Defence

“Women Officers Are Torchbearers of Change”: Rajnath Singh on UN Peacekeepers

By Khushboo Kumari August 22, 2025 15 countries 75 Years of Indian Peacekeeping Armed forces Armenia Blue Helmet Odyssey blue helmets Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping Chief of the Army Staff child protection Conduct and Discipline Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Diplomats diversity DR Congo Egypt equality future vision gender equality gender parity General Upendra Dwivedi global connection global security humanitarian access inclusive leadership india India’s legacy Indian Army veterans Indian women officers innovations internally displaced people International Humanitarian Law interns Ivory Coast Kenya Kyrgyz Republic Liberia Local Communities Malaysia Manekshaw Centre Ministry of Defence Ministry of External Affairs morocco Nepal peace and security peacekeeping platinum jubilee protection Protection of Civilians Rajnath Singh Refugees role models senior officials sexual violence prevention Sierra Leone South Block Sri Lanka Tanzania torchbearers of change troop-contributing countries UN contingents UN experts UN Journal 2025 UN missions United Nations Women Military Officers Course UNWMOC-2025 Uruguay Vietnam Women and Children women military officers Women Peacekeepers

Rajnath Singh interacted with women military officers from 15 nations attending the UN Women Military Officers Course in New Delhi. The course aims to build their capacity for UN missions, promoting gender parity in peacekeeping. Singh highlighted India’s commitment and unveiled a journal celebrating India’s peacekeeping contributions.

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India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-5 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

By Khushboo Kumari August 20, 2025 advanced missile systems Agni-5 August 20 2025 Chandipur credible deterrent defense infrastructure deployment deterrence capability effectiveness global security landscape indian armed forces indigenous defense technologies indigenously developed Integrated Test Range Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile MIRVs missile development program missile readiness missile technology multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles National Security Odisha operational parameters range 5000 kilometers rapid deployment reliability road-mobile launch platform solid-fueled strategic deterrence capabilities Strategic Forces Command strategic operations strategic reach technical parameters test-fired three-stage missile

India successfully test-fired the Agni-5 ballistic missile on August 20, 2025. The indigenously developed missile has a 5,000+ km range, MIRV capability, and road-mobile launch. The test validated all parameters, enhancing India’s strategic deterrence and defense capabilities.

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DAC Clears ₹67,000 Cr Defence Proposals, Boosting Armed Forces

By Khushboo Kumari August 6, 2025 000 crore 1350 HP engines Aatmanirbharta Acceptance of Necessity air force air surveillance airborne early warning systems anti-submarine warfare armoured systems Army Barak-1 point-defence missile system BEL Bharat Electronics Limited BMP armoured vehicles boundary monitoring BrahMos cruise missiles BrahMos fire-control systems BrahMos launchers C-130J fleet sustainment C-17 fleet sustainment CAMC coastal defence compact autonomous surface craft Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract DAC Defence Acquisition Council defence capital acquisitions defence industry defence modernisation Drones electronic warfare systems high-tech defence preparedness IACCS Ideaforge indigenous manufacturing Integrated Air Command and Control System investor confidence July 2025 projects layered air defence long-endurance RPAs MALE RPAs mechanised infantry Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft missile defence platforms mountain radars naval warships navy networked air defence night-vision operational capability Operational readiness payloads Predator-class systems procurement process QR-SAM Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile Rajnath Singh S-400 air defence missile system Saksham self-reliance SPYDER weapon system upgradation strategic airlift strike abilities T-90 tanks thermal imager-based driver night sights tri-service surveillance Varunastra torpedoes Year of Reforms ₹1.05 lakh crore ₹67

The Defence Acquisition Council approved ₹67,000 crore in defense acquisitions on August 5, 2025, under Rajnath Singh’s leadership. Key areas include army BMP night vision, navy upgrades (autonomous craft, BrahMos, Barak), air force mountain radars and SPYDER upgrades, and tri-service MALE RPAs. Focus remains on indigenous production and enhancing operational readiness.

