India eyeing Predator armed drones from the US
Source – India Today To scale up its surveillance capabilities along the border with China in the Himalayan heights, India is looking to acquire from the US a fleet of Continue Reading
IADN Strategic Focus Magazine: January 2023 Issue Launch
The IADN is the leading defence and strategic news and analysis website in India. On the occasion of its 10th year in service, the IADN launched E-magazine called “IADN Strategic Continue Reading
Prithvi-II Missile Test Fired
A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on January 10, 2023, from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. A well-established Continue Reading
Contract signed by Indian Navy for autonomous armed boat swarms under SPRINT scheme
Source – The Hindu The Indian Navy has signed an agreement with Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd for armed autonomous boat swarms under ‘SPRINT’, an initiative to promote development of Continue Reading
Lockheed AC-130 Gunship
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The gunship’s sole user is the United States Air Force, which uses AC-130H Spectre, Continue Reading
Raksha Mantri Visit to Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)
On the final day of his two-day visit to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the country, on January 06, Continue Reading
Now Indian Navy to get Rafale fighter jets after IAF
Source – Firstpost After the Indian Air Force (IAF) the Indian Navy is also in line to get Rafale fighter aircraft from France. Earlier, the Indian Air Force (IAF) had Continue Reading
Indian Navy to lease 1 Replenishment Oiler amid delays in HSL deal
Indian Navy has released a RFP to lease 01 fuel tanker for a period of 03 years, to be delivered within 10 months from the signing of the deal. The Continue Reading
Infra push witnessed along Arunachal border after Tawang clash
Source – Deccan herald Development of infrastructure, ranging from road construction to greenfield airport, took the centre stage in 2022 in Arunachal Pradesh, which was in the news recently following Continue Reading
PLA entered inside Indian territory to collect Cordyceps fungus
Source – Mint Numerous attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect Cordyceps — an expensive herbal drug in China, Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC) said on Continue Reading