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Trump's Golden Dome plan could launch new era of weapons in space

While the world's biggest space powers - the US, Russia and China - have put military and intelligence assets in orbit since the 1960s, they have done so mostly in secrecy

Operation Sindoor: India strikes air defence systems deep inside Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday evening targets multiple military stations using missiles and drones; threat neutralised

India can't be just a spectator in race for tech supremacy: Army officer

Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla, Master General Sustenance (MGS), Army on Monday asserted that the race for technological supremacy has begun and called on the industry to work together with the armed forces to create a secure future for the country. India can ill afford to be a mere spectator in this race for technological supremacy and the industry will have to take charge, the officer said in his address at an 'Industry Interactive Session' hosted by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here. Lt Gen Aujla told the representatives of various companies from the domestic defence industry that if the end user is the armed forces, quality should be the defining factor as "we are working for a national cause". The industry and the armed forces can be "co-creators" of a very secure, robust and dynamic India of the future, Lt Gen Aujla said. "Global dynamics are changing, India is also changing and so are the armed forces. When we are changing and we have got boots on the ground, we wan

Taiwan detects 2 Chinese aircraft sorties, 6 naval vessels near territory

G7 Foreign Ministers, along with the High Representative of the European Union, expressed concern over China's recent provocative actions

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese aircraft sorties, 6 naval vessels near territory

In light of the heightened Chinese military activity around Taiwan, the G7 Foreign Ministers, along with the High Representative of the European Union, expressed concern

Trump's reciprocal tariffs to threaten defence ties, Pentagon supply chains

In a statement delivered at the White House, US President Donald Trump described the imposition of reciprocal tariffs as 'a declaration of economic independence'

Taiwan detects 21 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval vessels near territory

Sharing details in a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence recorded the Chinese activity up until 6 AM (UTC +8)

Taiwan detects 8 Chinese military aircraft, 2 naval vessels near territory

In light of recent incursions by China, Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises will focus on China's increasing use of gray zone tactics

Uttar Pradesh boosts defence industry with military hardware test bed

This move aims to strengthen the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) as well as the country's defence manufacturing sector

Taiwan's annual defense drills identify 2027 for potential China invasion

The exercises will also double in length to ten days this summer, reflecting an increased emphasis on military preparedness in the democracy that China claims as its territory

Taiwan detects 20 Chinese military aircraft, 7 naval vessels near territory

According to the MND, 11 out of 20 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone

Trick or retreat: Bofors aside, Rajiv's term reshaped India's defence plans

Stockholm-based SIPRI, which estimates imports in terms of constant 1990 dollars, puts the value of India's total arms imports in 10 years (2015-24) at a little over $23.7 billion

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels around its territory

Among them, five aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's central, southwestern and southeastern Air Defense Identification Zone

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese military aircraft, 14 vessels around territory

Of the 11 aircraft, nine crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's ADIZ

China's new stealth subs may carry nuclear firepower, target US defences

The new conventional vessels could take on key wartime roles of nuclear submarines, including saturation attacks on aircraft carriers and long-range precision strikes on land targets

Army, Assam Rifles recover arms, ammunition in joint operation in Manipur

Similarly, intelligence-based operations launched in the general area of Moirang on February 22 by the Indian Army

Security forces recover arms, ammunition, apprehend 16 cadres from Manipur

The operations were conducted in the Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Jiribam, and Kakching districts of Manipur

Taiwan detects 36 Chinese aircraft sorties, 8 vessels near its territory

The Taiwan-China issue is a complex and longstanding geopolitical conflict centred on Taiwan's sovereignty

Man who attacked Japan's former PM Fumio Kishida sentenced to 10 years

A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, according to local media reports. Ryuji Kimura, 25, was charged with attempted murder for the April 15, 2023 attack on Kishida at a small fishing port in the western city of Wakayama, as well as four other charges including violations of laws on explosives and other weapons. In the ruling, the Wakayama District Court sentenced Kimura to 10 years in prison, according to Japan's public television and other media, without specifying which of the five charges he was found guilty of. The court did not immediately confirm the ruling by phone. Kimura, at an opening session of the trial in early February, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, saying he didn't intend to kill Kishida. The then-prime minister was unhurt, but two people sustained minor injuries. Kimura was arrested on the spot. The attack

F-35 for India? Pakistan fumes as Trump announces fighter jet deal

Pakistan has urged the global community to assess regional security risks, warning that it could disrupt the military balance and stability in South Asia