RA News Desk

Mumbai: Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy engineering company, has secured a contract from Denmark-based towage operator Svitzer A/S to construct four advanced TRAnsverse 3200 tugs. Deliveries for the...

New Delhi: As geopolitical developments across the Gulf continue to reshape global defence priorities, demand for long-range autonomous strike systems is accelerating. Against this backdrop, IG Defence is positioning KAL, India’s indigenous Shahed-class long-range...

New Delhi/Mumbai: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) supplied 100% of the specialised steel required to build INS Malvan, the Indian Navy's latest indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercraft (ASW-SWC), commissioned on July 22, 2026 at...

Washington: Dissatisfied with the quality of the engines for its fighter jets, the US Air Force is looking for new engines — and perhaps new manufacturers. “The current industrial base has demonstrated significant challenges, including...

Washington: The Defence Department August 3 announced framework agreements with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin aimed at expanding production of critical Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, or THAAD, interceptor components as the...

Washington: The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) next week will kick off its inaugural Lift Challenge, a weeklong competition that aims to “revolutionise heavy vertical-lift aviation” by finding a drone capable of lifting...

Washington: The US Air Force’s F-47 programme has begun its engineering and manufacturing development phase and will fly in the coming years, a service official said. The programme, described as “extreme teaming” with industry partners,...

New Delhi: Pakistan has deployed 250 Chinese-made SH-15 truck-mounted self-propelled howitzers along its border with India, marking a significant escalation in artillery reinforcement, according to media reports. Intelligence sources revealed that the Pakistan Army...

New Delhi: Russia has introduced a new electronic warfare system designed to interfere with Starlink communications by targeting satellites directly rather than attacking ground terminals. The system, named Volna Kupol Garant, represents a departure from...

New Delhi: India and the United Kingdom (UK) have formally launched the India‑UK Autonomous Platforms and Uncrewed Systems Working Group at the Farnborough International Air Show 2026, marking a major step in bilateral defence...

NEW DELHI. In a major push toward modernising India’s national security framework, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has underlined the urgent necessity of deepening integration between the military and civilian components of the Ministry of Defence...

New Delhi: Government has appointed Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja, SM, VSM & Bar, presently serving as the Director General Medical Services (Air), as the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) with effect from...

New Delhi: Two strategically important satellites, NVS-03 and GISAT-1A, have been waiting at India’s spaceport in Sriharikota for weeks, with their launches stalled due to the absence of government approval, media reports said. Alongside...