First ever “India-Indonesia Defence Industry Exhibition-cum-Seminar” was organised in Jakarta on 30th April 2024 by Embassy of India, Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Ministry of Defense, Republic of Indonesia which marked a keystone bilateral defence cooperation event in the series of programmes being organised during the 75th year of establishment of diplomatic ties…
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff on 01 May 2024. On assuming charge, the Flag Officer paid homage to Bravehearts that made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation by placing a floral wreath at the National War Memorial. The Flag Officer was Commissioned into the Indian…
The success of ballistic missile defence facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey systems, experts say – and intensify missile arms races. Iran launched as many as 120 intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Israel on April 13, U.S. and Israeli…
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command (TC) on 01 May 2024. Air Marshal N Kapoor was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College….
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence (MND) said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels operating around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on 4th May 2024 (Saturday) and 6 am (local time) on 5th May 2024 (Sunday). According to Taiwan’s MND, one of the seven Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of…
It has been reported that a senior Hamas official has said that the group would “not agree under any circumstances” to a truce in Gaza that did not explicitly include a complete end to the war. The official, who asked not to be named, decried Israeli efforts to obtain a deal on releasing hostages “without…
The Army Dental Centre of Research & Referral (ADC R&R) celebrated 25 years of establishment on 01 May 2024. General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command Lieutenant General MK Katiyar visited the Dental Centre on the occasion and released a Special Postal Cover. Director General Dental Services Lt. Gen Vineet Sharma, and former Commandants of…
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM assumed command of the Indian Navy on 30 April 2024 as the 26th Chief of the Naval Staff. Notably, he succeeds Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC who retires upon superannuation, after an illustrious career in the Indian Navy. Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, is an alumnus…
Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas terrorists attacked it, while the defence minister claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a ceasefire deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza”. Both struck…
The Indian Navy has performed a “miracle” (Karishma), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said, heaping wholehearted praise for the force’s numerous operations in foreign waters where it assisted several merchant ships commandeered or threatened by pirates. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Rajnath Singh also dropped hints of the government’s readiness to positively consider the…
