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Finland’s ICEYE to manufacture SAR satellites in India for global market, in talks with armed forces

ICEYE operates the largest constellation of SAR satellites and provides imagery and other services to many governments, including the US, Canada, Germany, Japan and South Korea.

Why SC junked Centre’s appeals against disability pension granted to armed forces personnel

Under the 1982 rules, personnel were presumed fit at entry and their later deterioration in health presumed service-related. The Centre argued the 2008 rules changed this position.

Lt Gen NS Subramani as CDS—right man, wrong process

The controversy over the appointments of both Gen Anil Chauhan and Lt Gen Subramani as CDS is a result of the govt’s opaque ‘merit-driven’ selection procedure.

MoD okays promotion for Col Purohit, acquitted in Malegaon blasts case, only after tribunal intervened

Armed Forces Tribunal's prima facie view was that the rejection of Purohit's complaint against non-empanelment for promotion was arbitrary & showed 'total non-application of mind'.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

American Stryker among options we’re looking at to bolster northern front, says Army chief Gen Dwivedi

ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

British military is short-staffed, underequipped, strained. An EPL ad hints at the crisis

Europe is going through a major churn, ramping up defence investment to beef up security in response to Russia-Ukraine war, but the British armed forces are facing severe manpower shortage.

Sudan is being ravaged by a civil war the world has overlooked

The conflict took a disturbing turn in October, when a paramilitary force seized control of El-Fasher. Government and civil-rights organisations accused it of widespread atrocities, including the killing of 2,000 people.

On Camera

MbS should have learned from grandfather Abdulaziz that intrigue is not a game for amateurs

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman had believed conference-room babble on a multipolar world, imagining the kingdom’s wealth would compel the great powers to court it.

Why is oil at $100 if Trump is winning the battle in Hormuz?

To understand what’s happening, a good place to start is market psychology & the fascination with using a triple-digit price level as benchmark for success or failure, writes Javier Blas.

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon purge continues: US generals, admirals positions to be slashed by 20%

Move effectively doubles last year’s 10 percent cut to the 800-odd general and flag officer positions; targets ‘redundant force structure’ and refocus on frontline soldiers.

Since Indira, govts drift in the 3rd year. Modi must restore EC image to get out of it

Gyanesh Kumar has now become the second most unforgettable among our 26 CECs. He obviously didn’t seek this ‘fame’. But he can’t shake it off.