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Topic: Javelin

SubscriberWrites: Javelin anti-tank missile – Bhramastra against enemy tanks

India’s Javelin deal marks a major leap in anti-tank warfare, boosting firepower across terrains and signalling a strategic edge over Pakistan amid rising regional tensions.

Emergency procurement done, India & US working on co-manufacturing Javelin anti-tank missiles

The Government of India has requested to buy up to 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles too. Excalibur artillery munition was used in Op Sindoor against Pakistan.

India’s anti-tank missile dilemma—build, buy, or scramble for quick fix when crisis hits border

Emergency purchases have filled gaps temporarily, but India still lacks a long-term anti-tank guided missile strategy amid shifting geopolitical and technological considerations.

World record holder, 3-time Olympic gold winner, javelin legend. Who’s Jan Železný, coach of Neeraj Chopra

Javelin star will be coached by 58-year-old Czech, who also has a silver medal in Olympics. One of his main targets will be help Indian star to cross the 90-metre mark.

Nadeem won Olympic gold with ‘little Pakistan govt support’. Approached media for new javelin

Pakistan’s politicians and celebrities are effusive in their congratulations for Nadeem. But fans were quick to point out that the system failed him.

Could Stryker & Javelin deals hit defence atmanirbharta? Not if we play our cards right

As India and the US negotiate co-producing Stryker infantry combat vehicles and Javelin missiles, it’s raising questions about implications for indigenous weapon systems.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

After Asiad silver, Odisha boy Kishore Jena sets sights on Olympics. His advice — ‘trust your coach’

Jena speaks about his Asian Games 2023 experience, 1st encounter with javelin throw, relationship with Neeraj Chopra, training regime & plans for Paris Olympics.

‘A player is a player’: Neeraj Chopra’s mother refuses to lionise son’s gold over Pakistani rival

The golden boy of Indian athletics bested his arch rival Arshad Nadeem by 0.35 metres at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest last week.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

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.