23rd January 2025: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, announces that it has been invited by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for commercial negotiations on the ambitious ₹70,000 crore Project-75 India [P-75(I)] submarine deal. The first round of commerci
The Hon’ble Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated three frontline men-o-war of the Indian Navy (IN) in an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 15 January 2025, which was also coincidentally the 77th Army Day! In a telling display of Centre-State cooperatio
As the world continues with unabated fervour in describing the exploits of ‘First-Person View’ (FPV) Drones (FPVD) in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas/Hezbollah standoff, it may not be out of place to state that FPVD have been participants in combat since the beginning of the 20th cen
November 21, 2024, 5:17 AM. An ‘Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile’ (IRBM) fired from Russia hit a major Ukrainian military-industrial site used for manufacturing missiles/ armaments in Dnipro, a town in Eastern Ukraine. The attack triggered explosions that lasted for over three hours. Hours a
The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (CIAAE), also known as Airshow China, and the only international airshow in mainland China, was organised in Zhuhai city-prefecture in the coastal Guangdong Province in Southern China from 12th to 17th November 2024. CIAAE-24 witnessed
December 05,2011. Iran captures a United States’ (US) Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (nicknamed ‘Wraith’) over the city of Kashmar in Iran’s Northeast. The Iranian Government announced that the stealth UAV, allegedly carrying out surveillance over Iran’s’ n
As India was busy in preparations for the impending Holy Navratra Festival, the skies over Central/Southern Israel were lit up when Iran launched an unprecedented attack with 180-200 missiles on its adversary in the Southern Levant, on the evening of 1st October 2024. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
In the present paradigm of operational environments saturated with aerial/ground combat machines, inter-platform lethality/survivability have emerged as essential prerequisites for a combat platform, now and into the foreseeable future. While it may be pertinent to challenge the efficacy and/or surv
In the global airpower arena, advancements in aerospace power are frequent, swift and multi-dimensional. Airpower proves to be a critical facet in the race for global/regional dominance and as a credible deterrent. It therefore pays for countries to keep abreast with the latest trends in aerospace t
On October 16, 1966, a monstrous 300-foot-long aircraft, longer than a Boeing-747, with a 125-foot wingspan/121-foot tail-stabiliser span, glided over the Caspian Sea. The machine was as high as a six-story building, with a maximum take-off weight of 544 Tons, and a capacity of 55 personnel, includi
In October 2023, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder stated that the United States (US) had commenced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) persistent surveillance flights over the Gaza Strip to support Israeli efforts to evacuate 240 people being held hostage in the area. These flights wer
The S-500 Prometey (Prometheus) 55R6M Triumfator-M (aptly named after one of the Titans and the God of fire in Greek mythology!) is an advanced Russian Air Defence/Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) System, designed to augment the S-400 Triumf (read more about the S-400 @ https://chanakyaforum.com/s-400-t
As part of the United States of America (US) strategy for ‘containment’ of its perceived strategic rivals in the Western Pacific, the US Department of Defense announced on 28 December 2022, that it had awarded a US$ 118.4 Million contract for construction of reinforced concrete pads/foundations
The Indian Naval Ensign bears the maxim ‘Sham No Varuna’, invoking the blessings of the Lord of Water. The Octagon of the Naval Ensign is an emulation of the royal seal of one of India’s greatest warriors- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who, incidentally, was instrumental in raising the Maratha
In a cornerstone advancement towards indigenization of battlefield capability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first consignment of ALS-50 indigenous Loitering Munitions (LM) from Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) earlier this month. The ALS-50 was first showcased at DefExpo-2022, amongst
Image Source: TFIPost As is true for most modernisation projects in Defence Forces the world over, the Indian Army’s proposal for acquisition of Light Tanks was catalysed by the dynamics of t
The Indian Land Forces’ pursuit for a dedicated orbital communications platform is finally seeing fructification. In order to equip the Indian Army (IA) with a dedicated advanced communications satellite, the Ministry of Defence has just last month inked a Rs. 2963 Crores contract with New Space I
Source-microflown-avisa.com Sound ranging (SR) systems have been the traditional bulwark for locating enemy artillery since World War I. Modern SR systems are also capable of extending such locating capability to the adversary’s small arms (SA) fire and also to the detection of Improvised Explosi
In keeping with the requirement to enhance the Indian Navy’s (IN) maritime intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities, the Indian Armed Forces’ Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap, a vision document for capability building for the Indian Ar
“Mountains are the acid test of logistics- the ability of Armies to provide sustenance and maintain warfighting potential is nowhere more tenuous”