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Rafale Loss Confirmed: French Air Force Chief Acknowledges Indian Jet Downed in Indo-Pakistan Clash
By Axel Miller | 08 Jul 2025
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has long denied reports that it lost any Rafale jets in its May 2025 clash with Pakistan
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Musk-Trump feud puts $22B in SpaceX contracts at risk
By Cygnus | 06 Jun 2025
A high-stakes fallout between Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump is threatening to disrupt the trajectory of the U.S. space program
US finalizes $142 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, marking historic defense agreement
14 May 2025
In a landmark move, the United States has agreed to sell nearly $142 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, marking the largest defense cooperation package in U.S. history.
Hanwha Ocean eyes U.S. Navy repair orders as global ambitions grow
05 May 2025
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean is charting an ambitious course to strengthen its presence in the global naval shipbuilding industry, with a sharp focus on the United States
NCB seizes Rs88-cr worth of methamphetamine tablets in North East operations
16 Mar 2025
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized a huge consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs88 crore and arrested four members of an international drug cartel
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
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Russia claims its 'Kalinka' system can locate and disrupt Starlink signals
21 Dec 2024
Russia is reported to have developed a system that can locate, track and destroy signals from SpaceX’s Starlink satellites that helped Ukraine accurately locate and destroy Russian targets during the ongoing conflict.
Defence ministry approves Rs21,772-cr equipment acquisition for armed forces
05 Dec 2024
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday (3 December 2024)
Modi, Xi Jinping talk peace on the margins of BRICS summit
24 Oct 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan on Wednesday
DRDO conducts field, firing trials of light tank ‘Zorawar’
16 Sep 2024
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Friday conducted successful preliminary automotive trials of the indigenously developed light tank, Zorawar.
Defence ministry approves Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition proposals for defence forces
03 Sep 2024
Defence ministry has lined up Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition programme for the Defence forces, which include procurement of future-ready combat vehicles
Dassault to set up MRO facility for Rafale, Mirage 2000 fighter jets in India
06 Aug 2024
French aerospace and defence major Dassault Aviation is expanding its presence in India with a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
India flight-tests missile-based torpedo system for submarines
02 May 2024
India on Wednesday announced the successful flight test of a Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system that would give a big boost to Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability.
India tests Agni-5 missile capable of multiple strikes
12 Mar 2024
India on Monday successfully carried out the first flight-test of the Agni-5 missile with multiple warheads, each capable of targeting objects hundreds of kilometers apart, and a range of 5.000 kilometres.
Defence ministry approves Rs39,126-cr contract for domestic equipment makers
05 Mar 2024
The defence ministry on Friday signed five major contracts with local defence equipment manufacturers for capital acquisition worth a total Rs39,125.39 crore, as part of the government’s `Make-in-India’ initiative.
DRDO conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator
05 Jul 2022
DRDO said the flight is a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies, which will pave the way for development of critical military systems for autonomous aircraft
Armed forces to recruit 46,000 youth under ‘Agnipath’ scheme this year
20 Jun 2022
Agniveers, enrolled in the three Services for four years will be offered attractive monthly package with risk and hardship allowances besides a severance package of Rs11.71 lakh and a service profile that would enable employment in the civil sector
Ray of hope as Russia offers ceasefire, Ukraine distances from Nato
09 Mar 2022
Russia announced the ceasefire for evacuation of the civilian population from Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia, even as Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is no longer pressing for Nato membership for Ukraine, and cooled down on break-away provinces
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The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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