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India’s under-appreciated role as sword arm of the UN

India’s immense contribution to the ONUC (French: Opérations Des Nations Unies au Congo), one of the United Nations’ (UN) most complex peacekeeping missions in...

ARIES to train Next-Generation Solar Scientists Ahead of India’s Aditya L1 Mission

One year before the proposed launch of India’s maiden solar mission — the Aditya L1 — Indian researchers plan to create a skilled community...

Navy to Get Aircraft Carrier Vikrant, Missile Destroyer in 2021

While the Chinese Navy has commissioned three main battleships last Saturday at Sanya in Hainan naval facility in disputed South China Sea, the Cochin...

ISRO to Lay Data Relay Satellite to Track Gaganyaan

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch a data relay satellite that will help maintain contact with the Gaganyaan mission throughout after the launch,...

The Future is Unmanned

The Air Warfare Symposium, conducted by the US Air Force Association on 27 and 28 February, 2020, may go down in history as an...

Russia Plans $6 Billion International Space Station

Russian Space Agency ROSCOSMOS plans to spend $6 billion to set up a new international space station (ISS) after announcing its exit from the...

India has Resource and Assets to Map, Monitor and Enforce Good Order at Sea

Against the backdrop of increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean Region, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh on Friday said India has...

India Closer to Building World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

EDF made a binding offer to provide equipment and tech to build 6 power reactors in India. NCPIL will be responsible for construction and...

Indian Navy Dispatches DSRV to Assist Indonesian Navy’s Search for Missing Submarine

The Indian Navy on Thursday dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts...

India to ask SpaceX to Apply for Permit to Offer Satellite Internet Service

The government will ask Elon Musk-led SpaceX Technologies to apply for relevant permits under India’s telecom rules before offering its Starlink satellite internet services...

SpaceX Flight to ISS Postponed by one Day Due to Weather

A crewed SpaceX mission to the International Space Station has been postponed by a day due to weather concerns downrange of the launch site. Liftoff...

IAF Chief to Flag Off 6 Rafales From France Today

Indian Air Force Chief, Rakesh Bhadauria will flag off 6 Rafale fighters from the Merignac-Bordeaux airbase in France today. The IAF chief visited France on...

UK invites India as Guest Nation to G7 Foreign Minister’s Meeting

India is among the guest countries invited to join parts of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting to be hosted by the UK...

Indian Navy Maintained High Operational Readiness During COVID-19 CRISIS

Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Monday said the Indian Navy has maintained high operational readiness during the COVID-19 crisis and...

First Unit of Indigenously-Built Chopper ALH Inducted into Navy

Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) Mk III aircraft, was commissioned into the...

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