Man Aman Singh Chhina

The weapon recovered after the attack on the Punjab Police's Intelligence headquarters in Mohali was identified as a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG). What exactly is an RPG, what are its origins, and what damage can it cause?

There have been reservations from the three services on the affect that the short contractual service for jawans will have on the efficacy of the services, especially in branches which deal with technical trained manpower.

General Manoj Pande has broken a glass ceiling by becoming the first Army Chief from Corps of Engineers. But, whether it’s his qualifications, career, postings or diligence, the General has been on a march

More than 58,000 veterans did not receive their pensions for April, prompting the Ministry of Defence Wednesday to intervene and ensure the money was disbursed immediately. Why did such a situation arise, and what is the remedy being sought for preventing a recurrence in future?

After several other officers and other ranks complained of having faced problems in dealing with Sparsh, the Ministry of Defence came clarified that pension would be released to the affected veterans by Wednesday evening.

Summy belongs to Haryana and will join the large number of women soldiers who have already joined the CMP and many of them are already deployed in field units.

In the Indian context, a short, intense conflict is often related to any potential military action which may take place between India and Pakistan.

The bond between the Bombay Sappers and the Sikh LI was strengthened when Lt Gen PS Bhagat assumed the Colonelcy of the Sikh Li in 1966.

The post by the ministry’s public relations officer in Jammu on the Army’s secular tradition had been criticised by the editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News

The RS-28 Sarmat, also called Satan-II, is reported to be able to carry ten or more warheads and decoys, and has the capability of firing over either of the earth’s poles with a range of 11,000 to 18,000 km.

Lt Gen Manoj Pande, who will be the next Chief of Army Staff, is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to reach the topmost position in the Army. What is the significance of this, and the long term implications for the Army?

The appointment has been vacant since the untimely and tragic death of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash in December 2021.

The sinking of the warship Moskva, the 600-foot, 12,500-tonne flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet — whether due to a Ukrainian missile strike or, as Russia claims, a fire on board — is a serious setback for Russia.

The cruise missile was developed in haste by the military as the Russian threat to the coastal areas of Ukraine was growing rapidly since the occupation of Crimea in 2014.

On April 8, the Army issued a Request for Information for the Cannister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Ammunition (CALM) System. The Army has specified that it intends to procure 150 such systems.

In March 1972, 50 years ago, the then Defence Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram made a statement in Lok Sabha acknowledging that there had been two cases of Pakistani prisoners trying to escape in one station involving three PoWs.

Sources in the Ministry of Defence have informed that the counter drone system developed by DRDO was tested in Punjab region in 2020 and has been put through extensive trials since then.

In subsequent editions of this Column, the other mutinies will be covered but today we shall recall the Christmas Island mutiny which took place on March 11, 1942.

The Navy has commissioned its second P-8I aircraft squadron – Indian Naval Air Squadron 316. INAS 316 has been christened ‘Condors’ after one of the largest flying land birds with a massive wingspan.

The Cabinet Committee of Security has approved the procurement of 15 indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH). When was the LCH project envisaged? What are the major features of LCH, and what are the roles in which it can be deployed?

The Ministry of Defence has stated in Parliament that the Indian Armed Forces do not use the term 'martyr' for personnel who die in the line of duty. What is the objection to this word?

As per a Request For Information issued by the Army on March 25, it requires 18 Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles. Here's why.

Second Lieutenant Muhammad Humayun Raza of the Corps of Signals had shot dead the pilot of the aircraft, Major Muhammad Qasim after the pair took off that afternoon from a small airstrip in Satrah near Gujranwala in West Punjab.

The DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) on March 27.