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DRDO Successfully Conducts Back-to-Back Flight Tests of Pralay Missile, Paving Way for Armed Forces Induction

By Khushboo Kumari July 30, 2025 2025 Advanced Systems Laboratory ARDE Armament Research & Development Establishment Armed forces ASL BDL BEL Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited combat scenarios Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Defence Minister Defence Research & Development Laboratory Defence Research and Development Organisation Defense industry Department of Defence R&D deterrence posture DMRL Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island DRDL DRDO DRDO Chairman flight tests guidance system HEMRL High Energy Materials Research Laboratory high-precision strikes impact point Indian Air Force Indian Army industry representatives Integrated Test Range ITR July 28 July 29 maximum range minimum range missile induction missile system Modern technologies MSMEs navigation system New Delhi next-generation missile systems Odisha phase-1 flight-tests Pralay missile precision quasi-ballistic missile Rajnath Singh RCI Research & Development Establishment (Engineers)Research Centre Imarat Samir V. Kamat Secretary senior scientists sensors ship instrumentation solid-propellant strategic reach strategic targets tactical missile TBRL Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory time-critical operations tracking data User Evaluation Trials warheads

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted two consecutive flight tests of the indigenously developed Pralay missile on July 28…

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Army Gets War-Ready: First Apache Choppers to Arrive by July 15

By Khushboo Kumari July 7, 2025 $600 million deal 2020 agreement advanced sensors AH-64E Apache Apache deployment Apache Guardian Apache helicopters Apache induction Apache specifications Army Aviation Corps attack helicopter battlefield data sharing Boeing Boeing India close air support combat readiness defence deal defence preparedness desert sector DSCA first Apache squadron FMS Foreign Military Sales Hellfire missiles Hydra-70 rockets IAF Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian defence sources jodhpur July 2025 Ladakh land-force operations Longbow radar M230 chain gun Ministry of Defence MoD November 2025 operational capability Pakistan border precision strike strategic deployment supply chain delays TADS U.S. Department of Defense U.S. DSCA western front

NEW DELHI: The first batch of three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is expected by July 15th. The arrival is part of a $600 million Foreign…

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China Provided Real-Time Intelligence to Pakistan During Operation Sindoor

By Khushboo Kumari July 4, 2025 81% combat hardware AI-driven analytics air defence systems air defence upgrades Bayraktar drones Capability Development & Sustenance China Chinese combat-testing Chinese-made deployment inputs Deputy Chief of Army Staff DGMO-level talks direct attacks drone capabilities FICCI frontline pressure human intelligence India-Pakistan confrontation India’s defence Indian systems Indo-Pacific cooperation intel support Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh live lab May 7–10 minute-to-minute intelligence multi-layered defences New Age Military Technologies one border two adversaries Operation Sindoor operational feedback Pahalgam Terror Attack Pakistan personnel PoK population centres precision strikes satellite jamming Stockholm SIPRI target selection Technological Integration technology terror-related sites triangular threat Turkey

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance), has revealed that China provided live, minute-to-minute battlefield intelligence to Pakistan…

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Defence Emergency Procurement Contracts Worth Nearly ₹2,000 Crore

By Aman Kumar Himanshu June 25, 2025 000 crore 981.90 crore aerial threat detection Ballistic Helmets BPJs bullet proof jackets compressed timelines Counter Terrorism CT capabilities Defence Drones efficiency Emergency Procurement EP mechanism fast-track procedures heavy vehicles hostile drones IDD&IS Indian Army Indigenous Technologies Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction Systems launchers lethality LLLR loitering munitions Low Level Lightweight Radars medium vehicles Ministry of Defence missiles mission-critical systems mobility Night Sights for Rifles night-time engagement operational gaps precision strike QRFVs Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles rapid deployment real-time intelligence real-time surveillance reconnaissance Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles RPAVs security threats short-range threats shrapnel protection situational awareness speed tactical support troop deployment troop protection Very Short Range Air Defence Systems VSHORADS VTOL ₹1 ₹2

New Delhi: To bolster the Indian Army’s counter-terrorism (CT) capabilities, the Ministry of Defence has concluded thirteen contracts under the Emergency Procurement (EP) mechanism, amounting…

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Operationally Deployed INS Teg Arrives at Port Louis, Mauritius

By Khushboo Kumari June 20, 2025 19 June 19 to 22 June 2025 21 June 27 April 2012 aircraft basic seamanship Bilateral ties COMCG Commanding Officer Commissioner of Police Commissioner of the Mauritius Coast Guard community service damage control EEZ fire fighting global commons harbour training Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing India-Mauritius maritime cooperation India’s commitment Indian diaspora Indian Navy INS Teg International Day of Yoga 2025 interoperability IUU fishing joint surveillance joint yoga session maritime security Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone Mauritius Mauritius National Coast Guard Mutual Understanding naval disciplines NCG NCG facilities operational deployment Port Louis port visit professional interactions regional cooperation Secretary to the Cabinet ships social interactions South West Indian Ocean Region sports events stealth frigate Western Fleet

NEW DELHI: INS Teg, currently on her operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, for a port visit from…

