Current developments in defence, military affairs, defence procurement, military capabilities and national security.
South Korea’s arms-procurement agency issued a short statement on Tuesday after defence-industry talks in New Delhi. Most of it was routine: industrial cooperation, support for the K9 howitzers already serving with the Indian Army, a 2020 roadmap that needs reviving. One line reopened the K30 Biho India question. The Biho Hybrid air-defence system, Seoul said,…
How Ashni platoons, Shaurya squadrons and a widening electronic-warfare contest with Pakistan are rewriting Indian Army doctrine India drone warfare is undergoing a major transformation as unmanned systems are increasingly integrated into military formations for surveillance, precision strikes, electronic warfare and battlefield awareness. By October 2025, the Indian Army’s Director General of Infantry was ready…
Pakistan HQ-17AE air defence system has emerged as a significant new element in Pakistan’s short-range air-defence modernisation. Twenty-eight seconds into a Pakistan Air Force video released just after midnight on September 7, a six-wheeled vehicle with a folded radar array rolls past the camera. Nobody narrates what it is. No caption names it. By the…
The air power theatre command India debate is no longer simply about whether India should theatreise its armed forces, but about how to integrate air power without sacrificing its flexibility. Air power has limits, but its importance in modern warfare has not diminished. Ukraine, Iran and China’s recent conflicts show that air superiority alone cannot…
Indrajaal Ranger, developed by Hyderabad-based Indrajaal Autonomous Defense Systems, has secured approximately ₹155 crore in new orders for deployment in India’s border-security and urban-security environments. The orders mark a significant step in the deployment of mobile counter-UAS capability in India. A Toyota Hilux fitted with radar, an AI command layer and a net launcher is…
US precision missile shortage has emerged as a major concern following five months of conflict with Iran, after Reuters reported that military sources with access to classified Pentagon data disclosed significant depletion of several critical missile systems. On August 4, 2026, Reuters reported that military sources with access to classified Pentagon data had disclosed the scale…
INS Vikramaditya highlighted the risks of relying on imported platforms. On the afternoon of 25 February 2026, the closing ceremony of Exercise MILAN was held on a flight deck off Visakhapatnam. Forty-two ships and submarines had taken part, 29 aircraft, delegations from dozens of navies. The deck belonged to INS Vikrant, built at Cochin Shipyard. Also…
