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29 April

India Says Signs Deal With France for 26 Rafale Fighter Jets

India has signed a contract to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France, with the multi-billion-dollar deal to include both single and twin-seat planes.

28 April

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Global Military Spending Hits $2.718 Trillion, Highest Since Cold War: Report

Global military spending reached $2.718 trillion in 2024, marking a 9.4 percent increase over 2023, the largest rise since the Cold War.

28 April

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

India Nears Hypersonic Engine Flight Test Following Another Ground Trial

India’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory conducted a longer duration ground test recently of a scramjet engine combustor.

25 April

Air

Joe Saballa

India’s Grounded ‘Dhruv’ Choppers Back in Action for Counter-Terror Ops

The Indian Army’s grounded Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters have been cleared to resume operations following a deadly terrorist attack in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

25 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Indian and Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire in Kashmir

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said.

24 April

Arms

Juster Domingo

Vietnam to Sign $700-Million BrahMos Missile Deal With India

Vietnam is finalizing an agreement with India to acquire BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles amounting to $700 million.

24 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

India PM Vows to Pursue Kashmir Attackers to ‘Ends of the Earth’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Thursday to punish those responsible for killing 26 civilians in Kashmir, after his government blamed arch-rival Pakistan for backing the gruesome attack.

22 April

Asia Pacific

Indian Army soldiers are patrolling with AK-47 weapons in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 24 Killed in Kashmir Attack on Tourists: Indian Police Source

At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists, a senior police officer said.

14 April

Arms

Screenshot of India's 30-kw vehicle-mounted laser-based weapon system

Christine Casimiro

India’s Domestic ‘Star Wars’ Laser Weapon Downs Drone in Trials

India has successfully tested its 30-kilowatt laser-based weapon system — purpose-built to destroy drones, missiles, and aircraft — for the first time.

14 April

Air