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12 stories for “Defence” · July 2026
Clear filtersIndia's indigenously developed Bhargavastra Counter-Swarm Drone System was demonstrated in Nagpur, Maharashtra. A counter-swarm system is designed to detect and neutralise a large number of small drones attacking togethe...
Paninian India Private Ltd, a company based in Hyderabad, has unveiled Yantur, the first turbofan engine development programme in India to be led by the private sector. The engine is designed to produce 4.5 kilo Newton (...
The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Malvan, the second vessel of the Mahe class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). These ships are built to hunt and track submarines in coastal and shallow waters,...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed India's first indigenous Expendable Turbo Jet Engine (ETJE) in the 350 kg thrust class. An expendable turbojet is a compact, low-cost engine meant fo...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out the first flight-test of the 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) on July 23, 2026. The test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island of...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive tribute to military supremacy, India strictly and officially observed the 27th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, 2026, forcefully honoring the absolute fi...
The Indian Navy is hosting Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational training exercise focused on maritime security, at the Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, Kerala. The exercise is being conducted...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive display of national reverence, India strictly and officially commemorated Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, 2026, forcefully marking the 27th anniversary of the fierce a...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive tribute to absolute martial valor, the Indian Armed Forces strictly and officially commenced the Rajat Jayanti (Silver Jubilee) celebrations of Kargil Vijay Diwas, fo...
ICGS Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), has been commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard, known as Bharatiya Tatrakshak. The commissioning took place at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in Goa, where the vesse...
An Indian Army field hospital set up under "Operation Amistad" has become fully operational in Venezuela, which was struck by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.2–7.5. The quake caused widespread destruction and casualtie...
India successfully tested Garudastra during trials held in Madhya Pradesh. It is the country's heaviest indigenously built 120-mm mortar system mounted on a vehicle. The system has been developed by Nibe Limited, a priva...
