How hard would it be to stop Iran's missile threat?Iran's missile and drone attacks continue in the Middle East. Neutralising these capabilities is a key goal for the US and Israel. Iran pos...
20 Mar, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Global military spending soars to $2.7 trillion in 2024; Russia, US, China, India, Germany account for 60%Global military expenditure soared to USD 2718 billion in 2024, a 9.4% increase, marking the largest rise since the Cold War's end, fueled ...
28 Apr, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
250 MoUs signed to set up industrial units in UP, TN Defence Industrial Corridors: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that over 250 MoUs have been signed for industrial units in the Defence Industrial Corridors of Ut...
10 Feb, 2025, 09.13 PM IST
Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time highThe independent Swedish watchdog said that last year, the three largest arms spenders were the United States, China and Russia, who between...
25 Apr, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
9,000 crores of budget already given to Indian defence industries for ammunitions: Army ChiefEmphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj ...
28 Jul, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
China modernising and expanding its nuclear arsenal: SIPRISIPRI in its annual yearbook said as a part of China's substantial expansion of its nuclear weapon arsenal, several additional nuclear warh...
14 Jun, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
India cuts defence exports to Turkey over Pakistan nexusLicence to sensitive items are being withheld amid security threats. India had started engaging meaningfully with traditional Pakistan ally...
24 Oct, 2019, 10.11 AM IST
Global arms sale rise first time since 2010, but sales of Indian arms companies declineIn the “emerging arms producers” category defense companies based out of Brazil and Turkey also reported a double digit growth in arms sale...
11 Dec, 2017, 09.58 AM IST
Seven Indian companies supplying components to ISIS: ReportSeven Indian companies are among those from 20 countries named in a list whose components were used by the ISIS to make explosives, a EU-ma...
26 Feb, 2016, 10.23 AM IST
Superior air and sea strategy behind Allied's WWII victoryPitched battles such as El Alamein, Stalingrad and Kursk have become written into history as the arenas where the course of the war was dec...
17 Feb, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Advanced Pinaka Mark-II successfully test firedThe tests were conducted from the Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur firing range No.2, about 15-km from Balasore.
09 Dec, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
Pinaka, Mark 2 rockets test firedThe advanced version Mark-II rockets with a range of more than 60 km, capable of acting as a force-multiplier, was developed to supplement ...
30 May, 2014, 07.23 PM IST
Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired at Chandipur"Six rounds of Pinaka rockets were successfully tested from the proof and experimental establishment at Chandipur," defence sources said.
19 Dec, 2013, 09.29 PM IST
India continues to stock cluster bombsCluster munitions have a wide-area effect, which makes them inaccurate when used. Unexploded duds lying around also pose a life-threatening...
04 Jun, 2013, 04.40 AM IST
- Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired for second day
Indigenously developed 'Pinaka' rockets were successfully test-fired, on the second consecutive day today
01 Mar, 2013, 04.49 PM IST
- India, Pakistan expanding capacities producing fissile material: Report
World military spending failed to rise last year for the first time since 1998 in a major shift from the international trend.
04 Jun, 2012, 06.09 PM IST
- Is DRDO's makeover just cosmetic?
There is scepticism if the steps will transform DRDO as an organisation.
14 May, 2010, 09.38 AM IST