Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered Mangrol, the third of eight indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts, to the Indian Navy in Kochi on 21 August 2026....
The Israeli Air Force inducted its second “Gideon” aerial refuelling and transport aircraft at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel on 20 August 2026. The aircraft is a modified...
The Lucknow Division of the North Eastern Railway (NER) operated the “Awadh Mahashakti” freight train on 20 August 2026. The train was formed by combining three cargo trains...
A new shore-based Launch and Recovery System (LARS) Test Plinth was inaugurated on 19 August 2026 at the Submarine Rescue Unit (East) in Visakhapatnam. Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla,...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) on 18 August 2026 through the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, for long-term partnership with...
On 19 August 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved four multi-tracking railway projects with an estimated cost of ₹9,450 crore....
The gauge-converted 56-km Kailaras-Sabalgarh-Birpur rail section in Madhya Pradesh was virtually inaugurated on 18 August 2026. The Gwalior-Kailaras MEMU train service was extended up to Birpur on the...
The Department of Defence Production (DDP) under the Ministry of Defence notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) on 18 August 2026. The list contains 405 defence items...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the National Cadet Corps (NCC) All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek, titled Aparajita – Parang La 2026, at New Delhi on...
India and Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Yerevan on 17 August 2026 for cooperation in defence research, development, innovation, and joint production. India’s Defence Secretary...
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth received the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army on 17 August 2026 at Sheetal Niwas in Kathmandu. The ceremony was...
India’s Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about Rs 1,943 crore with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. on 17 August 2026. The agreement covers the lease of...
