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BrahMos Exports to Cross $600 Million
India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile exports are projected to exceed 600 million, with contracts and agreements linked to the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The Philippines has already received...
US Navy Awards $24.4 Billion SM-6 Missile Contract
The United States Navy awarded a multi-year production contract to RTX subsidiary Raytheon for the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptor missile on 1 October 2026. The contract is valued...
Lt Gen Akhilesh Kumar Takes Charge as General Officer Commanding of 1 Corps
Lieutenant General Akhilesh Kumar assumed charge as the General Officer Commanding of the Indian Army’s 1 Corps on 1 October 2026. The corps is also known as Strike...
India Exports Akash Air Defence System to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
India exported the Akash air defence system to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as of 1 October 2026. Akash is an indigenous short to medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by...
Mahindra and Embraer Select Nagpur for C-390 Assembly Line
Mahindra Group and Brazilian aerospace company Embraer have identified Nagpur in Maharashtra as the proposed location for a Final Assembly Line for the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft....
Taiwan Receives First F-16V Fighter Jets
Taiwan received the first two Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jets at Taitung Air Base on 2 October 2026. The aircraft are part of a 66-jet order under the...
IAF’s 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ Marks 75 Years
The Indian Air Force’s No. 17 Squadron, known as the Golden Arrows, completed 75 years on 1 October 2026. The squadron was raised on 1 October 1951 at...
Army Conducts Exercise Jai Se Vijay on NH-911
The Indian Army conducted Exercise Jai Se Vijay on 29 September 2026 near the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan. The drill used a stretch of National Highway-911 near...
US Launches FORTRESS America Defence Security Initiative
The United States Department of War launched the FORTRESS America initiative on 30 September 2026 through a memorandum. FORTRESS America stands for Federal Operations for Resilience, Troop Resources,...
Elon Musk to Co-Lead Project Meridian
Project Meridian is a United States Department of War initiative announced on 1 October 2026 to study the future of warfare. The panel will be co-led by Elon...
Second Edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference 2026 Begins in New Delhi
The Second Edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2026 is scheduled from 29 September to 1 October 2026 at Nausena Bhawan in New Delhi. The conference is the...
