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TREND | 19 Apr 2025

Tri-services future warfare course to be held in Delhi from Apr 21 to May 9

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The second edition of Tri-services Future Warfare Course for senior military officers will be held at Manekshaw Centre here from April 21 to May 9, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Saturday. The three-week course will focus on how technology impacts war-fighting, "necessitating a re-look at the thinking, concepts, doctrines, strategies and tactics, techniques and procedures," it said. The course will be conducted under the aegis of Integrated Defence Staff headquarters and coordinated by the tri-services think-tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies. This edition features an enhanced curriculum covering specialised subjects and domain-specific warfare developments in military operations, the statement said. "Building on the success of the first course held in September 2024, this expanded three-week programme continues the vision of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan to prepare officers for the complex challenges of modern warfare," the statement said. "The co

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TREND | 18 Apr 2025

Government Committed To Make India Self-Reliant In Defence Sector: Rajnath Singh

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The BJP-led government has taken several major steps to achieve self-reliance and declared items that will be indigenously manufactured and not imported, he noted.

Rana Pratap, Shivaji Maharaj real national heroes, not Aurangzeb: Rajnath

Business Standard | 18 Apr 2025 1 more

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

India, UK discuss deeper military ties, advancing defence capability

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According to the Ministry of Defence, the discussions focused on enhancing defence industry collaboration and boosting the Make in India initiative

Gaza 'annexation' part of military strategy, says Israeli defence minister

Business Standard | 17 Apr 2025 1 more

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

China slams US for increasing its defence budget to $1 trillion

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The Chinese military on Wednesday criticised the United States for increasing its defence budget to USD one trillion, saying that "wanton use of force will not make America great again". Reacting to reports that the US defence budget for fiscal year 2026 will reach a record USD one trillion, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defence, said such an act would only inflict painful disasters upon the people of the US and the rest of the world. China, which is the second largest defence spender after the US, hiked its defence budget early this year by 7.2% increase to USD 249, which is a USD 17 billion rise compared to last year. America's sky-high defence budget exposed once again the bellicose nature of the US side and its belief in "might makes right," Zhang was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The US government is in heavy debt, yet it keeps pouring ill-gotten wealth exploited from other countries into manufacturing weapons,

Indians among 18 get Lifesaver Award for rescuing 22 from fire in Singapore

Business Standard | 16 Apr 2025

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TREND | 14 Apr 2025

IAF relief aircraft faced GPS spoofing over Myanmar, raising security concerns

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The incidents, reported in Myanmar's airspace, disrupted navigation systems on C-130J and C-17 aircraft, forcing pilots to switch to inertial navigation systems.

IAF's losses: Jet crashes bring focus on simulation training of pilots

Business Standard | 13 Apr 2025 1 more

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TREND | 14 Apr 2025

DRDO tests futuristic 'Star Wars' laser weapon: Here's what it can do

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DRDO successfully tests indigenous laser-based directed energy weapon, MK-II(A), shooting down drones and placing India among few nations with such advanced defence tech

Defence

TREND | 12 Apr 2025

Pentagon to end $5.1-billion in contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the information technology services contracts represent non-essential spending on third party consultants' for services Pentagon employees can perform

Taiwan detects 34 Chinese sorties, 6 naval vessels around its territory

Business Standard | 12 Apr 2025

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TREND | 11 Apr 2025

Indigenous glide bomb Gaurav' clears DRDO trials, nears IAF induction

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It hit a target nearly 100 kilometres away with pin-point accuracy

Defence

TREND | 11 Apr 2025

UK steps up Ukraine aid as Western allies rally to secure arms, ammunition

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Britain on Friday announced a surge of military support to Ukraine, as the war-ravaged country's Western backers gathered at NATO headquarters to drum up more weapons and ammunition to help fight off the Russian invasion. Britain said that in a joint effort with Norway just over $580 million would be spent to provide hundreds of thousands of military drones, radar systems and anti-tank mines, as well as repair and maintenance contracts to keep Ukrainian armoured vehicles on the battlefield. On the eve of the meeting in Brussels, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a key issue was strengthening his country's air defences. Ukraine needs a sufficient number of modern systems like Patriot missile systems, he said in a post on social media. A political decision is needed to supply these systems to protect our cities, towns, and the lives of our people especially from the threat of Russian ballistic weapons. Our partners have such available systems, Umerov said. Russian forces

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TREND | 11 Apr 2025

HAL slams reports with 'malicious intent' after chopper crash in Gujarat

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HAL said that it cannot respond to or comment on all these reports one-on-one due to the sensitive nature of Defence issues and products