The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved a major defence procurement package worth about ₹79,000 crore (approximately $8.90 billion) on 23 October. These capital… Continue reading "Indian Defence Acquisition Council Approves Rs 79,000 Crore Military Procurement"
India’s defense forces marked a major milestone in October 2025. The indigenous Zorawar light tank successfully test-fired the Nag Mk II anti-tank guided missile at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in… Continue reading "India’s Zorawar Light Tank Successfully Fires Nag Mk II Anti-Tank Guided Missile"
The Indian Navy commissioned its second state-of-the-art Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), INS Androth, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 6 October. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Vice… Continue reading "Indian Navy Commissions its Second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft – INS Androth"
The Indian Army has issued a tender to procure five to six regiments of the Anant Shastra Air Missile Defence System (AMDS) to the state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The… Continue reading "Indian Army Issues $3.4 Billion Contract for BEL’s Anant Shastra Air Defence System"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Agni-Prime ballistic missile from a specially designed rail-based mobile launcher on September 24. The intermediate-range missile was fired under a… Continue reading "India Successfully Launches Agni-Prime Missile from Rail-Based Mobile Launcher"
The Indian Ministry of Defence signed a Rs. 62,370 crore (approximately $7 billion) contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to procure 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A jets for the… Continue reading "Indian MoD Signs Biggest HAL Contract for 97 LCA Mk1A Jets"
The Indian Ministry of Defence released the ‘Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap – 2025’ in September 2025, which outlines the future capability requirements of the Indian armed forces for the next… Continue reading "The 15-Year Plan to Modernise the Indian Navy’s Surface Fleet – TPCR 2025"
On 23 August, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the Odisha coast. In a… Continue reading "India Successfully Conducts Maiden Flight Tests of New Integrated Air Defence Weapon System"
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security approved a landmark deal for 97 new HAL-built Tejas Mk1A light combat aircraft, valued at roughly ₹62,000 crore (about $7.4 billion) on August 19, 2025.… Continue reading "India Approves $7.4 Billion HAL Tejas Mk1A Fighter Jet Deal"
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata delivered its first Nilgiri-class frigate under Project-17 Alpha to the Indian Navy on July 31. Himgiri is the third Nilgiri-class frigate delivered… Continue reading "GRSE Delivers Himgir; Their First P-17A Nilgiri class Frigate to the Indian Navy"