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Wednesday, 26 March 2025

MoD brainstorms with 50 small firms and start-ups to accelerate defence innovation

Most of the firms that attended are engaged in programmes under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative Wednesday, March 26...

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Thursday, 20 March 2025

DAC clears indigenous purchases worth over Rs 54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines, Varunastra torpedoes and AEWS systems

Government release Thursday, March 20, 2025 Under the chairmanship of Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh, the Defence Acquisition Council (DA...

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Monday, 3 March 2025

The Diplomat: The logic of India's warship numbers

In addition to their economic, constabulary, and diplomatic responsibilities, Indian warships are constantly preparing for their primary war...

Ajai Shukla 25 days ago 0

Sunday, 23 February 2025

A visit to the Veterans' office: "The army is committed to its veterans"

The Veterans’ Sewa Kendra gives visitors a welcoming feeling We have about 26,00,000 military pensioners and another 700,000 widows, accor...

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Friday, 14 February 2025

The full case for scrapping the MMRCA tender and buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Ajai Shukla I thought that airing my view about the folly of buying a 4th-Gen fighter at this point in time would stir up a debate and it...

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Sunday, 9 February 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Aero India 2025 in Bangalore on February 10th

Aero India 2025 will showcase two fifth-generation fighter aircraft - the Russian Su-57 and the American F-35 Lightning II By Ajai Shukla ...

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Saturday, 8 February 2025

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Photos of some of the aircraft that will fly displays at Aero India 2025

Glimpses of the air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, ahead of the 15th Aero India show which begins on February 10th Indi...

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Saturday, 1 February 2025

Ministry of Defence gets largest chunk of union budget

By Ajai Shukla The Wire, 1st Feb 25 Defence allocations as percentage of GDP (in Rupees crores) 2020-21 (Actual) 2021-22 (Actual) 20...

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MoD brainstorms with 50 small firms and start-ups to accelerate defence innovation

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DAC clears indigenous purchases worth over Rs 54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines, Varunastra torpedoes and AEWS systems

Government release Thursday, March 20, 2025 Under the chairmanship of Defence Ministry...

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The Diplomat: The logic of India's warship numbers

In addition to their economic, constabulary, and diplomatic responsibilities, Indian warships are...

Mar-03 - 2025 | No Comments

A visit to the Veterans' office: "The army is committed to its veterans"

The Veterans’ Sewa Kendra gives visitors a welcoming feeling We have about 26,00,000 military...

Feb-23 - 2025 | 3 Comments
The full case for scrapping the MMRCA tender and buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Ajai ShuklaI thought that airing my view about the folly of buying a 4th-Gen fighter at this...

Feb-14 - 2025 | 110 Comments

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Aero India 2025 in Bangalore on February 10th

Aero India 2025 will showcase two fifth-generation fighter aircraft - the Russian Su-57 and the...

Feb-09 - 2025 | No Comments
Photos of some of the aircraft that will fly displays at Aero India 2025

Glimpses of the air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, ahead of the 15th Aero...

Feb-08 - 2025 | 1 Comment
Ministry of Defence gets largest chunk of union budget

By Ajai ShuklaThe Wire, 1st Feb 25 Defence allocations as percentage of GDP (in...

Feb-01 - 2025 | No Comments

Looking ahead at the Defence Budget: Just one day to go...

India has become the fifth largest economy of the world during the period 2021 to 2024 By...

Jan-31 - 2025 | No Comments
Defence budget: Funding defence in hard times

In the current year’s budget, less than 13% of government expenditure has been allocated to...

Jan-29 - 2025 | No Comments
Senior army officers face a revised policy on promotions

Lieutenant generals will soon have an additional hoop to jump through before they get...

Jan-28 - 2025 | No Comments
DRDO tests Scramjet engine; takes step towards hypersonic missiles

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds greater than Mach 5, that is five times the speed of...

Jan-22 - 2025 | No Comments
Army buys 47 T-72 bridge laying tanks (BLTs) for Rs 1,561 crore from Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi

BLT drives up to a broken bridge and launches its bridge over a damaged segmentThe Ministry of...

Jan-21 - 2025 | No Comments
Three indigenous warships join the navy’s fleet

The three warships commissioned today -- INS Nilgiri, INS Surat and INS Vagsheer --...

Jan-15 - 2025 | No Comments
DRDO’s 67th Foundation Day: Celebration of homegrown successes

By Ajai Shukla3rd January 2025 The Defence Research and Development Organisation...

Jan-05 - 2025 | No Comments
Indian Navy to commission three frontline warships in a day

Frigate INS Nilgiri, destroyer INS Surat, and submarine INS Vagsheer to join the fleet on January...

Jan-02 - 2025 | No Comments
MoD inks Rs 1,990 crore contract with MDL for integrating Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug in submarines

This would greatly augment the firepower capabilities of Kalvari Class submarines of the Indian...

Dec-30 - 2024 | No Comments
MoD inks Rs 7,629 crore contract with L&T for K9 Vajra tracked guns

K-9 Vajra self-propelled artillery gun rolls down Raj Path on Republic Day By Ajai Shukla21st...

Dec-21 - 2024 | No Comments

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