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29 stories for “Defence” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Indian Navy has assumed command of Combined Task Force-154, a multinational training force under the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), for the first time. The handover ceremony took place at CMF headquarters in Manama,...
India and France launched the India-France Year of Innovation to deepen cooperation in technology and research, encouraging links between start-ups, scientists and tech companies. Leaders discussed artificial intelligenc...
The Assam Rifles plans to add the indigenous Tangkhul Hui and Kombai breeds to its dog squad and phase out foreign breeds by 2050, following a 2025 Home Ministry directive to promote Indian breeds. The Kombai, native to...
The Indian Army will organise the first-ever International Military Adventure Challenge Cup (IMACC) 2026 in the Eastern Himalayas, with teams from Bhutan, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia...
NATO started the 'Arctic Sentry' mission to bolster Arctic security following tensions over Greenland. It brings the Arctic military activities of member nations under one command, with Denmark, Germany, Finland and the...
Personnel of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) are now formally counted as ex-servicemen after the Centre amended the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 2026, using its powers under...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed an agreement with Russia's United Aircraft Corporation to manufacture the SJ-100 (Superjet-100) passenger aircraft in India, a step toward domestic production of regional jets. In tra...
Haryana shuttler Devika Sihag won her maiden BWF Super 300 crown at the Thailand Masters 2026. In defence, the Indian Air Force has fully digitised its Pechora surface-to-air missile system, inducted in the 1970s, to boo...
US President Donald Trump unveiled Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private initiative to buy and store critical minerals and rare earth elements as a strategic reserve. Funding includes $1.67 billion from private sou...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a test launch of the Agni-3, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile, off the Odisha coast. The test validates the operational readi...
The Indian Air Force will stage Vayu Shakti-2026 in Rajasthan, described as its largest day-and-night air power demonstration. Separately, the 13th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan joint military exercise, KHANJAR-XIII, i...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) missile technology. SFDR is a propulsion system meant for long-range air-to-air missiles. In the test...
