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1 April

India Buys Legacy Russian System to Counter Low-Flying Threats

India has procured the Tunguska mobile air defense system from Russia to strengthen its defenses against low-flying aerial threats.

Mar- 2026 -

31 March

Arms

Adani Defence & Aerospace delivers the first batch of Prahar Light Machine Guns to the Indian Army.

Jodesz Gavilan

India’s Adani Defence to Produce 100,000 Guns Annually

Adani Defence and Aerospace says it can produce 100,000 guns a year, signaling a major expansion of India’s domestic defense production.

26 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

India's indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters

Inder Singh Bisht

India Begins Helicopter-Launched Drone Program

The Indian Air Force has begun a helicopter-launched drone project to extend the operational reach and survivability of its rotary-wing platforms.

18 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Indian Navy Looks to Match America’s MQ-4C Triton With Jet-Powered Drone

The Indian Navy is charting early plans for a jet-powered, high-altitude, long-endurance drone that could redefine how it monitors vast stretches of the Indian Ocean.

18 March

Asia Pacific

Narendra Modi shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with Indian and Iranian flags behind them.

Krishna Vadlamannati

Why India Quietly Prefers a Weaker Iran Over Regime Change

India quietly prefers a weakened but stable Iran, fearing regime change could shift regional power toward Pakistan and deepen instability.

12 March

Business

Inder Singh Bisht

TKMS, VEM Technologies Partner to Produce Torpedoes in India

TKMS has signed a teaming agreement with VEM Technologies of India to jointly produce heavyweight torpedoes in the country.

12 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Unveils Delta-Wing Combat Drone With 1,000‑Km Strike Range

India is advancing its long-range strike capabilities with Project KAL, a new one-way attack drone designed for precision engagements into adversary territory.

9 March

Asia Pacific

Soldiers in camouflage from the India practice shooting at a target, demonstrating precision and focus.

Giulia Bernacchi

Indian Army Event Links Industry, Academia for Emerging Defense Tech

The Indian Army held an industry-academia event focused on drone technology and emerging domestic defense systems.

9 March

Asia Pacific

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Sentinel at Sea: India Rolls Out TRIDENT‑SAMUDRA for Real-Time Naval Awareness

The Indian Navy is beginning to lean towards artificial intelligence to impose a more commanding presence over its oceanic regions.

6 March

Air

An Ilyushin Il-76 prepares to land at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo providing the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)

Rojoef Manuel

India Greenlights Massive Buy of 60 Military Airlifters

India has moved forward with a major effort to modernize its tactical airlift fleet after the Defence Procurement Board approved a proposal to acquire 60 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

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