Reports and news analyses

Taking flight

Replacing India's ageing transport aircraft will show how much can be built at home

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 05:00 am IST

Weapon profile: satellite smart anti-airfield weapon

It is a satellite-guided precision glide bomb designed to strike enemy airfield infrastructure from stand-off distances without fighter jets entering hostile airspace

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 06:30 am IST

'For the IAF, jointness has never been a new idea'

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said, while China has a larger air force inventory, "its operations against India are constrained by the geography of the Tibetan plateau."

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 06:25 am IST

Keeping quantum cool

An indigenous dilution refrigerator is crucial for the defence sector

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 06:20 am IST

Build first, sell later: The defence dilemma

Thin research and development hold back the military-industry partnership

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 05:10 am IST

Middling through

A Munich Security Conference meeting in India emphasises multilateralism

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 04:30 am IST

A price tag

Russian oil is back at the centre of India-US ties

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 04:20 am IST

Buying arms faster

India has the funds to modernise its military - time, less so

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 04:10 am IST

An oceanic task

India needs to work on securing the critical infrastructure of submarine cables

Updated On : 10-Nov-2026 | 04:00 am IST

K9 Vajra: How indigenous is the gun and why does the Army need more

It will strengthen the artillery regiment's firepower and mobility along the borders with Pakistan and China

Updated On : 28-Oct-2026 | 06:12 pm IST

Mutual defence, intel sharing part of the Mecca defence pact: Reports

The agreement commits the three countries to mutual military assistance and cooperation in intelligence, defence production, logistics and counter-terrorism

Updated On : 21-Oct-2026 | 03:14 pm IST

A trial by fire

The Agnipath policy is a unique experiment. Its success hinges on clarity and acceptance

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 04:00 am IST

Weapon profile: Javelin

It is a medium-range, man-portable, shoulder-launched, fire-and-forget anti-tank weapon

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 06:10 am IST

India's Indus posture

India holds firm on sharing of the river water despite Pakistan's UN push

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 04:50 am IST

Air-breathing missiles are the hypersonic frontier

India inches closer with a new scramjet test

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 06:20 am IST

The untested promise of the Mecca alliance

India isn't the target of the new Saudi Arabia-Turkiye-Pakistan pact, experts say

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 04:10 am IST

System profile: Iron Beam

It uses a high-resolution thermal imager, targeting system, and adaptive optics to track and engage aerial threats for several km.

Updated On : 10-Sept-2026 | 06:20 am IST

Managing bilateral expectations

This year's Brics summit gave India and China a chance to mend ties, not reset them

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 04:40 am IST

Foreign partnerships in defence technology

Cooperation can work for India, with caveats

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 04:20 am IST

A frontier gambit

As the Arakan Army in Myanmar tightens its grip on Rakhine state,India faces some challenges

Updated On : 10-Oct-2026 | 05:00 am IST