The Indian Navy–US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 began on 10 August 2026 at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala. The five-day bilateral naval training...
India has begun concerted efforts to join the French-led Future Combat Air System, a sixth-generation fighter aircraft programme, in 2026. The development comes alongside India’s fifth-generation Advanced Medium...
Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth became the first woman pilot in India to clear the Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course on 6 August 2026. She completed...
The Territorial Army (TA) is a reserve force of the Indian Army that combines civilian employment with military service. On 6 August 2026, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...
India test-fired the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile on 6 August 2026 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. The launch was conducted under the Strategic Forces Command,...
France submitted a techno-commercial proposal to India for 114 Rafale fighter jets on 29 July 2026. The proposed government-to-government deal is valued at about ₹3.25 lakh crore, or...
The United States Defence Department announced framework agreements on 3 August 2026 with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to expand production of Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area...
Russia’s S8000 Banderol is a lightweight air-launched cruise missile that was officially acknowledged in a state media report on 12 July 2026. By 29 July 2026, it had...
Chief of Defence Staff General N.S. Raja Subramani addressed the inaugural session of the Fourth Edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course on 3 August 2026 at the...
Vice Admiral Manish Chadha, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) on 3 August 2026. The Director General Naval Operations is a senior operational...
Russia launched the Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered attack submarine K-563 Ulyanovsk on 28 July 2026 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. The submarine was laid down on 28...
The Indian Air Force concluded Exercise ROTOR CLAP III at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, on 1–2 August 2026. The rotary-wing exercise was themed...
