In a major boost for firepower of its fighter aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the Rampage long-range supersonic air-to-ground missiles which can hit targets at around 250 Km. The missile known as the High-Speed Low Drag-Mark 2 missile in the Indian Air Force was reportedly used in a big way by…
Defence Minister of India Shri Rajnath Singh on Sunday said talks between India and China are going smoothly and in a good environment, and India will never bow down. Singh, who is in Ahmedabad to campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, said India has become a powerful country from a military standpoint…
A swift response by the Indian Navy on a distress call raised by a Panama-flagged ship Merchant Vessel (MV) Andromeda Star helped in safeguarding and securing its crew which were mostly Indians. The Indian Navy (IN) on Sunday said, “A mission deployed Indian Naval Destroyer INS Kochi responded to the maritime security incident involving attack…
In a latest development, Yemen’s Houthis have attacked again, as reports suggest, damaging an oil tanker and a US drone shot down amid escalating tensions over Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. In his latest televised address, the Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility for targeting the “British oil ship Andromeda Star” in…
Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan concluded a comprehensive visit to France, which has reaffirmed the continued long-standing strategic partnership between India and France, and further reinforcing the bilateral Defence Cooperation between the two nations. The interactions of CDS with Mr Patrick Pailloux, Director of Civil & Military Cabinet of the Minister of the…
French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to “open the debate” about the role of nuclear weapons in a common European defence, he said in an interview published Saturday It was just the latest in a series of speeches in recent months in which he has stressed the need for a European-led defence strategy. “I am…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has achieved a significant milestone with the successful test firing of an air-launched ballistic missile capable of hitting targets over 250 kilometers away. The missile, known as ROCKS or Crystal Maze 2, is of Israeli origin and was test-fired from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet in the Andaman and Nicobar…
The United States (US) secretly agreed to send a long-range missiles to Ukraine in February, reversing a decision to withhold the weapons that some in the White House feared could dangerously escalate the war with Russia. President Joe Biden’s decision to reverse course was influenced in part by Russia’s increased attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure…
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a bilateral meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev last week and both sides reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest. NSA Ajit Doval held the meeting on the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High-Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters…
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in collaboration with the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), seized 86 kg of narcotics valued Rs 600 Crores (Cr) and apprehended 14 crew members from the Pakistani vessel in a meticulously planned anti-narcotics operation at sea on April 28, 2024. The ICG ship Rajratan, equipped with ATS…
