Indian Defence News

Visakhapatnam Port Authority marked two milestones on Monday with the keel laying of a 60-tonne bollard pull tug and a contract for a second vessel. Built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, tugs will help handle larger ships more safely and efficiently.

GRSE has delivered Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Anjadip to the Indian Navy at Chennai Port, marking its fifth warship delivery of 2025 and the third vessel in the eight-ship ASW SWC series.

Indian Army Special Forces will showcase robotic mules, FPV drones, loitering munitions, UGVs and Negev NG-7 at the 77th Republic Day parade, highlighting India’s leap into future warfare.

Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir’s claim of “divine help” during India’s Operation Sindoor has triggered online trolling, exposing Islamabad's attempt to mask its setback after India’s strikes on terror camps.

The Indian Army plans to procure one lakh indigenous 9-mm pistols to boost self-reliance under the Make-in-India initiative. The pistols will replace older weapons and be used across plains, deserts and high-altitude areas.

The Indian Navy has inducted MH-60R Seahawk helicopters into frontline service, boosting anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and fleet support as undersea activity rises in the Indian Ocean.

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Param Vir Dirgha at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Vijay Diwas, honouring all 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees. The gallery replaces colonial-era portraits with Indian heroes. 

India and Maldives armies have concluded their two-week joint exercise Ekuverin in Kerala. The training focused on counter-insurgency and counter-terror operations, including cordon and search, close-quarter battles and amphibious drills. 

An indigenously developed drone forensics tool – Skynet Intel played a significant role during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in May 2025 by enabling the Indian Army to extract and analyze metadata from intercepted UAVs.

The Indian Air Force held the Combined Graduation Parade at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, where 244 Flight Cadets were commissioned. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan reviewed the parade and awarded top honours.