLA battles ‘mental health crisis’ amid tensions with India, Taiwan

According to recent reports, concerns of combat stress have plagued the Chinese military due to increasing training and deployment demands.

Did PLA force Galwan captives to make ‘confessions’? Footage surfaces in India-China video war

PLA video was released hours after social media handles in India posted footage from a 2021 clash in Yangtse, Arunachal, showing Indian troops holding off larger Chinese force.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?