Military analyst Maroof Raza will deliver Field Marshal KM Cariappa Memorial Lecture, ‘A Talk on The Strategic Dimensions of Kashmir Issue’, at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment on October 25..

Serious security breach on INS Vikrant reported; Under-construction Aircraft carrier vandalized at Cochin Shipyard and computer items stolen..

In the history of India’s armed forces, an all-encompassing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a path-breaking initiative that would enable the nation to scale new height in national security..

The Paradigm Shift..

Pakistan has secretly released India’s most wanted terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a part of a grand plan to carry out terror attacks in Indian territory..

Raksha Mantri has approved extension of benefits of Child Care Leave (CCL) to single male service personnel and certain relaxations of CCL provisions in case of woman officers of defence forces. Presently, CCL is being granted to woman officers in ..

On August 13, 2019, missile destroyer ‘JS Sazanami’ of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, commanded by Commander Shoji Ishkawa,..

Commander of RBAF, Major General Pengiran Dato Pauduka Seri Aminan Bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud visited India last week and held wide–ranging discussions with the Indian armed forces hierarchy on mutual military cooperation. On arrival, ..

Stringent UAPA Bill that aims to pin down individual terrorists passed in Rajya Sabha by an overwhelming majority..

74-year-old CBR Prasad, a proud veteran of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has donated almost the entire savings of his life to the Ministry of Defence..

The Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Kargil War Memorial at Dras in Jammu and Kashmir today..

New terror outfit with an agenda of establishing 'Islamic rule in Bharat’ unearthed by NIA in Tamil Nadu..

  1. SINGAPORE NAVAL SHIPS ARRIVE AT PORT BLAIROn June 27, 2019, the Royal Singapore Naval ships ‘RSS Valour’ and ‘RSS Valiant’arrived at Port Blair, on a four-day visit. The visit aims to enhance India-Singapore naval cooperation. In addition to professional exchanges at multiple levels, various other interactions were carried out between the two Navies, which included sports fixtures and visits to historical places.  2. INS KOCHI DOCKS AT PORT VICTORIA, ..

NIA Arrests Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen terrorist Habibur Rehman near Bengaluru; Is Karnataka under Cong-JDS a safe haven for Bangladeshi terrorists too?..

National Security was one of the major poll planks during the 2019 election campaign. To mitigate the emerging internal and external security challenges Modi 2.0 should evolve an integrated National Security strategy..

  1.MARITIME INFORMATION SHARING WORKSHOP 2019The Indian Navy hosted a Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW), under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre—Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram. Over 41 delegates from 29 countries of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and beyond participated in the two-day event. The workshop was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. In the course of two days, the MISW acquainted the participants about IFC-IOR ..

  DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE VEHICLE (DSRV) OF INDIAN NAVY UNDERTAKES LIVE MATING EXERCISEOn June 2, 2019, the Indian Naval DSRV based at Visakhapatnam carried out live mating exercise that included transfer of personnel from the submerged submarine—INS Sindhudhvaj. The entire exercise was done by Indian crew. This exercise marks the culmination of the training phase on DSRV. This newly acquired skill by Indian Navy and live mating exercise is a historic achievement towards integration ..

  1. FIRST APACHE HELICOPTER FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE IAFOn May 10, 2019, the first Apache Guardian helicopter (AH-64E (I)) was formally handed over to the IAF at Boeing production facility in Mesa, USA. Air Marshal AS Butola, accepted the helicopter on behalf of the IAF. It may be recalled that the contract for 22 such helicopters were signed with the US Government and M/s Boeing Ltd in September 2015 and the first batch of these helicopters is scheduled to be delivered by July this ..

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha yesterday..

Sadhvi Pragya and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit are true brave hearts who defied their tormentors and proved them wrong with their extraordinary courage and uprightness. Today both stands tall and vindicated and their tormentors have crawled back to eating crow’s feet after they were exonerated in the Malegaon Blast case - Suresh EN  Sadhvi Pragya and Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit were detained and tortured in captivity for 8 years A lot has been written and ..

Francesca Marino, an Italian journalist, has reported that up to 170 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force on February 26, 2019. Italian journalist Francesca Marino has revealed that Balakot Air Strikes by IAF killed upto 170 terrorists and 45 are still in hospital An Italian journalist has made a big disclosure about the Indian Air Force's attack in Balakot, Pakistan on February 26, 2019. After the fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy ..

