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Army Chief Signals Readiness for “Operation Sindoor 2.0,” Asserts Confidence in Success

By Khushboo Kumari October 4, 2025 air engagements Army Chief BJP Border Chief of Defence Staff Clarification combat readiness Congress party cross border terrorism cross-border activity decisive response defence analysts deterrence strategy diplomatic exchanges diplomatic maneuvering escalation evolving military posture foreign policy officials forward military bases frontline positions General Upendra Dwivedi global scrutiny High Altitude IAF India today Indian Air Force Indian Army Infrastructure international pressure Jaisalmer Jammu & Kashmir logistics national interest Operation Sindoor 1.0 Operation Sindoor 2.0 operational preparedness Pahalgam Terror Attack Pakistan Pakistani F-16 jets Political Reactions positive results RAJASTHAN retaliation terror camps The Economic Times The Indian Eye troop movements troops world map warning Yaser Jilani

The Indian Army is fully prepared for any eventuality, including a potential Operation Sindoor 2.0, according to Army Chief General Dwivedi. He warned Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism, indicating a decisive response if cross-border activity continues. This follows heightened tensions and the original Operation Sindoor in 2025.

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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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Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

By David Devadas June 4, 2025 6 May 7 May 8–9 night 9–10 May Accountability air defence air force air strikes air superiority Anil Ambani Anil Chauhan back-up plan BJP MLA catspaw CDS China Chinese involvement Chinese jets civilian restraint combat readiness corruption DEAD defence coordination defence failure Drone warfare export versions External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar flawed planning foreign media geopolitical conflict gilgit baltistan Global Media IAF Indian intelligence Indian pilots Information warfare integrated air defence integrated systems intelligence failure international response J-10 jets J-35 Jammu jointmanship Kashmir Conflict Kashmir Valley media narrative military escalation military planning military targets Mirage aircraft Mirage deal miscommunication misinformation misinformation warfare missile attack national defence National Security nuclear war official announcement operational freedom original Chinese jets PAF PAF involvement Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan Pakistan Air Chief Pakistani pilots PL-15 missiles PLAAF political leadership press conference proxy involvement proxy war RAW retaliation retaliation strategy satellite surveillance satellite-based defence SEAD security czars sovereignty sovereignty violation Spectra suite stealth fighter strategic blunder strategic framing strategic parameters Subramaniam Swamy tactical mistake terror camps terrorist training hubs top brass Trump Turkey Turkish drones Turkish involvement Udhampur air base UK USA warfare strategy weapons systems Western chorus Western media Western powers

As bits of information, including videos, dribbled in on 7 May, one realised that some IAF planes seemed to have been hit. Amid the booms…

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Navy Inducts 10th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 24 to Power IOR Ops

By Khushboo Kumari April 23, 2025 10th Aatmanirbhar Bharat ACTCM Barge ACTCM Barges ammunition Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile April 22 arms Assistant General Manager auxiliary vessels base ports blue-water navy coastal security combat platforms combat readiness Commodore AKK Reddy defense needs disembarkation disposal domestic vendors economic objectives eleventh barge embarkation final delivery foreign dependency forward logistics Indian MSME sector Indian Navy Indian Register of Shipping Indo-Pacific Inducts industrial capacity IOR IRS logistics support LSAM 24 M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd.March 5 2021 maritime challenges maritime threats missile systems model testing MSME shipyard Mumbai naval assertiveness naval design firm Naval Dockyard Naval Dockyard Mumbai Naval Science and Technological Laboratory navy NSTL Operational readiness outer harbor power Production quality rapid transfer rival powers seaworthiness standardization strategic shift Sullage Barges supplies tactical objectives Thane torpedoes transportation Visakhapatnam waste collection Yard 134

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy formally inducted the 10th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 24 (Yard 134), during a ceremonial event at…

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MoD Signs Rs 62,700 Crore Contracts with HAL for 156 LCH Prachand Helicopters

