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24 stories for “Defence” · January 2026
Clear filtersThe Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) of the Indian Army made its debut at the Republic Day Parade 2026, and for the first time in its 247-year history the contingent was led by a woman officer, Captain Harshita Raghav...
India and the European Union signed their first comprehensive Security and Defence Partnership during the 77th Republic Day celebrations, covering maritime security, defence industry, cyber threats, counter-terrorism and...
DRDO showcased the indigenously developed LR-AShM (Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile), a hypersonic glide missile for the Indian Navy's coastal defence, for the first time at the 77th Republic Day parade.
Security forces carried out Operation Megaburu, a large anti-Maoist operation against CPI (Maoist) cadres in the Saranda forest of West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. Saranda's dense sal forest has long been a Maoist str...
Lieutenant K.M. Sudha became the first person from Northeast India to win a gold medal at a National Cadet Corps (NCC) officers' training event. NCC officers, usually teachers, train to lead cadet units in schools and co...
Overview In January 2026, India significantly accelerated its efforts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and semiconductor development, marking a critical step toward technological self-reliance. The government intensified...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework, a strategic document to integrate quantum technologies into the Indian Armed Forces through joint Army, Navy and Air Force adoption...
India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives concluded the 17th edition of the trilateral Coast Guard exercise DOSTI-17, which was hosted by the Maldives. The exercise strengthens maritime cooperation and interoperability among the...
The Ministry of Defence rejected Tamil Nadu's proposal for an airport at Hosur because Hindustan Aeronautics Limited requires the controlled airspace; the proposed international airport in Shoolagiri taluk also faces the...
The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, co-chaired by India and Malaysia, was held in New Delhi as part of the 2024-2027 cycle, covering information sharing, operational...
The Indian Army launched DIME (Depot Integration Management Edition), a pan-Army digital logistics platform jointly developed with BISAG-N that gives near real-time visibility of logistics assets, aiming to cut paperwork...
The DRDO conducted a long-duration ground test of an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor, demonstrating sustained hypersonic-propulsion performance for over 12 minutes.
