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Army aims to fast-track Future Ready Combat Vehicle to replace T-72 tank, induct it from 2030

Technical parameters are being finalised & plan is to have first prototype in four years, it is learnt. FRCV is expected to weigh not more than 60 tonnes as against 45-tonne T-72 tank.

No Gorkha recruitment into Indian Army 3rd time in a row amid India-Nepal deadlock over Agnipath

Nepal objected to Army’s new policy, saying it went against understanding of service conditions. Three rounds of recruitment have taken place via Agnipath since last June.

‘Balidan’: New book recollects stories of India’s exclusive Para Special Forces operatives

Published by HarperCollins, 'Balidan' by Swapnil Pandey, will be released on 7 July on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch digital ebooks.

Army, Navy, IAF finally ‘99%’ in agreement over structure of proposed theatre commands

According to plan currently under formulation, there will be three theatre commands based on geographical boundaries — two land-based and one maritime.

‘Help us to help Manipur’ — Army says women activists blocking routes, interfering in operations

The statement came 2 days after a stand-off in Imphal East's Itham village between the Army and a mob led by women that forced the forces to let go of 12 militants holed up there.

Military cross postings crucial for theatre command system. It must begin with logistics corps

The fires in Manipur aren't going to subside for a while. Inter-Service cooperation is the only way to overcome it—and cross postings is a step to inculcate that spirit.

As tension with China drags on, Army fast-tracks new battle management system, integrated surveillance centres

The Army has also tied up with National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting to help the artillery fire more accurately using meteorological inputs.

Wife of Galwan hero commissioned as officer. Army also gets 1st batch of women artillery officers  

Rekha Singh, wife of the late Naik (Nursing Assistant) Deepak Singh, has been commissioned as lieutenant in Ordnance Corps and posted to Ladakh in same command as her husband.

In Punjab, two coffins divided by 30 years—Father, son, nation…and a family left behind

Kulawant Singh’s father, Baldev Singh, died in Kargil in 1993 when Kulwant was an infant. Martyred in Poonch last week, Kulwant also leaves behind two infants.

Massive manhunt underway as five soldiers killed in ‘terror attack’ in Jammu

While Jaish-e-Mohammad's proxy outfit People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) 'has claimed responsibility for the attack', the defence agencies are still trying to ascertain this, it is learnt.

On Camera

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.