Shivani Sharma

The first naval Agniveer batch is nearing the end of its four-year tenure under Agnipath. Its retention and transition will test the 25 per cent rule and the wider model.

The IAF is set to acquire around 60 multi-role transport aircraft in a nearly Rs 1 lakh crore programme, with Indian firms leading global partnerships to replace ageing platforms.

HAL has signed agreements with Adani Defence and BEML to make fuselage structures for the Prachand Light Combat Helicopter. The move brings private industry into helicopter fuselage production for the first time and is meant to raise output.

Lieutenant Commander Shivam Kumar led a perilous rescue and recovery mission aboard the blasted LPG tanker MT Falcon in the Gulf of Aden. His actions during the operation have led to a recommendation for the Shaurya Chakra for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.

Unlike conventional Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems, which primarily protect fixed military and strategic installations, the Ranger is designed to detect, track, identify and counter unauthorised drones while on the move.

Exclusive India Today records reveal a sustained campaign to track terrorists, prevent infiltration, dismantle hideouts and arms caches, and disrupt Pakistan-backed terror networks.

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor called Jammu and Kashmir an important part of India during his first Srinagar visit. Pakistan responded by summoning the US Chargé d'Affaires and said the remark departed from Washington's stated position.

The prototype has undergone firing trials, including burst firing, with Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited saying the initial results were encouraging.

The government has cleared the transfer of DRDO-developed conventional missile technologies to eligible Indian companies, in a move aimed at strengthening domestic defence manufacturing and expanding MSME participation in the sector.

“It just makes us look a bit daft,” Colin Sutton told LBC following reports that the force was allowing gender-fluid officers to hold more than one warrant card