Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma assumed charge as the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters on 1 September 2026. She became the first non-medical...
The fourth edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course concluded in New Delhi on 30 August 2026 after a four-week programme that began on 3 August 2026 at...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are scheduled to hold the first ministerial and committee meeting of their new defence alliance in Istanbul, Turkey, on 31 August 2026. The...
India signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance on 28 August 2026 to procure the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system from the United States through the Foreign Military...
The Indian Coast Guard received ICGS Ajit, a Fast Patrol Vessel built by Goa Shipyard Limited, on 25 August 2026. The vessel is the seventh Adamya-class FPV built...
Indian Railways has announced a plan to convert seven high-density routes into four-lane, or quadruple-track, corridors across an 11,000-kilometre network. The identified routes carry about 41% of India’s...
The Indian Navy monitored the transit of merchant vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in August 2026 amid security risks to commercial shipping in the Red Sea corridor. The...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a high-altitude trial of the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at the Nyoma-Mudh Drop Zone in Ladakh’s Leh district...
INS Nipun was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 31 August 2026 at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. It is the second indigenously designed and built Nistar-class Diving...
On 25 August 2026, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the transfer of technology for all conventional missile systems developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation to...
The National Security Guard (NSG) Training Academy launched India’s first-ever Mahila Commando Conversion Course (MCCC) on 24 August 2026 at its garrison in Manesar, Haryana. The 12-week residential...
The “Eagles of Civilisation 2026” joint air exercise began between the Egyptian Air Force and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in August 2026. The drill involved Chinese...
