defence

Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic

May 03, 2026 9:28 am

The seven companies are SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, several of which already work with the Pentagon.

Mutually automated destruction: The escalating global AI arms race

April 14, 2026 8:40 am

The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear age in the 1940s, when the atomic bomb’s destructive power forced rival nations into an uneasy standoff.

What are Chinese ‘Xiaokang’ Villages, which are coming up in contested areas along LAC?

March 12, 2026 11:02 am

China has been constructing 628 such Xiaokang or 'well-off villages' along India’s borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region for over five years now. These have been constructed all along the LAC

AI is the nervous system of modern defence: India must shift to mission mode

February 27, 2026 1:46 pm

AI will not replace soldiers. It will augment them. However, the speed and scale of augmentation will determine the operational advantage. It will depend on what data can be processed without latency in real terms

PRAHAAR: Why India’s new counterterrorism document is more intent than full-fledged strategy

February 27, 2026 8:53 am

Until now, India’s CT architecture was scattered across laws, internal SOPs, cabinet decisions and state level arrangements. The 'newness' lies in putting them together in a single, public, national-level policy and strategy

'Only 5-7 years left': Rajnath Singh sets deadline for India’s first fighter jet engine

February 17, 2026 11:38 am

Rajnath Singh said that self-reliance in critical technologies has become increasingly important as he addressed scientists at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, a DRDO unit that develops aero engines.

Pune Inc | ‘It is zero cost per kill’: As drone warfare rises, a Pune startup is building silent defence shield for India

February 10, 2026 4:00 pm

The Pune-based company built a directed-energy weapon, an AI-powered laser sniper that will neutralise any incoming target at the press of a button.

Union Budget 2026: Defence allocation jumps to Rs 7.84 lakh crore, focus on capital spend and aerospace

February 01, 2026 2:18 pm

In comparison, the defence budget for 2025–26 was set at Rs 6,81,210 crore, with a capital outlay of Rs 1,80,000 crore, later revised to Rs 1,86,454 crore at the revised estimates stage.

Revisiting Manjit Bawa through 'The Storyteller'

January 30, 2026 12:23 pm

Vadehra Art Gallery’s latest exhibition traces the modernist painter’s enduring dialogue with myth and form.

What ‘Made in India’ C295 aircraft herald for defence manufacturing

January 25, 2026 1:13 pm

While Airbus delivered 16 aircraft in ‘fly-away’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville, Spain, last year, the remaining 40 aircraft are being manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in India, under an industrial partnership

Maldives Defence Minister meets Parrikar

January 20, 2016 5:40 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Minister of Defence and National Security of Maldives Adam Shareef met his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi to boost bilateral ties, especially in the area of security. Shareef held delegation-level talks with Parrikar during which it was reportedly decided that both the nations should deepen their defence cooperation. Earlier in the day, Shareef also inspected a tri-services guard of honour during a ceremonial reception in the national capital. During his stay here, Shareef will also meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Army movement was a regular exercise: Satpal Maharaj

January 10, 2016 1:19 pm

Patna, Jan 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chairman of the defence committee Satpal Maharaj on Sunday said that while he headed the defence committee as its chairman, it was informed to them that the movement of army was a regular exercise. Brushing aside allegations that a news item concerning troops' movement published by the Indian Express in 2012 was 'fake', former information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said it's unfortunate, but the story was true.

Tewari's comment on VK Singh should be avoided: BJP

January 10, 2016 8:51 am

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday took a jibe at Congress leader Manish Tewari, saying that the discussions of standing committee are never brought out in public and that is something which they take as oath. He further said that he does not think any such discussion took place within the standing committee on Defence and so Tewari's comment over VK Singh should be avoided. Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli raised question against Manish Tewari by asking him that why he did not disclose these things when they were in the government? He further stated that the Congress party says something else when in government and something different when they are not in the government.

New "Winter-free" Fence On The Line Of Control: Sushant Singh Shares Details

August 01, 2015 8:52 pm