A series of tests that India carried out in May bring focus to a maturing rocket and missile force that is trying to hit farther, strike smarter and eventually fly faster than ever before. Let's have a look at the tests of the LR-AShM, TARA, Agni MIRV and the scramjet combuster.
Last year, Operation Sindoor brought focus to what has been a fact - Pakistan's lack of strategic depth - and also showed how that old geographical weakness now matters in a new way.
For a country committed to no-first use, INS Aridhaman is another step towards the most survivable form of deterrence: one that can endure a first strike and still fire back.
On March 18, Israel struck a gas field in Iran. Tehran responded in a matter of hours, striking refineries in several Gulf countries. What explains this sharp, quick counter-attack capability of a country whose military infrastructure has supposedly been severely degraded? The answer lies in a cheap drone and a dispersed military.
India is reportedly in the last stages of clearing and signing an agreement with France to purchase 114 additional Rafale fighter jets for the Air Force. The deal, if it goes through, would mark the conclusion of a fighter jet hunt that the Indian Air Force began nearly two decades ago.
India reportedly tested a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile this week. The test launch, not officially acknowledged, marks steady progress in India's quest to ensure a second-strike capability and strengthen its nuclear posture. Here's how.
Since the fatal June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171, terms like RAT, CVR, and Mayday have filled coverage of the air crash. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down seconds after take-off, a rare and catastrophic failure. As investigators pore over flight data and debris, here's a quick explainer to make sense of the aviation jargon everywhere.
A brutal 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran ends with a US-brokered ceasefire. But was this really a resolution—or just a strategic pause?
Together, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator make the most devastating combo in modern warfare.
An F-35 fighter jet from the British Royal Navy made an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram due to a technical snag—and it's still parked there 5 days later.
The Air India Flight 171 crash shook many, but what must it have been like for the pilots in line to take off from Ahmedabad after the ill-fated jet? Despite rigorous training, pilots admit that fear lingers, but they rely on muscle memory and a problem-solving mindset to carry on.
India's fifth-generation stealth fighter, AMCA, just got a major boost with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh clearing its execution model.
Meet the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator — a 13,000-kilo, six-metre-long bomb built to do what no other non-nuclear weapon can.
What does "kinetic action" mean in a military context?
But is this the game-changer the IAF desperately needs? Can the committee offer immediate solutions to the fighter jet shortage? Will it deliver a long-term roadmap for the IAF’s capability development, or is this another bureaucratic exercise with no tangible outcomes?
The pitch also comes when India is grappling with delays in its domestic fighter programs, such as the Tejas Mark 1A and the ambitious AMCA, which remain in the prototype stage. These setbacks create a fertile ground for foreign lobbying, but should India let its long-term vision for indigenous defence manufacturing take a backseat?
They break down how collisions like these happen and why they’re so hard to avoid. The submarine was at periscope depth, recharging its batteries, and visibility was poor—so what went wrong?
But how did an internal letter get leaked? What does it reveal about the military's structural resistance to women in leadership roles? And how does the Indian Army compare with the Navy and Air Force, where women have been flying fighters and serving on warships since 2015?
The LRLACM test was especially significant because it showcased the Manik engine, a homegrown development that represents a major advancement in the country’s missile propulsion technology.
But what does the intelligence world look like? What does the job of an intelligence officer truly entail? How are covert operations planned and executed, and where do the gaps lie? Does the Pannun incident reveal deeper issues within India’s intelligence framework?
