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21 stories for “Defence” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Defence Minister has released the Defence Forces Vision 2047, a roadmap to build a future-ready Indian military. It seeks to turn the armed forces into a modern, integrated, multi-domain force by 2047, with emphasis...
The Indian Navy's INS Nilgiri participated in Exercise Kakadu 2026, a multinational naval exercise held every two years and conducted by the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The exercise brings together navies from se...
The Indian Navy has launched Operation Urja Suraksha to safeguard energy cargoes bound for India as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The operation comes against the backdrop of rising tensions in West Asia, which...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the Vayu Baan project to build India's first helicopter-launched drone system. Under the concept, a small autonomous drone is released from a helicopter in flight and can then be us...
The keel laying ceremony for two Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) of the Indian Coast Guard took place at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.The vessels are part of a project to build six advanced Offshore Patrol Ves...
The Indian Army carried out Exercise Amogh Jwala at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.The exercise was conducted under the Army's Southern Command.Its purpose was to test combat readiness and the capabilities of mechanised forces...
The Indian Navy has begun the second edition of the IOS SAGAR initiative to deepen maritime ties in the region.SAGAR stands for ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’; the aim is greater cooperation, security and st...
Ordnance Factory Day is observed on 18 March to commemorate the beginning of production at India's first ordnance factory at Cossipore, Kolkata, in 1802.In 2021, the Ordnance Factory Board was reorganised into seven Defe...
India is testing Sheshnaag-150, a long-range attack drone designed to operate in swarms. It has been developed by Newspace Research Technologies, a Bengaluru-based firm. Swarming drones work together in groups to strike...
Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the Indian Army has begun a major bridge project in Sri Lanka. The bridge will link the capital, Colombo, with the economic centre of Puttalam. Its purpose is to restore connectivity so that...
The 11th edition of the joint military exercise LAMITIYE-2026 is under way between India and Seychelles. The drill is being conducted at the Seychelles Defence Academy and forms part of the continuing defence cooperation...
CISF Raising Day 2026 was observed on March 10 to mark the founding of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The force was established in 1969 under the CISF Act, 1968, to provide security for critical industrial...
