Articles for Armed Forces

Indian Naval Academy Gets New Commandant

The post of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet is one of the most significant operational assignments in the Indian Navy, tasked with securing Indian maritime interests from the Gulf of Hormuz to the Western Indian Ocean.

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India Test-Fires Pralay, Its Latest Surface-To-Surface Missile

‘Quasi ballistic trajectory’ and range of 150-500 km gives it the appearance of an Interceptor

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Key Defence Procurement Reform In Jeopardy

HAL likely to gate-crash $3 Bn Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) programme earmarked for the private sector under Strategic Partnership model, as Government seeks review

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Government Orders Tri-service Inquiry Into Chopper Crash Which Killed Chief Of Defence Staff

Defence Minister makes statement in Parliament, Court of Inquiry to be headed by an IAF Commander-in-Chief

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IAF Chopper With CDS Gen Rawat On Board Crashes In Nilgiris

2 of 14 on board Mi-17V5 helicopter confirmed dead, 3 rescued

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Tata-Lockheed Martin JV Ready To Build Fighter Aircraft Wings In India

With parts of supply chain already in place, American giant hopes for head start to F-21 campaign in IAF’s upcoming $15 Bn tender

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India Signs $679.4 Mn Kalashnikov Rifle Contract, Seeks Russian Help To Deter China

Traditional partners fail to clinch long-pending Ka-226 helicopter and VSHORAD missile deals

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The Essence Of India-Russia Bilateral Relations Is Not Only Defence; It Is The Energy Security And Beyond

To define the essence of India Russia bilateral relations in narrow boundary of defence is the simplistic old school narrative. A closer look will reveal the unfolding of many other dimensions of economic cooperation. It is in the critical areas of energy-security and beyond. India has already made its biggest energy investments in Russia in the past where Russian and Indian companies have been pushing for greater cooperation in the oil and gas sector beyond the $32 billion invested in joint projects,

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