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Quad Strengthens Indo-Pacific Security at Malabar 2025

By Khushboo Kumari November 26, 2025 29th iteration Advanced maneuvering anti-submarine warfare Anti-surface warfare APRA Harbor Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Australia Capt. Dave Huljack Commander Task Force 70 Commander Task Force 72 Commander Task Force 74 Commander Task Force 75 defense cooperation DESRON 15 Exercise Malabar 2025 Free and open Indo-Pacific Guam HMAS Ballarat india Indian Navy Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific Security information sharing INS Sahyadri interoperability Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Joint maritime operations JS Hyūga Malabar maritime security Multilateral warfare training Multinational coordination naval exercise P-8A Poseidon regional stability Royal Australian Navy Tactical integration U.S. 7th Fleet U.S. Navy United States USS Fitzgerald Western Pacific

NEW DELHI: Naval forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States successfully concluded Exercise Malabar 2025, held November 10–18 in and around the island…

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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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CDS at Visakhapatnam: INS Arnala Commissioned into Indian Navy

By Khushboo Kumari June 18, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat advanced sensors anti-submarine warfare ASW SWC blue-water navy Chief of Defence Staff coastal fort diesel engine-waterjet Eastern Naval Command Electronic Warfare Suites Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers General Anil Chauhan GRSE indian defence Indian Navy Indian shipbuilding indigenous design indigenous warship INS Arnala interdiction Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding low-intensity maritime operations maharashtra maritime security naval capability Naval Dockyard naval excellence search and rescue Shallow Water Craft shipbuilding stealth technology sub-surface surveillance Visakhapatnam

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned INS Arnala, the first in a series of 16 indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW…

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Indian-French navies set to strengthen maritime ties in Varuna 2025

By Khushboo Kumari March 18, 2025 aerial domains air defence drills aircraft carriers anti-submarine warfare bilateral naval exercise Charles de Gaulle combat readiness defence partnership destroyers fighter aircraft free maritime environment French Navy frigates Indian Navy Indo-Pacific INS vikrant intelligence sharing joint operations logistical cooperation maritime collaboration Maritime Patrol Aircraft MiG-29K Rafale-M replenishment-at-sea Scorpene-class submarine Security situational awareness stability strategic maritime cooperation sub-surface surface surface warfare synchronized engagements tactical coordination underwater domain awareness VARUNA 2025

New Delhi: The Indian and French Navies are gearing up for the 23rd edition of their bilateral naval exercise, VARUNA 2025, scheduled to take place…

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