In the present international order, territorial conflicts are becoming increasingly common. Every day, we hear about territorial disputes between states. These disputes are not confined to control of land, but also control of the water, as ...
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are dominating the battlefields in combat in the twenty-first century. The current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, which involved the deployment of drones, has caused both nations to recon...
The defence exports industry in India is something that has been growing at a fast-paced rate for the last few years, it has been one of the underreported economic sources as well. One of the main objectives of India when it comes to defenc...
The history of Indian civilization has been tightly connected to the high seas around its territory. However, many scholars have repeatedly argued that India has a continental bias in its security policy. This led to a neglect of the mariti...
Armed forces of various great powers and regional powers are now integrating drones into their force structures and operational doctrines. They are being deployed not only for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) purposes bu...
After successfully carrying out military campaigns in Turkey, the country’s Bayraktar TB2 drones have gained numerous export customers in 2021. Poland is the first NATO member to order Turkish drones, which can fire anti-tank missiles. Ukra...
On 13 July 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Defence released the latest edition of its annual white paper, Defence of Japan 2021. The document describes a range of issues regarding Japan's security including China's growing military capabilit...
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the word stealth means, “a movement that is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard”. In simple words, stealth signifies secrecy. In the military, stealth is technologically used in aircraft, sh...
Reforms in the defence acquisition procedure was announced by defence minister Rajnath Singh on 30 September 2020, all of which will be implemented 1st October onwards. The purpose behind the reforms was two-fold, first goal was ‘Atmanirbha...
Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile with a flight range of 290 km and has maximum pace of Mach 3(three times the speed of sound). The name originates from the Brahmaputra river in India and Moskva in Russia. In February 1998, the two cou...
The Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh announced on 3rd December 2020, that the marine forces are planning to procure six more submarines and pitched for the third aircraft carrier. The Indian navy sees a third aircraft carrier as an absolut...
The race to outer space started during the Cold War when both the superpowers-the US and erstwhile USSR saw space as a territory to expand their power and establish a hegemony in. Over the years, many countries have established space progra...
