China is rapidly raising border settlements all along the line of actual control with India, India Sentinels has learned. According to some sources privy to this matter, China is building those settlements even in sensitive areas, some of which are a few metres across the undemarcated border. Read More

During the last phase of 1962 India-China war, the Indian Army units were struggling with a shortage of manpower and ammunition in the eastern sector. Read More

The Indian armed forces are likely to break tradition of naming its integrated theatre commands (ITCs) based on their geographical area of operations, like several countries, and number them instead, media reports said on Tuesday. Read More

The defence ministry’s Defence Acquisition Council has granted the “acceptance of necessity” to the Indian Navy to purchase 26 or Rafale (M) fighter jets and three additional Scorpene-class submarines. Out of the 26 marine warplanes, four would be trainers. Read More

The Indian military is likely to get its first integrated theatre command in August, at least two media outlets reported on Wednesday. This is going to be the first major reorganization of the country’s armed forces since Independence. Read More

India may sign deals worth around ₹90,000 crore with France soon. The deals include 26 Rafale (Marine) or Rafale (M) warplanes and three additional Scorpene (Kalvari-class) submarines for the Indian Navy, sources in the defence establishment said. Read More

In what is seen as a major shift in policy, the armed forces are mulling to permanently retain 50% of the Agniveer soldiers recruited under the Agnipath scheme. Earlier, the scheme capped the absorption of the Agniveers to 25% after they completed their four-year initial contract. Read More

An Indian triservices contingent left for Paris to take part in the Bastille Day parade in the French capital. Along with the contingent that will take part in the military march, three IAF Rafales will also participate in the flypast over the Champs-Élysées. Read More

Indian Navy officer Vice Admiral Atul Anand assumed charge as of the additional secretary in the department of military affairs, on Monday. Read More

India has gifted INS Kirpan, an indigenously built missile corvette, which was in service with the Indian Navy until now, to Vietnam. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, announced this after his meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart, Gen Phan Van Gang. Read More