A significant escalation in military signaling unfolded in the Indo-Pacific region as China conducted a missile test into the Pacific Ocean coinciding with the start of joint naval exercises with Russia. The coordinated timing of the test and drills underscores deepening defense cooperation between the two nations amid rising global geopolitical tensions. According to defense...
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...