Defence National
India will start testing long-range interceptor missiles under Project Kusha in 2026. The effort forms part of Mission Sudarshan Chakra (MSC), aimed at creating a multi-layered national missile defence shield by 2035. Objective of Mission Sudarshan Chakra Mission Sudarshan Chakra is designed to safeguard critical civilian and strategic sites. The indigenously developed
Defence National
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the first flight trials of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the coast of Odisha. The trial is a key step in India’s Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a nationwide defence initiative announced earlier this month. Multi-Layered Defence Design The IADWS combines three indigenous
Op-Eds Opinion
For decades, India’s view of the world from above has been filtered through foreign lenses. When border tensions flared or natural disasters struck, the nation’s ability to act decisively often depended on commercial satellite imagery supplied by companies like Maxar. While such providers offer advanced capabilities, their operations are bound to the political, legal, and
International
India and Kazakhstan have held high-level defence consultations to strengthen military cooperation. A Kazakh delegation led by Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff, met with Indian defence leaders including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, and Minister of