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...
The 15th edition of the India-Thailand bilateral military exercise, MAITREE-XV, is scheduled from 18 August to 31 August 2026 at Vibhavadi Rangsit Camp in Surat Thani, Thailand. The...
On 15 August 2026, the Prime Minister announced a “massive, modern” Civil Defence volunteer force during India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi. The...
The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth about ₹1,577 crore with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and NIBE Pvt Ltd on 13 August 2026 for loitering munitions, also...
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Task Force Falcon Strike on 13 August 2026 as its first multinational, multi-domain attack drone task force for operations in West Asia....
