Defence

Army Commanders’ Summit in Sikkim: Border Security in Focus

The Second Army Commanders' Conference of 2024 began on October 10 in a hybrid format at a forward location in Gangtok, Sikkim. Bringing together senior leaders of the Indian Army, the conference serves as a crucial platform to review the...

Indian Navy Commissions New Deep-Water Survey Vessel

The Indian Navy has received its latest large Survey Vessel for deep water hydrographic mapping specially designed, Nirdeshak (Yard 3026), second of four Survey Vessel (Large) ships, steered by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and being built at Garden...

Training Deployment: Indian Navy Ships Land in Muscat

The Indian Naval Ships Tir and Shardul, along with the Indian Coast Guard Ship Veera, from the First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy, have successfully arrived in Muscat, Oman, as part of their long-range training deployment. This visit...

IAF Marks 92nd Anniversary with Stunning Air Show in Chennai

The Indian Air Force (IAF) marked its 92nd anniversary on October 6, 2024, with a stunning air show that attracted an estimated 1.5 million spectators at Marina Beach, Chennai. The event, attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and...

Visakhapatnam Hosts Malabar 2024 Naval Drill

MALABAR exercise will kick off from 8th October in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It will be  hosted by India, this year’s exercise will see the participation of Australia, Japan, and the United States of America beginning with the Harbour Phase...

VSHORADS 4th Gen Missile Tested by DRDO

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out three flight-tests of the advanced fourth-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on October 3-4. The tests mark a significant step...

DefConnect 4.0: A Step Towards Indigenous Defence Innovation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 on October 7, 2024, at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi, marking a major milestone in advancing indigenous defence innovation. Organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence - Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) under the...

Arti Sarin: First Woman DG of Armed Forces Medical Services

Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, became the first woman officer to take over as the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS). The DGAFMS is directly responsible to the Ministry of Defence for overall medical policy matters which relate to...

KAZIND 2024 Exercise Commences in the Uttarakhand

8th India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND-2024 started at Surya Foreign Training Node, Auli, Uttarakhand. An annual affair, the exercise will end on 13th October. To bid to improve the joint military capability and undertake counter terrorism operations in a sub...

India’s DRDO, IIT Delhi develop ABHED LightWeight Bullet Proof Jackets

India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), along with researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets named ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat). About ABHED Jackets Material These jackets have been...