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Mitra Shakti 2025: Indo-Sri Lanka Drills Sharpen Urban Warfare Amid Regional Flux

Mitra Shakti 2025: Indo-Sri Lanka Drills Sharpen Urban Warfare Amid Regional Flux The 11th Mitra Shakti exercise roared to life on November 10, 2025, at Belagavi’s Foreign Training Node, uniting 170 Indian (Rajput Regiment-led) and 135 Sri Lankan troops in a 14-day crucible of urban warfare and counter-insurgency. Under UN Chapter VII mandates, the drill—running […]

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India-Israel MoU Unlocks Rampage Missile Tech: Post-Sindoor Boost for IAF Precision Strikes

India-Israel MoU Unlocks Rampage Missile Tech: Post-Sindoor Boost for IAF Precision Strikes The November 4, 2025, Tel Aviv Joint Working Group (JWG) signing, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, heralds a new era in India-Israel defense ties, unlocking full technology transfer for Rampage and Air LORA missiles post-Operation Sindoor’s triumphs. With BEL and HAL

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Rajnath Singh’s DPSU Review: 2025’s ‘Year of Reforms’ Targets Rs 50,000 Cr Exports

Rajnath Singh’s DPSU Review: 2025’s ‘Year of Reforms’ Targets Rs 50,000 Cr Exports On November 10, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spearheaded the annual performance review of India’s 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in New Delhi, igniting the ‘Year of Reforms’ with a clarion call for innovation, indigenization, and explosive export growth. Amid a

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INS Sahyadri Docks in Guam

INS Sahyadri Docks in Guam: Malabar 2025 Signals Quad’s Ironclad Indo-Pacific Resolve The stealthy silhouette of INS Sahyadri pierced the Northern Pacific horizon on November 9, 2025, docking at Guam for Exercise Malabar 2025—a multilateral naval powerhouse underscoring the Quad’s unyielding commitment to Indo-Pacific stability. Hosted by the US from November 10-18, the drill brings

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DRDO’s Solar-Powered Stratospheric Airship

DRDO’s Solar-Powered Stratospheric Airship: India’s High-Altitude Edge in Border Surveillance DRDO’s Solar-Powered Stratospheric Airship: India’s High-Altitude Edge in Border Surveillance Published: November 11, 2025 | By DefenceNiti Team In a bold revival of lighter-than-air technology, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has reignited its ambitious project for a solar-powered stratospheric airship, positioning India as

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LVM3-M5 Triumph: CMS-03 Powers Navy’s Secure Comms in a Contested IOR

LVM3-M5 Triumph: CMS-03 Powers Navy’s Secure Comms in a Contested IOR LVM3-M5 roars off Pad 2 at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota, on November 2, 2025, carrying the 4,410 kg CMS-03 satellite. (ISRO) At 21:08 IST on November 2, 2025, the night sky over Sriharikota lit up as ISRO’s LVM3-M5 rocket—India’s heaviest and most powerful launch vehicle—thundered

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Exercise Trishul 2025 showcases India’s tri-service integration

Exercise Trishul 2025: Tri-Service Synergy Signals Deterrence to Pakistan and Beyond INS Jalashwa disgorges MARCOS and armored vehicles onto Gujarat coast during Exercise Trishul 2025. (Indian Navy) From the sun-baked deserts of Rajasthan to the windswept shores of Gujarat and the turbulent waters of the northern Arabian Sea, Exercise Trishul 2025—launched on November 4, 2025—unfolds

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INS Ikshak commissioning marks India’s growing hydrographic prowess

INS Ikshak Commissioning: Bolstering India’s Hydrographic Edge in the Indo-Pacific INS Ikshak, the third Survey Vessel (Large), being commissioned at Naval Base Kochi on November 5, 2025. (Indian Navy) On November 5, 2025, the Indian Navy achieved another milestone in its indigenous shipbuilding journey with the commissioning of INS Ikshak, the third of four Survey

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DRDO’s HET: Hypersonic Engine Testbed

DRDO’s HET: Hypersonic Engine Testbed Ignites Mach 8+ Future by 2028 In November 2025, DRDO achieves sustained Mach 8.2 flight for 22 seconds with scramjet-based Hypersonic Engine Testbed (HET)—a critical milestone for HSTDV-2 hypersonic cruise vehicle induction by 2028. Chandipur, Odisha, November 4, 2025—In a breakthrough that places India among an elite global trio, the

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Exercise Trishul 2025

Exercise Trishul 2025: India’s Tri-Service Power Play Along the Western Frontier Amid escalating tensions along the India-Pakistan border, the Indian Armed Forces have launched Exercise Trishul 2025 (TSE-2025), a high-stakes tri-service drill underscoring unified combat readiness. Kicking off on October 30 and running until November 10, this 12-day wargame—led by the Indian Navy’s Western Naval

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