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MoD Begins Overhaul of Defence Acquisition Procedure, Invites Suggestions

By Khushboo Kumari June 20, 2025 Aatmanirbharta academia acquisition ecosystem acquisition lifecycle AI ambiguities Apurva Chandra Armed forces Artificial intelligence categorisation DAP 2020 DAP language clarity Defence Acquisition Procedure defence industry defence manufacturing defence policy transformation Director General (Acquisition)email fast-track procurement FDI Foreign Direct Investment inconsistencies indigenous design indigenous development indigenous manufacturing industry feedback innovation joint ventures July 5 2025 Make in India Ministry of Defence MoD MRO hub national policies operational requirements policy gaps Policy Reforms post-contract management Principal Advisor private defence players procedural reforms public feedback R\&D ecosystem reform process self-reliance stakeholder consultations startups technology infusion timely procurement ToT Transfer of Technology trials

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a comprehensive review of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020. The initiative aims to align the…

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DRDO, IIT Delhi Achieve 1 km Hack-Proof Quantum Link Test

By Khushboo Kumari June 17, 2025 1 km 2022 2024 absolute security AI Autonomous systems Bhaskar Kanseri cable-free communication Centres of Excellence communication accuracy cyber defence cybersecurity Defence DIA-CoEs Digital Security Dr. Samir V Kamat DRDO DRDO-funded project encryption entangled photons free-space optical link futuristic tech global race hack-proof IISc IIT Delhi iits india intercity quantum link intrusion detection military-academia collaboration national infrastructure next-generation technology photonic technologies physical cables prayagraj QBER QKD quantum bit error rate quantum communication quantum computing quantum entanglement quantum Internet quantum key distribution R&D Rajnath Singh Rangan Banerjee rapidly changing environments secure communication secure data transmission secure key rate secure transmission strategic infrastructure telecom-grade optical fibre unbreakable systems underground optical fibre Vindhyachal war zones warfare

NEW DELHI: In a giant leap for India’s defence and cybersecurity capabilities, scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and IIT Delhi have…

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Germany Considers Nuclear Options Amid Warnings of Russian Threat to NATO

By Khushboo Kumari June 11, 2025 2029–2030 aggressive sanctuarization Article 5 attack submarines aukus autonomous defense strategy Baltic states Belaya Berlin BND bombers Boris Pistorius Bundeswehr Cold War bunkers defense infrastructure defense posture defense spending deterrence diplomatic complexity drone strike eastern flank escalation risk European nuclear deterrent france Friedrich Merz GDP Germany Infrastructure interoperability Kyiv Mark Rutte missile defense NATO NATO benchmark NATO membership NATO offensive neutrality Norway nuclear assets nuclear capabilities nuclear sharing nuclear umbrella nuclear warheads Nuclear weapons Olenya open-source analysts Operation Spiderweb Outer Space Treaty peace efforts Poland Poland defense spending potential conflict president putin president trump rapid deployment readiness retaliation Russian aggressiveness Russian air bases Russian incursion satellite imagery Security space-based assets territorial concessions troop levels Tu-22M3 Tu-95 U.S. commitments U.S. protection UK Ukraine war

NEW DELHI: Germany is reportedly reassessing its defense posture, including discussions around nuclear capabilities, as German defense officials alert NATO allies about a potential Russian…

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Chauhan rejected Pakistan’s claim of having shot down six Indian aircraft, calling it “absolutely incorrect”

By Atul Krishan May 31, 2025 Air Strikes Pakistan Anil Chauhan Chinese Weapons Pakistan India Defence Strategy India-Pakistan conflict Indian Air Losses Nuclear Escalation Denied Pakistan Jet Claims Shangri-La Dialogue Shehbaz Sharif Claim

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has confirmed the loss of Indian aircraft during the recent May conflict with Pakistan but rejected Islamabad’s claim of shooting down six jets as “absolutely incorrect.” He emphasized tactical learnings over numbers and ruled out any risk of nuclear escalation.

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Defence

India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-5 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

DAC Clears ₹67,000 Cr Defence Proposals, Boosting Armed Forces

DRDO Successfully Conducts Back-to-Back Flight Tests of Pralay Missile, Paving Way for Armed Forces Induction

Defence Emergency Procurement Contracts Worth Nearly ₹2,000 Crore

MoD Begins Overhaul of Defence Acquisition Procedure, Invites Suggestions

DRDO, IIT Delhi Achieve 1 km Hack-Proof Quantum Link Test

Chauhan rejected Pakistan’s claim of having shot down six Indian aircraft, calling it “absolutely incorrect”

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