- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityDRDO
Budget 2023: Prioritising Defence and Innovation
Globally, countries are reeling with economic shocks. Comparatively, India has fared well with World Bank stating that the country is better positioned to manage global headwinds. In the defence and…
By Kriti Upadhyaya
Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Systems: Extending India’s Maritime Reach
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…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Logistics Drones For The Indian Army
“Mountains are the acid test of logistics- the ability of Armies to provide sustenance and maintain warfighting potential is nowhere more tenuous” - By the Author…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
India’s Ballistic Missile Interceptors!
India’s Nuclear Policy of ‘No First Use’ behoves that the Nation is prepared to absorb a first strike and still retain capabilities for similar retaliation. Retaining such ‘second-strike’ capability will…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
DEFEXPO 2022: A Marque Of ‘Atmanirbharta’ In Defence
The Indian DefExpo 2022 was held from 18-23 October at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The present edition is India’s 12th and largest Defence Exposition,…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
DRDO conducts successful maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator
Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on July 01,…
High speed Expendable Aerial Target – ABHYAS – successfully flight-tested off Odisha coast
ABHYAS – High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 29, 2022. The performance of…
India successfully test fires Prithvi-II missile
Balasore (Odisha) Jun 15 (PTI) India Wednesday successfully test-fired it’s indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user training trial from a test range…
IAF’s ‘VAJRAYUDHA’ : THE ‘ASTRA’ AIR TO AIR MISSILE
“Vajrayudha, also known as Vajra, is Lord Indra’s personal weapon that shoots thunderbolts. The word’s literal meaning is lightning.” A testimony to India’s self-reliance in the Defence Sector and progress…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Rajnath approves enhancement of funding support for development of indigenous equipment
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved enhancement of funding under a DRDO scheme supporting indigenous development of defence equipment to Rs 50 crore per project…
India, Israel decide to expand defence ties; focus on developing futuristic technologies
New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) India and Israel on Thursday finalised a vision statement to further step up their overall defence cooperation, especially in the co-production of key military equipment,…
MoD signs over Rs 2,900 crore contract with BDL for procurement of ASTRA Mk I Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile System
In a major boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence, on May 31, 2022, signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for…
