- 14 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitydrones
The Chaotic Collapse of the Afghan Air Force
Hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the Afghan Air Force was melting down. Instead of unleashing air attacks against advancing insurgents, some airmen were fighting each…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Saudi defences destroy two Houthi drones targeting Abha airport -news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's air defences on Sunday destroyed two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis toward the Abha international airport in the southwest of the kingdom, the Saudi Press…
U.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations on an international treaty to govern their use, instead agreeing…
U.N. chief urges action on ‘killer robots’ as Geneva talks open
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for new rules covering the use of autonomous weapons as a key meeting on the issue…
The Dubai Air Show 2021: Opportunities For The Indian Armed Forces?
The Dubai Air Show (DAS) 2021 was held at the Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai from 14-18 November 21 and is the first and largest such event since the cancellation of…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Pakistan Drone carries explosives to spread terror, Indian drone has assumed the role of a COVID warrior
Launching the first-of-its-kind Drone driven aerial delivery facility to transport COVID vaccine as well as Emergency Medicines to inaccessible and difficult areas in a short span of time, Union Minister…
Israel flags Iranian UAV bases, offers counter-measures to Arab allies
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel sharpened its rhetoric against Iranian combat drones on Tuesday, disclosing what it said were two bases used to carry out maritime attacks with the remote-controlled planes and…
PM Modi attends ‘Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv’ in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended ‘Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv’ in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated several new initiatives of the Ministry of Defence to the…
UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned military, commercial vessels
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirati and Israeli state-owned weapons makers on Thursday signed a strategic agreement in Dubai to jointly design unmanned vessels capable of carrying out anti-submarine warfare. United Arab…
DRDO & Directorate of Defence R&D, Israel sign Bilateral Innovation Agreement for development of dual use technologies
Key highlights: Agreement to promote innovation in startups & MSMEs of both countries for development of dual use technologies Startups & industry to bring out next generation technologies & products…
Kremlin says Turkish drones risk destabilising situation in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its fears about Turkey's decision to sell strike drones to Ukraine were being realised and that the Turkish drones risked destabilising…
Robotic Weapons – A Moral Dilemma
Autonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed human beings for the first time ever last year, according to a recent United Nations Security Council report…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
