According to a Tweet "The Hindu" alleges that an Indian defence agency has
been purchasing equipment from an Israeli spyware firm that is being billed as
a potential Pegasus alternative, according to trade data reviewed by
The HinduThe spyware maker Cognyte, often billed as an alternative to Pegasus, has been selling tech gear to the Signal Intelligence Directorate which comes under the

A trainer variant of TEJAS taking off from the National Flight Centre, BangaloreA Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Defence has expressed ‘concern’ over the existing fighting force levels of the Indian Air Force and has recommended that Theaterisation of armed forces should be completed setting pragmatic targets. A report of the committee was submitted to Parliament todayA

The shortage in the number of fighter squadrons is being addressed through multi-pronged approaches to ensure that this is realised within time, budget and under the Make-in-India initiative, it added. The defence ministry told the committee that the IAF plans to induct the MRFA in a phased manner and that the case is being progressed under the Make in India provisions of the Defence Acquisition

India is set to export its indigenous anti-air system to Armenia, adding to its growing list of exports to the Asian country. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will manufacture and deliver the Akash anti-air systems as part of an estimated ₹6,000-crore deal.Recently, India successfully showcased the Akash missile system’s capability to engage four aerial targets simultaneously at a range of 25

Colombo: Sri Lanka has decided to impose a one-year moratorium in allowing foreign vessels to conduct research in the island nation’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said, amidst frequent docking requests from Chinese surveillance ships.There were apprehensions in New Delhi about the possibility of Chinese vessels’ hi-tech tracking systems attempting to snoop on Indian defence