In what is seen as a major step towards compartmentalization of the country’s armed forces into integrated theatre commands, the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force will cross-post mid- and junior-level officers into a sister service, India Sentinels has learned. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, has attended the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on May 29. Read More

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against British aerospace and defence company Rolls Royce PLC, top executives of its Indian unit and arms dealers for alleged "kickbacks" in the procurement of Hawk 115 Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force and Navy. Read More

An Indian Air Force Apache AH-64 combat helicopter made an emergency landing near Bhind in Madhya Pradesh while it was carrying a routine operational training. Read More

In all wars, there are always unsung heroes whose tales of grit, valour, and extraordinary feats while facing unimaginable adversities get buried never to see the light of the day. This is an effort to bring out to the world one such story from 1962 India-China war that took place in the cold desert of Ladakh. This is the story of the 1962 operation in the Chushul sector. Read More

The navies of India and Saudi Arabia conducted their second edition of bilateral exercise “Al Mohed Al Hindi” between May 23 and May 25 off the coast of Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Read More

The Indian Army chief, General Manoj Pande, landed in Manipur, on Saturday, on a two-day visit to review the situation in the aftermath of ethnic clashes that broke out earlier this month in the state. Gen Pande was accompanied by the Eastern Army commander, Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita. Read More

In the aftermath of recent spurt in violence in Manipur, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles have launched large-scale combing operations in vulnerable flash points as well as in the higher reaches surrounding Imphal valley. Read More

The defence ministry’s Dirang-based National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has launched a one-of-its-kind expedition to hoist the national flag at the highest point of all the country’s state. Read More

Displaying exception synergy in a high tempo integrated exercise in obstacle-ridden terrain, the Indian Army’s paratroopers from the Shatrujeet brigade and Indian Air Force jointly validated precision operations deep inside enemy territory along the western borders. Read More