Bhaswar Kumar

Policy change signals a significant departure from the country's post-World War II pacifist stance

While US and Israeli strikes degraded Iran's arsenal and weapons manufacturing capacity, the latter has preserved sufficient capability to remain a credible threat

How predictive AI is changing outcomes in conflict

Private players call for the government to identify 'national champions' in defence buying

India's combat aircraft programmes depend on US-made power plants at present

The plans come just months after Operation Sindoor, which saw extensive information warfare, disinformation campaigns and the first instance of large-scale drone warfare in the subcontinent

How ready is India for space warfare

Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and France emerge as top export destinations

India needs many more warships, but must first choose between consolidation and competition in shipbuilders

Approval was granted on March 1 for IRIS Lavan to dock at Kochi after a request from the Iranian government

Second of six operational Kalvari submarines to become first in class to be fitted with endurance- and stealth-enhancing technology

Indian Air Force confirms deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar after Su-30MKI fighter aircraft crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong area

A torpedo from a US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka's coast on Wednesday

Ghatak is envisaged as a stealth-capable flying-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed to penetrate heavily defended airspace without placing pilots at risk

Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Embraer in the race to replace IAF's ageing AN-32 and IL-76 transport aircraft

Rajasthan exercise offers glimpse into how IAF executed Operation Sindoor

India's strategic autonomy hinges on stronger hard power, a scaled-up military-industrial base, and technological self-reliance, panellists said at Business Standard Manthan

The draft also proposes monitoring timelines from the request for information (RFI) stage onwards, alongside the planning of concurrent activities, to compress overall acquisition timelines

Released for stakeholder comments on Tuesday, the Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 addresses domestic industry concerns over the definition of 'Indian vendor'

Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 released for stakeholder comments; focus on force modernisation, faster acquisition, and scaled-up production