Indian Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was conferred the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described Chopra as the epitome of perseverance, patriotism, and the Indian spirit of striving for excellence.
Chopra joined the Indian Army as a Naib Subedar back in 2016 and was promoted to Subedar in 2021, and in 2022, he became Subedar Major.
Oct 22, 2025
The Second Edition of Indian Navy's Commanders' Conference
The second edition of Indian Navy's biannual Commanders' Conference 2025 is being held in New Delhi from October 22 to 24, 2025. The Conference assumes greater significance in the backdrop of 'Operation Sindoor' and the Navy's high tempo of operations and combat preparedness. The Navy's focus on enhancing combat capabilities, interoperability, and joint Operations with Indian Army, IAF, and ICG underscores its resolve to deter emerging threats and showcase maritime prowess in the IOR and Indo-Pacific.
The conference serves as a platform for close interaction with national leadership and bureaucrats, and fine tune Navy's outlook towards mitigating multi-dimensional challenges in current geo-strategic environment.
The conference also features addresses by the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff and embedded discussions with senior naval leadership. Interactions would aim for harnessing synergy in joint planning and execution of operations and optimising resources for capability enhancement.
Oct 20, 2025
Cochin Shipyard Launches Three Vessels, Including Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft for Navy
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a public-sector shipbuilder, launched three technologically advanced vessels, including an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) for the Indian Navy.
The other vessels launched are the Hybrid Electric Methanol-Ready Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) and India's largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger, DCI Dredge Godavari.
Oct 19, 2025
Mahindra Group, Embraer Ink Pact to Offer C-390 Millennium Aircraft to IAF
Brazilian aerospace major Embraer Defense & Security and India's Mahindra Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly offer the C-390 Millennium for the Indian Air Force's Medium Transport Aircraft programme. The deal aims to establish local manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance capabilities for the aircraft in India.
The agreement expands on a memorandum of understanding signed in February 2024, which outlined initial cooperation between the two companies. The new pact takes the collaboration further by defining roles in marketing, industrialisation and supply-chain development. Both firms will work closely with India's defence establishment and private aerospace ecosystem to identify potential partners for production and maintenance.
Raksha Mantri Inaugurates 3rd Production Line of LCA Mk1A & 2nd Production Line of HTT-40 at HAL ...
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the third Production Line of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A and the second Production Line of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) at the Nashik facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). He also flagged-off the first LCA Mk1A produced at the facility.
Raksha Mantri described the flight of the state-of-the-art aircraft as a shining symbol of India's growing Aatmanirbharta in defence. He highlighted the transformation of the defence sector in the last decade under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted that the country, which once imported 65-70% of critical military hardware, is now manufacturing 65% of the equipment on its own soil. He voiced the Government's resolve of increasing domestic manufacturing to 100% in the times to come.
Oct 18, 2025
Indian Navy Leads 'Prasthan' Multi-agency Drill Off Kakinada Coast
The bi-annual multi-agency coordinated exercise - 'Prasthan' concluded on October 16 by Indian Navy in the Eastern Offshore Development Area off Kakinada. The exercise conducted under the aegis of Eastern Naval Command (ENC), witnessed active participation from the Indian Coast Guard, ONGC, Offshore Defence Advisory Group (ODAG), Intelligence Bureau, Marine Police, the State Fisheries Department and private operators like RIL, Vedanta and others.
The exercise is conducted at regular intervals to validate measures and procedures to respond effectively to various contingencies that may arise onboard offshore installations, including oil production platforms and support vessels. The current edition of 'Prasthan' was conducted onboard the RIL platform 'KG D6 Ruby' and the 'RG' fixed platform with deployment of six Indian Naval ships and two helicopters, an Indian Coast Guard ship, MARCOs teams and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists.
Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath Flag off First Batch of BrahMos Missiles Manufactured in Lucknow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Aerospace unit in Lucknow's Sarojini Nagar.
BrahMos Aerospace, the manufacturer of the "BrahMos" supersonic missile system, has successfully produced the first batch of the missile system from its new Integration and Test Facility in Lucknow. This state-of-the-art unit became fully operational after its inauguration on May 11, 2025. It houses all modern facilities for missile integration, testing, and final quality checks. After successful testing, the missiles are prepared for deployment by the Indian Armed Forces.
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