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40 stories for “Defence” · June 2026
Clear filtersIntroductionIn a highly significant development for national security, Lieutenant-General Dhiraj Seth has been officially named as the next Chief of the Army Staff. This pivotal appointment marks a new era of strategic l...
IntroductionFrance has officially identified India as a top strategic priority ahead of the upcoming 2026 G7 Summit. This reaffirms the deep-rooted bilateral relations and mutual diplomatic goals shared between the two i...
Excavation work on the Zojila Tunnel was completed on 9 June 2026, moving the project closer to providing all-weather road connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. The tunnel is being built between Baltal in Jammu & Kash...
Major Prabhat Mishra of the Indian Army won two academic awards at the US Army Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in the United States. At the graduation ceremony he was pr...
Defense Tech Sovereignity & Industrial Partnerships: Indigenous Telecom and Mineral Research Pipelines Scale Military CapabilitiesIn a powerful consolidation of indigenous defense technology and strategic industrial R&D...
The Union government has sanctioned the Fotu La Tunnel Project at a cost of ₹1,196.22 crore. The tunnel will be built on National Highway-01 (NH-01), the strategic road that links Uri, Srinagar and Leh in Ladakh. Once re...
Sovereign Defense Enhancements: Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile Integrations Scale Alongside Deep-Water Naval Base ExpansionsIn a major twin-tier advancement strengthening the subcontinental military framework and deep-tec...
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy on 31 May 2026. He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who retired from service. As Chief of the Naval Staff, A...
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been handed additional charge as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The arra...
Defense Hardware Innovations: Hoverit Startup Deploys 95% Localized Suicide Drone Swarms to Neutralize Asymmetric Border ThreatsIn a major technological deployment strengthening the subcontinent's autonomous strike capab...
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar has assumed charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) of the Indian Navy. He takes over from Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan. The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff is the second-highest a...
Military Command and Strategy: Apex Advisor Takes Charge of Department of Military Affairs to Lead Theaterisation RestructuringIn an apex structural transition locking down military command continuity and expanding strat...
