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Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Topic: Defence

India-Vietnam in talks over BrahMos, maintenance & repair of defence platforms as ties elevated

Vietnamese President To Lam is on a state visit to India. During bilateral talks Wednesday, PM Modi offered to maintain Vietnam’s Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft and Kilo class submarines.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

‘Atmanirbharta in defence not just about making weapons, need sovereignty’—Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Ashutosh Dixit also spoke about theaterisation of Indian armed forces and said that over 90% agreement has been reached on the same.

3 things Indian military must keep out of its reforms agenda

Over the next few years, there will be several unknown unknowns at all levels in the Indian Armed Forces, which could cause a high degree of churn.

India’s defence exports rocket to Rs 38,424 cr in FY26, up by 63%. US remains top destination 

Modi government had in 2020 set an ambitious export target of Rs 35,000 crore or $5 billion in aerospace and defence goods and services for the next five years. 

India remains 2nd largest arms buyer, Russia’s share in imports drops, France & Israel gain—SIPRI

The report said India is pivoting from Russian to Western technology. Pakistan is increasingly importing weapons from China, placing it 5th among countries with largest imports.

Biden era official cautions Washington—US can’t expect India to walk away from Russia unless…

Lindsey Ford, formerly deputy assistant secretary of defence for South & Southeast Asia under Joe Biden's administration, warns of trust erosion and urges arms support in Congressional testimony.

Delhi court junks Army Lt Col’s bail plea in graft case. ‘Held crucial post, charges serious’

Court says materials presented so far revealed Deepak Kumar Sharma’s active involvement in obtaining approvals for DP World to transport defence goods to Armenia.

Paras Defence bets on advanced chip packaging with new semiconductor arm

The group is also building an OSAT facility. This is in view of a larger plan to create a hub for chiplet integration and advanced system-in-package technologies.

On Camera

Lamine Yamal’s Palestine flag moment exposes what football celebrates—and what it fears

Lamine Yamal's brilliance on the pitch has given him a microphone to voice out beyond the pitch. It separates him from other young talents.

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre as Centre moves to ease OMC losses

The hike comes amid soaring global energy costs, with government citing mounting under-recoveries and fiscal pressure on state-run oil firms

Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.