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Topic: Missiles

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

From Kheibarshekan to Sejjil, a look at Iran’s missile arsenal as conflict with Israel escalates

New Delhi: Air raid sirens continued to sound over Jerusalem Monday amid an ongoing barrage of ballistic missiles from Iran. Sunday's salvo targeted Ben...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, 2 partners are frontrunners to develop Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield

Musk’s rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of the Golden Dome.

Japan, US to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency, news agency Kyodo reports

Under the plan, the U.S. would deploy missile units to the Nansei Islands of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, and to the Philippines, the report says.

‘Day not far when China coerces India with use of missiles,’ says Lt General PR Shankar (Retd)

Delivering a lecture for Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), Lt General P.R. Shankar (Retd) says while India did not require a rocket force, it certainly needed ‘integrated thinking and jointness’.

Man ‘honey trapped’ by ISI handler to share info on missiles, drones held in Gujarat

Accused Pravin Mishra gave out specifics of missile technologies he had gleaned while working with DRDO supplier, says CID.

SubscriberWrites: The cost-benefit analysis when countering cheap weapons

The offensive weapon always has an advantage as it comes first (otherwise where is the need to develop a counter) and destruction is always cheaper than construction.

India receives fresh batch of Igla-S air defence system from Russia, to be deployed at LAC

Order for Igla-S was placed last year to fulfil Army's current requirements. With improved interception range of up to 6 km, Igla-S provides advantage over older Igla-1M systems.

As ‘hypersonic’ Kinzhals are ‘shot down’, why Russian missiles could be underperforming in Ukraine

Experts believe outdated technology & speed variance are central to underperformance of weapons like Kinzhal. Other missiles deployed by Moscow are Kalibr, Iskander-M among others.

Ukraine claims it shot 29 of 30 missiles launched by Russia in an overnight attack

The Ukrainian military further confirmed that one person was killed in the attack on the southern city of Odesa.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.