Category: Defence

New Delhi | The Indian Navy is set to significantly enhance its air defence preparedness by procuring next-generation expendable aerial target drones designed to simulate modern sea-skimming anti-ship missile threats during live-fire exercises. The Ministry of Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Expendable Aerial Targets – Next Generation (EAT-NG) system. The move reflects the Navy’s growing focus on strengthening at-sea missile interception capabilities amid rapidly evolving maritime security challenges. Realistic Combat Simulation Unlike reusable target systems, the EAT-NG drones are designed to be destroyed during training missions.…

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New Delhi: France has expressed strong interest in procuring India’s indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system, signalling a significant evolution in Indo-French defence cooperation. The development follows India’s recent $36 billion agreement with Dassault Aviation for 114 Rafale fighter jets. In what analysts see as a move toward more balanced bilateral arms trade, France is now exploring procurement of Indian-origin defence systems. Filling France’s Artillery Gap French defence officials are reportedly evaluating the Pinaka system to address critical shortages in their rocket artillery capabilities. France’s existing LRU (Lance-Roquettes Unitaire)…

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New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an In-situ Exercise with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in the Indian Ocean Region, strengthening military cooperation and enhancing mutual understanding between the two countries. The bilateral engagement between the two countries was executed in the form of an air combat training exercise, featuring Su-30MKl multirole fighter from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and SAAB Gripen jets from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). Extended range operations by the IAF aircraft over the maritime domain were ensured by the IAF IL-78…

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Panaji: The Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG), DG Paramesh Sivamani inaugurated the Waterjet Production & Testing Facility of M/s Marine Jet Power (MJP) India at Goa, marking a significant milestone in India’s pursuit of maritime Aatmanirbharta. With this advanced production and testing facility under the Manufacturing and Transfer of Technology framework, India becomes the third country globally, after the United States and South Korea, to host such a facility. The newly inaugurated facility will ensure the domestic supply chain, enable indigenous testing of waterjet systems and emerge as…

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New Delhi: The Quality Assurance (QA)-Industry Conclave themed ‘Traceability, Speed and Trust – Leveraging Technology for Smarter Quality Assurance’ took place in New Delhi. It brought together senior leadership from the Ministry of Defence, Indian Navy, QA organisations, defence shipyards, public sector undertakings and leading private industry partners on a single platform to deliberate upon the future roadmap for a technology-driven quality assurance ecosystem. The conclave underscored the transformative role of digital technologies in redefining quality assurance processes across the defence manufacturing value chain. Deliberations focused on enabling end-to-end traceability,…

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New Delhi: Indian Navy inaugurated the MILAN Village on 15 Feb 2026 at the Eastern Naval Command, as part of its flagship international naval exercise, MILAN 2026. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, who formally opened the village for the participating navies and walked around the facilities setup to promote global maritime engagement. The thoughtfully curated MILAN Village, has been conceptualised and created as an experience zone that brings together delegates and naval personnel from over 70 countries in an atmosphere…

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Goa: The 5th Edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC-26) was successfully conducted at Naval War College, Goa on 21 Feb 2026, bringing together Chiefs of Navies and senior maritime leaders from 15 Indian Ocean Region nations. The Conclave reaffirmed the collective commitment of regional partners to strengthen cooperative mechanisms aimed at addressing common maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Organised by the Indian Navy under the overarching theme of “Common Maritime Security Challenges in the IOR – Progressing Lines of Efforts (LsOE) to Mitigate Dynamic Threats”, GMC-26 underscored India’s…

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Delhi: Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, inaugurated residential accommodation for senior sailors and defence civilians’ of Indian Navy as part of Project Seabird Phase IIA at Naval Base, Karwar on 21 Feb 2026 in the presence of Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar, Director General Seabird and other senior officers. The residential accommodation at East of Manzil Creek and Amadalli, consists of one tower of married accommodation for senior sailors comprising 60 Dwelling Units (DUs) and four towers comprising 240 DUs for naval defence civilians. The buildings…

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Mumbai: The 2026 edition of the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Memorial Lecture was held on 16 Feb 2026, marking the 21st Foundation Day of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi. The annual lecture honours the enduring legacy of VAdm KK Nayyar, whose intellectual vision and strategic foresight laid the foundation for NMF’s emergence as India’s premier institution for maritime thought and policy advocacy. VAdm Nayyar was not only a distinguished naval officer but also a pioneering strategic thinker. He played a central role in addressing India’s long-standing maritime neglect and fostering…

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Defence cooperation agreement renewed for another 10 years New Delhi: Raksha Mantri  Rajnath Singh and Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France Catherine Vautrin co-chaired the 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru, Karnataka.  The two Ministers discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues including priority areas for co-development & co-production of equipment. They emphasised on the need for a closer defence partnership and connecting the industries of both nations, especially in the field of niche technology.   ​The two Ministers reaffirmed the commitment to…

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