US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves his job, marks latest departure of a top defense leaderUS Navy Secretary John Phelan has suddenly departed his post. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a decorated Navy veteran and former congressional ca...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.09 AM IST
Why did John Phelan quit as US Navy Secretary? Shock exit, Trump-Iran link and Pentagon leadership change explainedJohn Phelan has suddenly left his job as US Navy Secretary. The Pentagon confirmed his exit, but no clear reason was given. Hung Cao is now...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.08 AM IST
Anthropic appoints Indian-origin Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its boardAnthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust is an independent governance body, designed to insulate key decisions as it scales its frontier AI syst...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Who is General Christopher LaNeve, new US Army Chief of Staff? US Army leadership change, LaNeve military career, education, life, family and net worthWho is General Christopher LaNeve, new US Army Chief of Staff? The US Army faces a leadership shift after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
Who is General Randy George, why was he fired by Pete Hegseth, and who will be next Army Chief of Staff? Pentagon leadership change, Randy George military career, education, life, family and net worthWho is General Randy George, why was he fired by Pete Hegseth, and who will be next Army Chief of Staff? The Pentagon confirmed that Defens...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.58 AM IST
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.China is undertaking a massive undersea mapping and monitoring mission across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. This extensive operat...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Life lesson from Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: 'The shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear'Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is best known for explaining evolution by natural selection, but it also offers a broader life le...
07 Jan, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
General David Allvin, US Air Force chief, retires two years before end of his four-year term; all you need to know about himAir Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin unexpectedly announced his retirement, effective around November 1, 2025, after serving only ...
19 Aug, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
Renowned DRDO scientist Ram Narain Agarwal, Father of Agni Missiles, passes awayRam Narain Agarwal’s work was instrumental in shaping India’s missile capabilities. As the first Programme Director of the Agni missiles, h...
15 Aug, 2024, 08.49 PM IST
US Senate confirms Indian-American as Assistant Secretary of Air ForceRavi Chaudhary has been confirmed by the United States Senate as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Air Force. He previously served...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Minds behind the missiles: North Korea's secretive weapons developersAnalysts say Kim Jong Un appears to be taking steps to institutionalize the missile forces, signalling his likely intent to make them a lon...
24 Jan, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
China officer says island fortification driven by threatsNavy academy researcher Senior Capt Zhang Junshe repeated China's stance that it has the legal right to take whatever measures it deems app...
09 Jan, 2019, 05.07 PM IST
Four Indian-Americans selected to US National Academy of EngineeringFour Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US NAE to be part of its new list of 80 members for their valuable contribution...
10 Feb, 2016, 06.59 PM IST
China to develop more aircraft carriersChina plans to build more new carriers as it looks to spread out its global naval presence in the midst of maritime disputes with a host of...
01 Dec, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
Space race turning out to be security threat to China: ReportChina's security is threatened by advances made by other countries in space based capabilities, a Chinese military think-tank has said.
19 Jun, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
Russia offers to develop supercomputer with India to counter Chinese supremacyRussia has proposed collaboration with India to set up advanced supercomputing facilities that will rival China’s Tianhe-2, world’s fastest...
08 Apr, 2014, 01.32 PM IST
India-China military drills to ease tensions, analysts sayBoth sides are scheduled to conduct the exercises from November 4 to 14 in the Chengdu Military Command area in China.
27 Aug, 2013, 06.41 PM IST