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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Reaffirms Border Peace as Prerequisite During his Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar’s meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila reaffirmed India’s firm stance that peace and tranquillity along the border remain the absolute prerequisite for normal...

D-Propulse Successfully Demonstrates Indigenous Rotating Detonation Engine, Achieves TRL-5

New Delhi: D-Propulse, an IIT-Madras-incubated start-up, has achieved a breakthrough by successfully demonstrating its Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) with an aerospike nozzle at TRL-5, producing 5 kN thrust even under reduced air mass flow...

Boosting Air Power: IAF Advances with Over 60 Indigenous Defence Programmes

New Delhi: In a big push to the nation’s air power, the Indian Air Force is currently engaged in more than 60 indigenous defence programmes in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation...

Major Breakthrough: Maiden Flight Test of Long-Range Air Defence Missile System – Kusha Successfully Conducted

New Delhi: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has achieved a major breakthrough with the maiden flight test of the indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system, Kusha. The test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam...

EU Naval Mission ‘Operation Atalanta’ Authorised to Intercept Russian Shadow Tankers

Vienna: The European Union has authorised its naval mission in the Indian Ocean to stop and board Russian shadow fleet tankers suspected of operating under false flags, the bloc announced. EU member states have authorised...

Focus on West Coast: US Navy Moving Forward with Plans to Build a New Dock for Aircraft Carriers

Washington: Concerned by the lack of docks on the West Coast that can service large vessels such as aircraft carriers, the US Navy is moving forward with plans to build a new dock at...

Farnborough Airshow 2026: Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Makes Debut

London: While giving a cursory glance at the sleek and gently curved airframe, an average onlooker may have assumed it to be a small fighter jet. And it may accompany fighter jets, but no...

Expanding Footprint: Paras Defence to Set Up Semiconductor Packaging Unit in Madhya Pradesh

In a major development for India’s domestic electronics manufacturing ecosystem, Paras Semiconductors Private Limited - a subsidiary of defence engineering firm Paras Defence and Space Technologies – has announced plans to construct a greenfield...

India Issues Rs 2,000 Crore Tender for 10 Coast Guard MALE Drones

NEW DELHI. In a significant move aimed at fortifying India’s maritime domain awareness and securing its expansive coastline, the Ministry of Defence has officially initiated the procurement process for 10 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)...

Beyond Traffic Congestion: IIT Madras Startup ePlane Unveils Flying Taxi Prototype

In a major milestone for Indian aerospace technology, deep-tech startup The ePlane Company officially assembled and unveiled its full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype. Designated as the e200X (PT-01), the aircraft was...

MBDA Unveils Counter Mass Interceptor for Surface-Launched ASRAAM Systems

Modern conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have highlighted a severe economic asymmetry in air defence: armed forces are frequently forced to fire multi-million-dollar interceptors to neutralise inexpensive, mass-produced unmanned aerial vehicles...

Global Navies Unite in Kochi for Operation Southern Readiness

The Indian Navy hosted 254 participants from 26 nations at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi for Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, showcasing advanced water survival techniques and interoperability. The Southern Naval Command in Kochi became...

AEW&C MK-II Programme: DRDO Inks Two Major Contracts with Industry Partners

New Delhi: In a significant boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), DRDO has signed a contract with AI Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), New Delhi for the conversion of six A321...
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