Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The Kargil war of 1999 was one of the most difficult wars fought in the history of the world, with the Indian Army (IA) having to literally fight an uphill battle against a well dug in enemy that had...
  It is that time of the year again, when India in general and New Delhi in particular gears up for a month-long celebration for Republic Day, commencing with the Army Day Parade and various events around it. Included in...
India’s Defence Acquisition Council is likely to approve the acquisition of six indigenously developed weapon locating radars (WLRs) worth Rs 400 crores for the Indian Army (IA). Delhi Defence Review has learnt that the approval is for a new...
During the ongoing face-off between Indian Army (IA) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) in various sectors of the Ladakh-Tibet Theatre, late last night on 15-16 June 2020, a Commanding Officer of an IA INFANTRY Battalion...
Editor's note: In late 2011, our Editor-in-Chief Saurav Jha, & Publisher Devapriya Roy were invited to visit the under construction Rohtang Tunnel Project, now called the Atal Tunnel, by the Border Roads Organization & the Indian Army. This is...
According to Indian media reports, Indian and Chinese troops clashed in early May 2020 at two different sections of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), near Pangong Tso in Ladakh and the Naku La mountain pass in Sikkim resulting...
  Lt. General Raj Shukla assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) at the department headquarters in Shimla. He took over the reins from Lt. Gen. Thimayya who headed ARTRAC November 1, 2018, to April 30, 2020. Present Army...
    China’s military introduced reforms to the operations of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) following the “most comprehensive restructuring of forces in its history” with the aim of improving its ability to conduct joint operations in an effective manner. Its...
In March 2020, India and Armenia signed a deal for the sale of four Swathi weapon locating radar (WLR) stations. This deal, worth $40 million was the first of its kind with Armenia, and stands out because vendors from...
. The K9 Vajra is the Indian Army’s new self-propelled howitzer (SPH) jointly developed by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and South Korean defence manufacturer Hanwha Defence. In 2015, L&T was shortlisted as the main vendor for the manufacture & supply...

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