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19 December

Sea

Indian Navy Commissions First Indigenous Diving Support Craft

The Indian Navy has commissioned its first domestically built diving support craft, strengthening underwater operational capabilities.

10 December

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

India Bets on Home-Grown Air Defense System Over NASAMS

India is moving toward the deployment of its home-grown integrated air defense system to strengthen protection over the national capital region.

9 December

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Debuts First Fully Indigenous Multi-Utility UGV for Frontline Ops

SapperScout Ver 2.0 UGV is India’s fully indigenous, six-wheel all-terrain vehicle with articulated suspension, equipped with advanced sensors, and ultrasonic detectors.

9 December

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Indian Army Uses 3D Concrete Printing to Reinforce Forward Positions Fast

India’s homegrown 3D concrete printer has moved into forward areas, helping troops reinforce positions along the country’s northern borders.

5 December

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

India Tests Indigenous Fighter Jet Ejection System

India has validated its indigenous fighter aircraft escape system through a successful high-speed rocket sled test.

4 December

Technology

VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 4, 2025) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bayonet Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, and Indian Army Soldiers, under the command of Col. Yash Agrawal and assigned to the 4/8 Gurkha Rifles Infantry Battalion, 91st Infantry Brigade, conduct field evacuation training during Exercise Tiger Triumph near Visakhapatnam, India, April 4, 2025. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness, and interoperability. The exercise enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy of Indian Army)

Rojoef Manuel

Neuralix AI Fires Up India’s Military Tech Revolution With Homegrown Defense AI

Karnataka startup Neuralix AI has rolled out India’s first fully indigenous defense AI platform, a milestone unveiled by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi.

4 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

India Forces Raid Maoist Hideout, Killing 12 Rebels: Police

Indian security forces killed at least 12 Maoist rebels during a raid on Wednesday that also left three officers dead, police said, as authorities press a major offensive to quash the guerrillas.

4 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Visits India for Defense, Trade Talks

President Vladimir Putin is set to begin a two-day visit to India on Thursday, seeking to deepen defense ties even as New Delhi faces growing US pressure to stop buying Russian oil.

3 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A V-BAT unmanned aerial system launches aboard Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), Feb. 9, 2024. The V-BAT provides the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable (MEU(SOC)) the capability to increase maritime awareness through utilization of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th MEU(SOC) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Rojoef Manuel

India’s JSW Breaks Ground on $90M Shield AI V-BAT Factory in Hyderabad

Indian firm JSW Defence has begun building a new $90-million plant in Hyderabad in partnership with Shield AI to locally produce the V-BAT unmanned aerial system.

2 December

Land