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33 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 Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth ₹445 crore with Russia's JSC Rosoboronexport to buy the Tunguska Air Defence Missile System for the Indian Army. The deal is intended to strengthen the Army's air defen...
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...
The Indian Navy has sent its P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to take part in Exercise Sea Dragon.Sea Dragon is a US-led Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise.It is being held near Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean.India's...
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...
The Geological Survey of India has declared Kalinjar Hill a National Geo-Heritage Site.Located in the Vindhya Range, it displays the rare Eparchaean Unconformity, where rock layers of very different ages meet.2.5-billion...
India is setting up what is described as the world's first Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The facility will develop unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous...
