Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Friday, 4 April 2025

DRDO flight-tests army version of Indo-Israeli Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM)

MRSAMs are vertically launched supersonic missiles, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats from missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helic...

Ajai Shukla 4 days ago 0

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

strategy

Defence exports grow 12% in FY25, hit Rs 23,622 crore high

By Ajai Shukla India's defence and aerospace exports during the last eight years have been: (Rs in Crores) 2017-18 2018-19...

Ajai Shukla 6 days ago 0

Monday, 31 March 2025

Indian Navy

HAL scores in Financial Year 2024-25: Despite Supply Chain Woes, HAL logs revenue of Rs 30,400 crores ($3.58 billion)

HAL posted a revenue of Rs.30,400 crores ($3.58 bn) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. This is the same as the previous year...

Broadsword 8 days ago 0

region

Curtain Raiser: Exercise TIGER TRIUMPH - 2025

The Indian and US militaries will hold the HADR Exercise Tiger Triumph from tomorrow By Ajai Shukla The fourth edition of Exercise Tiger Tri...

Ajai Shukla 8 days ago 0

Saturday, 29 March 2025

russia

The Diplomat: India and Australia Discuss Ways to Increase Already Close Defense Cooperation

Indian MoD official shakes hands with his Australian counterpart at the India-Australia Defense Policy Talks By Ajai Shukla The Diplomat Mar...

Ajai Shukla 10 days ago 0

Indian Army

MoD inks two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with HAL for supply of 156 LCH, Prachand to the Armed Forces

66 LCHs will be supplied to the Indian Air Force; 90 will be supplied to the Indian Army MOD also contracts with Metrea Management for we...

Ajai Shukla 10 days ago 0

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Private Sector

MoD brainstorms with 50 small firms and start-ups to accelerate defence innovation

Most of the firms that attended are engaged in programmes under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative Wednesday, March 26...

Ajai Shukla 12 days ago 0

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Indian Navy

DAC clears indigenous purchases worth over Rs 54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines, Varunastra torpedoes and AEWS systems

Government release Thursday, March 20, 2025 Under the chairmanship of Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh, the Defence Acquisition Council (DA...

Ajai Shukla 19 days ago 0

Monday, 3 March 2025

US military

The Diplomat: The logic of India's warship numbers

In addition to their economic, constabulary, and diplomatic responsibilities, Indian warships are constantly preparing for their primary war...

Ajai Shukla month ago 0

Sunday, 23 February 2025

Morale

A visit to the Veterans' office: "The army is committed to its veterans"

The Veterans’ Sewa Kendra gives visitors a welcoming feeling We have about 26,00,000 military pensioners and another 700,000 widows, accor...

Ajai Shukla month ago 3

Friday, 14 February 2025

US military

The full case for scrapping the MMRCA tender and buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Ajai Shukla I thought that airing my view about the folly of buying a 4th-Gen fighter at this point in time would stir up a debate and it...

Broadsword 2 months ago 110

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DRDO flight-tests army version of Indo-Israeli Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM)

MRSAMs are vertically launched supersonic missiles, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats...

Apr-04 - 2025 | No Comments

Defence exports grow 12% in FY25, hit Rs 23,622 crore high

By Ajai Shukla India's defence and aerospace exports during the last eight years...

Apr-02 - 2025 | No Comments
HAL scores in Financial Year 2024-25: Despite Supply Chain Woes, HAL logs revenue of Rs 30,400 crores ($3.58 billion)

HAL posted a revenue of Rs.30,400 crores ($3.58 bn) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025....

Mar-31 - 2025 | No Comments

Curtain Raiser: Exercise TIGER TRIUMPH - 2025

The Indian and US militaries will hold the HADR Exercise Tiger Triumph from tomorrowBy Ajai...

Mar-31 - 2025 | No Comments
The Diplomat: India and Australia Discuss Ways to Increase Already Close Defense Cooperation

Indian MoD official shakes hands with his Australian counterpart at the India-Australia Defense...

Mar-29 - 2025 | No Comments

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MoD inks two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with HAL for supply of 156 LCH, Prachand to the Armed Forces

66 LCHs will be supplied to the Indian Air Force;90 will be supplied to the Indian...

Mar-29 - 2025 | No Comments
MoD brainstorms with 50 small firms and start-ups to accelerate defence innovation

Most of the firms that attended are engaged in programmes under the Innovations for Defence...

Mar-26 - 2025 | No Comments
DAC clears indigenous purchases worth over Rs 54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines, Varunastra torpedoes and AEWS systems

Government release Thursday, March 20, 2025 Under the chairmanship of Defence Ministry...

Mar-20 - 2025 | No Comments

The Diplomat: The logic of India's warship numbers

In addition to their economic, constabulary, and diplomatic responsibilities, Indian warships are...

Mar-03 - 2025 | No Comments
A visit to the Veterans' office: "The army is committed to its veterans"

The Veterans’ Sewa Kendra gives visitors a welcoming feeling We have about 26,00,000 military...

Feb-23 - 2025 | 3 Comments
The full case for scrapping the MMRCA tender and buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Ajai ShuklaI thought that airing my view about the folly of buying a 4th-Gen fighter at this...

Feb-14 - 2025 | 110 Comments
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Aero India 2025 in Bangalore on February 10th

Aero India 2025 will showcase two fifth-generation fighter aircraft - the Russian Su-57 and the...

Feb-09 - 2025 | No Comments
Photos of some of the aircraft that will fly displays at Aero India 2025

Glimpses of the air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, ahead of the 15th Aero...

Feb-08 - 2025 | 1 Comment
Ministry of Defence gets largest chunk of union budget

By Ajai ShuklaThe Wire, 1st Feb 25 Defence allocations as percentage of GDP (in...

Feb-01 - 2025 | No Comments
Looking ahead at the Defence Budget: Just one day to go...

India has become the fifth largest economy of the world during the period 2021 to 2024 By...

Jan-31 - 2025 | No Comments
Defence budget: Funding defence in hard times

In the current year’s budget, less than 13% of government expenditure has been allocated to...

Jan-29 - 2025 | No Comments
Senior army officers face a revised policy on promotions

Lieutenant generals will soon have an additional hoop to jump through before they get...

Jan-28 - 2025 | No Comments
DRDO tests Scramjet engine; takes step towards hypersonic missiles

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds greater than Mach 5, that is five times the speed of...

Jan-22 - 2025 | No Comments