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33 stories for “Defence” · March 2026
Clear filtersA new study shows that NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) altered the orbit of a whole asteroid system. In September 2022, a spacecraft was deliberately crashed into Dimorphos, a small moonlet circling the as...
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 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully tested the ADC-150 (Air Droppable Container-150), releasing it from a Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft off the coast of Goa.The...
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...
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bellatrix Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite systems. VLEO refers to orbits between 150 km and 450 km above t...
Indian Navy warships deployed under Operation Sankalp have been kept on standby for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations as tensions rise in West Asia.Operation Sankalp is a maritime security mis...
Two international days were observed in early March 2026.World Obesity Day (4 March): held every year to raise awareness about obesity and spur action to prevent and manage it. The 2026 theme is "8 Billion Reasons to Act...
**Overview** The Indian Navy's Sail Training Ship, INS Tarangini, visited Trincomalee and Colombo in Sri Lanka from February 27 to March 9, 2026. Conducted under the 'Bridges of Friendship' diplomatic initiative, the dep...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out three flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile from Chandipur in Odisha.VSHORADS is designed to eng...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out a successful test of the drogue parachute developed for Gaganyaan, India's human spaceflight programme. A drogue parachute is a small parachute dep...
