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Aug- 2025 -

8 August

Air

Indian soldiers march past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2023

India Greenlights $7B Defense Deals Across Army, Navy, and Air Force

India has cleared several high-value military procurement proposals worth approximately $7.6 billion to enhance the capabilities of its land, sea, and air defense.

Jul- 2025 -

23 July

Air

Indian Army's first AH-64E Apache helicopter

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Hands First Apache Helicopters to Indian Army

The Indian Army has accepted the first Apache helicopters from Boeing as part of a US foreign military sale approved in 2017.

23 July

Asia Pacific

Combined squads of Indian and U.S. infantrymen practice small-unit tactics Feb. 9, 2021, during bilateral Indo-U.S. Exercise Yudh Abhyas at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, India. Now in its 16th iteration, Yudh Abhyas brings together India's 11th Jammu And Kashmir Rifles Battalion and the U.S. Army's 2-3 Infantry Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in order to build on the enduring Indian-U.S. partnership through 14 days of combined field training, cultural exchange and a brigade-level command post exercise, leading to greater interoperability between the two nations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Tolliver, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team public affairs.)

Rojoef Manuel

India to Embed AI Tech Into Army Systems Under New Roadmap

India is rolling out a formal roadmap to scale up its use of AI, machine learning, and big data analytics across its army, aiming to streamline operations and improve decision-making.

14 July

Arms

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India’s New 85-Second ‘Shoot-and-Scoot’ Howitzer Gears Up for Army Trials

The Indian Army is set to test a new mounted gun system with a shoot-and-scoot capability meant to dodge counter-fire and boost battlefield survivability.

11 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Indian Army Reveals Bold Equipment Modernization Roadmap

The Indian Army has outlined a modernization plan focused on hypersonic weapons, cyber capabilities, and other advanced systems.

9 July

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

India Takes on Stealth With First-Ever Photonic Radar

India’s defense research agency has taken a bold step into next-gen sensing with its unveiling of a photonic radar system.

Jun- 2025 -

25 June

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

India Buys $16M Worth of Indigenous Mini Drones From ideaForge

The Indian Army has placed an emergency order worth $16 million for mini unmanned aerial vehicles from Indian manufacturer ideaForge.

23 June

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

India Tests AI-Controlled Light Machine Gun in Mountains

The Indian Army has tested an artificial-intelligence-based light machine gun in the mountains.

May- 2025 -

25 May

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan, India Extend Airspace Ban on Each Other

Pakistan and India's aviation authorities said they would extend an airspace ban on each other's airlines, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

21 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Indian Troops Kill 27 Maoist Rebels, Including ‘Topmost Leader’

Indian commandos killed 27 Maoist rebels, including its chief and the backbone of the Naxal movement, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.

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