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TREND | 09 May 2026, 08:47AM

Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani appointed next Chief of Defence Staff

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Present CDS General Anil Chauhan will complete his tenure on May 30

Govt appoints Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani as Chief of Defence Staff: Report

Business Standard | 09 May 2026, 07:21AM 3 more

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TREND | 08 May 2026, 12:37PM

DRDO-IAF conduct maiden flight trial of Indigenous tactical strike weapon

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TARA, the modular range extension kit, is India's first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons, says MoD

Indian Air Force, DRDO conduct maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon

Business Line | 08 May 2026, 11:07AM 1 more

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TREND | 08 May 2026, 12:11PM

India's defence sector ramps up drone output for next-gen combat

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IG Defence, whose unmanned systems were used in Operation Sindoor, joins the race to produce 200 FPV kamikaze drones per day

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TREND | 07 May 2026

Two former Chinese defence ministers sentenced to death for corruption

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Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges on Thursday, official media reported. Wei and his successor Li, who worked under President Xi Jinping's watch, were expelled from the ruling Communist Party in 2024. Wei served as Defence Minister from 2018 to 2023, and Li barely served a few months as his successor. Li, a Chinese aerospace engineer who headed the People's Liberation Army's all-important Rocket (Missile) Force, was personally picked up for the top defence post by Xi himself.

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TREND | 06 May 2026

One year of Op Sindoor: Defence stocks surge amid geopolitical tensions

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Defence stocks rally on geopolitical tensions and policy push, but analysts caution that near-term upside may be priced in despite strong long-term prospects

Defence

TREND | 06 May 2026

MBDA to help IAF establish MICA missiles MRO capabilities in India

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This facility will help India's domestic defence sustainment effort, improving turnaround times, with capacity to support MICA missiles throughout the duration of their time in service

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TREND | 06 May 2026

Major military operations against Iran over, Op Epic Fury concluded: Rubio

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that major US military operations against Iran are over - but he stopped short of saying the conflict cannot be restarted. Rubio told reporters at the White House that "Operation Epic Fury" - the attack the US and Israel mounted on Iran on Feb. 28 - "is concluded" because its objectives were met. Rubio said recent clashes with Iran related to US efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz were "defensive in nature." "We're not cheering for an additional situation to occur," he said. "We would prefer the path of peace." He said Iran must agree to President Donald Trump's demands on its nuclear program and reopen the strait, a waterway vital to global oil and gas supplies. US forces pressed ahead with an effort to guide commercial ships through the strait, but so far only two vessels are known to have passed through. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US prefers a peaceful effort to guide vessels out of the Persian Gulf but is ready to ac

Hegseth, Caine say US-Iran ceasefire is not over despite fresh attacks

Business Standard | 05 May 2026

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TREND | 05 May 2026

India's Most Distinguished Cybersecurity and Defence Strategist Joins Synergy Quantum to Fortify the Nation's Quantum Sovereignty

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Defence Ministry inks 1,476-crore deal with BEL to strengthen air defence system

Business Line | 05 May 2026

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TREND | 05 May 2026

DRDO declares paid internship with Rs 30,000 stipend, apply till May 15

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has opened registrations for its 2026 internship programme, with registrations underway until May 15

Defence

TREND | 05 May 2026

Defence stocks: HAL, GRSE, Apollo Micro gain up to 3% in weak market

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The Nifty India Defence index hit an intra-day high of 9,093.20, up 1.3 per cent on the NSE in intra-day deals, and was inching towards its 52-week high of 9,159.55 touched on June 24, 2025.

Private defence push gains ground as KAL drone, JWALA system debut

Business Standard | 04 May 2026 1 more