Iran’s revenge calculus: Which levers can Tehran still pull?Following US-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Tehran has threatened retaliation, potentially targeting US personnel and infrastruc...
24 Jun, 2025, 08.27 AM IST
Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is lesson for West on its vulnerabilitiesUkraine's "Operation Spiderweb" utilized inexpensive drones to strike Russian air bases, damaging or destroying over 40 aircraft and exposi...
05 Jun, 2025, 06.13 PM IST
How Syria’s rebels developed lethal drone technologySyria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has undergone a remarkable transformation from a beleaguered jihadist faction to a well-organised milita...
05 Dec, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Iran’s better, stealthier drones are remaking global warfareIran's drone technology is reshaping global conflicts, with drones based on Iranian designs being used in various countries, including Suda...
09 Apr, 2024, 02.05 PM IST
Drone attack on US base in Jordan raises concerns of escalating conflict in the Middle EastA recent drone attack on a US base in Jordan, attributed to Iran-backed militias, raises concerns of escalating conflict in the Middle East...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
U.S strikes groups linked to IRGC in Syria; here's all you need to know about Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards CorpsIran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which is directly accountable to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been suspected of carr...
24 Mar, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine warElectronic warfare technology targets communications, navigation and guidance systems to locate, blind and deceive the enemy and direct let...
03 Jun, 2022, 03.47 PM IST
Cheap but lethal Turkish drones bolster Ukraine's defensesThe Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles, which carry lightweight, laser-guided bombs, normally excel in low-tech conflicts, and Turkey h...
17 Mar, 2022, 07.35 PM IST
The second drone age is here and it’s a free-for-allThe transformation of defense operations has been far-reaching: 102 countries now run active military drone programs.
03 Jan, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
We need Artificial Intelligence to fight and win our wars, says Indian Army chiefThe “imaginative and offensive” use of drones riding on AI algorithms, first in Idlib and then in Armenia-Azerbaijan, have challenged the t...
02 Jul, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
Drone brings terror and a message: Time to gear upWith terror outfits rapidly adapting to technological advances, such attacks will only get sophisticated and deadlier in the future. “Other...
28 Jun, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
New era of robot war may be underway unnoticedThat such a step may have taken place unheralded and largely unnoticed, however, should not be a surprise. The last two decades have seen a...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
View: Optimizing the force; a calibrated balance between modernisation, cost and resourcesWarfare is evolving in its interpretation and the emerging technologies coupled with futuristic security needs merit an in-depth analysis o...
07 Dec, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
20 years after withdrawal, Israel, Hezbollah brace for war"We are preparing seriously for the next war. We're not taking any shortcuts because we understand we have to be extremely strong to defeat...
20 May, 2020, 08.45 PM IST
View: Iran’s retaliation is more conventional than expectedIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told his advisers last week that its response should be a “direct and proportional attack on...
08 Jan, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
India, US to collaborate on drone swarms & other military hi-techsUS undersecretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment, Ellen M Lord, after co-chairing the DTTI meeting with secretary (defence prod...
25 Oct, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
London attacks herald guerrilla terror tacticsThe use of a heavy vehicle to mow into crowds and the stabbing spree in central London bear the palmprints of the extremist group's methods.
05 Jun, 2017, 09.58 AM IST