By Khushboo Kumari March 28, 2025 $8 050 Crore 09 156 LCH 177 Contracts 193 Contracts 2024-25 500 Jobs 65% Indigenous 68 700 Crore 92%922 Crore Air to Air Refuelling Armed forces Combat Capability combat readiness Contract Value contracts Defence defence manufacturing defence procurement Domestic Companies Domestic Industry Equipment Flight Refuelling Aircraft FRA HAL Helicopters High Altitude Highest Ever Hindustan Aeronautics Limited IAF Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy Indigenous Content indigenously designed Jobs KC135 Aircraft Light Combat Helicopters Make in India Metrea Management Ministry of Defence MoD MSMEs Pilots Prachand procurement Rs 1 Rs 2 Rs 62 training Wet Leasing

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has inked two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 156…

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Donald Trump announces Boeing’s F-47: A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet

By Khushboo Kumari March 23, 2025 advanced fighter jet aerial combat aerospace industry Boeing China collaborative combat aircraft combat readiness Defense Innovation defense technology donald trump drone integration electronic warfare F-22 Raptor replacement F-47 intelligence gathering Lockheed Martin military advancements National Security Next Generation Air Dominance NGAD pentagon Pete Hegseth sixth-generation fighter jet stealth technology strategic edge US air superiority US military

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has unveiled the F-47, the nation’s first sixth-generation fighter jet, developed by Boeing as part of the Next Generation…

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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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India Signs $248 Million Deal to Upgrade T-72 Tank Engines with Russian Tech

By Khushboo Kumari March 7, 2025 $248 million deal 1000 HP engines armored capabilities armored warfare Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited Avadi battlefield mobility chennai combat effectiveness combat readiness defense preparedness defense sector Heavy Vehicle Factory india indigenous manufacturing Make in India military hardware Ministry of Defence Modernization Operational efficiency Rosoboronexport security threats self-reliance T-72 tanks technological edge Transfer of Technology

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a $248 million contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport (RoE) for the procurement of advanced 1000 HP engines…

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INS Chilka: 2,972 Agniveers, Including Women, Join Indian Navy

By Khushboo Kumari March 6, 2025 2025 Agnipath Scheme Agniveers Bilingual magazine 'Ankur'combat readiness Discipline and operational proficiency Doordarshan network Eminent sports personalities High-achieving veterans Indian Navy Indian Navy YouTube live stream INS Chilka March 7 maritime defense Military training Naval training Passing Out Parade (POP)Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral V Srinivas Women Agniveers

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is set to host the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the fifth batch of Agniveers at INS Chilka on March…

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Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 22, 2025 560.52 crore contract Aatmanirbhar Bharat Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL)battlefield mobility bridging solutions combat readiness defence manufacturing Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Defence Technology defensive operations domestic defence production economic boost global defence exporter Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)homegrown solutions Indian Army indigenously designed job opportunities Make in India mechanised forces Ministry of Defence (MoD)modernizing Indian Army New Delhi offensive operations operational capabilities self-reliance strategic mobility T-72-based Bridge Laying Tanks (BLTs)technological advancements ₹1

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a ₹1,560.52 crore contract with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited…

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Northern Army Commander reviews Ladakh’s operational preparedness

By Emaad Makhdoomi August 10, 2024 combat readiness front line sectors Indian Army Ladakh Northern Command White Knight Corps

JAMMU: Northern Army Commander General M V Suchindra Kumar toured front-line sectors in Ladakh and praised the soldiers for their unwavering spirit and expertise in…

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Army Chief Signals Readiness for “Operation Sindoor 2.0,” Asserts Confidence in Success

Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

Navy Inducts 10th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 24 to Power IOR Ops

MoD Signs Rs 62,700 Crore Contracts with HAL for 156 LCH Prachand Helicopters

Donald Trump announces Boeing’s F-47: A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet

India Signs $248 Million Deal to Upgrade T-72 Tank Engines with Russian Tech

INS Chilka: 2,972 Agniveers, Including Women, Join Indian Navy

Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

Northern Army Commander reviews Ladakh’s operational preparedness

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