This image released by IS news agency Amaq claims Mohammed Zahran, center, is the terrorist who led the Easter Day attack in Sri Lanka that killed over 300. SL Army Chief says that these terrorists visited Kerala, Kashmir and Bengaluru.  Sri lankan Army Chief Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayke has told the media that suide bombers who executed the blast series in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday had visited Kerala, Kashmir and Bengluru. He does not know the motive behind the travels. Total death toll of ..

GOVERNMENT GIVES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL POWERS TO ARMED FORCESPost the Pulwama attack, the Narendra Modi government has enhanced the financial powers of the armed forces for procuring equipment and ammunition required to enhance their operational capability. The armed forces can now buy equipment worth Rs 300 crore under each proposal from a single vendor without the concurrence of the Integrated Financial Advisor. It also lays down the time frame for procuring the weapon system ie within three months ..

BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE BETWEEN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND INDIAN NAVIES – AUSINDEX-19 The third edition of AUSINDEX commenced on April 2, 2019. The aim of the exercise is, “To strengthen and enhance mutual cooperation and interoperability between the Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy, and provide opportunities for interaction and exchange of professional views between the personnel of the two navies”. The first edition of the exercise was held in September 2015 at Visakhapatnam. ..

Shortly after his address to the nation on March 28, Prime Minister spoke to scientists involved with the successful conduct of Mission Shakti, via video conference..

The Prime Minister said the A-SAT (Anti-Satellite) missile will give new strength to India's space programme and assured the international community that India's capability won't be used against anyone but is purely India's defence initiative for its security..

  1. THIRD TEST-FIRING OF PINAKA MISSILE SUCCESSFULOn March 12, 2019, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the third successful trial of Pinaka guided missile at the Pokharan range in Rajasthan after two successful trials on March 11, 2019. All the three trials met mission objectives proving the efficacy, reliability and high precision capabilities of the weapon system. The indigenously developed Guided Pinaka by DRDO will significantly boost the ..

MISINFORMATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND FAKE ACCOUNTS OF WING COMMANDER ABHINANDANMinistry of Defence through its press release has intimated the following “Misinformation on the shooting of Pakistan Air Force F-16 by MiG-21 Bison are being spread on various social media sites. IAF during the press statement on February 28, 2019 had clarified that one F-16 of Pakistan Air Force was shot by MiG-21 Bison and it fell across the LoC. Additionally, fake accounts of Wing Commander V Abhinandan have ..

Maj Gen (Retd) GD Bakshi  It was a well executed and very professional strike. It is a matter of pride for every Indian. Personal kudos to the Indian Air Force brave fighter pilots who have carried out this strike at Balakot, which was a training camp for JeM.We have been at war with Pakistan for the last 30 years, because of our peace-oriented lovey of these peaceniks. These have failed to respond. They have failed to protect our citizens. We have suffered 80,000 casualties in this proxy ..

Air Marshal (Retd) PK Roy   The February 26, 2019 air strike is the first time that India has used its air force for a strike on terror camps inside Pakistan-occupied Indian territory and demolished the myth that use of air power would escalate the situation to dangerous levels between the two nuclear states. It also sets a precedent for future action by India. On the negative side, it would also create pressure on the Government to retaliate in a similar way after every terrorist incident.   ..

Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain  I see sharp decision making to select an option from the spectrum that was most appropriate. It was a risk, but risk appraisal had been done. The IAF employed the right package of aircraft, weapons and routing besides deception. It was an action couple of notches higher on the escalation ladder and left few choices to Pakistan by ensuring moral ascendancy through only targeting terrorist facilities and not military and civilian infrastructure   The ..

India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan at the unprovoked act of aggression, including violation of air space by the Pakistan Air Force targeting of Indian military posts..

The spokesperson said, in this engagement, the country has unfortunately lost one MiG 21 and the pilot is missing in action..

Know about Pakistan's Sinister Plot to Foment Unrest in India..

  1. IAF CONTEMPLATING TO BUY MOTHBALLED RUSSIAN MIG-29sThe IAF in its desperation to make up for the shortfall in its dwindling fighter squadrons is contemplating buying 21 mothballed MiG-29 aircraft (aircraft prepared for a long period of storage to prevent corrosion) from Russia. These fighters were built in the 1980s but never assembled and flown. They could be assembled and upgraded in line with the current and in progress modernisation of the Mig-29s—extension of operational ..