Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reiterated India’s long-standing position of being a peace-seeking nation while making it clear that any provocation or challenge will be met with decisive strength. Speaking at the ‘Ran-Samwad 2025’ Tri-Service Seminar at the Army War College in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, Singh underlined the importance of defence preparedness in the...
The Indian Navy will commission two advanced Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, on August 26 in Visakhapatnam, the Ministry of Defence announced. These warships, built under Project 17 Alpha (P-17A), follow the earlier commissioning of lead vessel INS Nilgiri and represent a major leap in India’s indigenous naval shipbuilding capability. This...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a significant milestone in India’s ambitious human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, by successfully completing its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01). The test, conducted on August 24, demonstrated the end-to-end functionality of the parachute-based deceleration system, which plays a critical role in ensuring the safe landing of the...