The Eastern Strategist India defence export growth has become a central focus for the nation’s defence establishment, which has spent the past decade building a…
A month has passed since the Ministry of Defence released the FY 2026 production figures of Rs 1.78 lakh crore. While the headline numbers captured…
DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) has spent nearly seven decades at the centre of India’s military modernisation, a journey that once depended largely on…
NEW DELHI: Walk the floor at Aero India and you will hear the same litany. Engine. Stealth. Weapons. Timeline.Yet, the real battlefield transformation is happening…
NEW DELHI — India’s Ministry of Defence is expanding private-sector participation in tactical missile development and manufacturing under the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026, marking…
Ten Indian defence companies submitted bids this week for a 300-billion-rupee ($3.6 billion) program to manufacture 87 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles…
How DRDO’s 100kW DURGA II laser weapon is rewriting the economics of air defense and protecting India’s airspace. NEW DELHI — The Indian Ministry of…
AMCA Engine Technology Transfer: Why the UK & France Outbid the US | The Eastern Strategist Strategic Feature Memorandum • June 14, 2026 The Great…
HYDERABAD — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the inauguration of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Hyderabad’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex this week…
The defining characteristic of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is not its radar‑absorbent material, but its transition to a quadruplex distributed digital architecture. By…
On April 29, 2026, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) executed the maiden “salvo launch” of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short…
By Major Akash Mor (Retd) Indian Army veteran | United Nations experience | Battle Casualty-Wound Medal (Parakram Padak) recipient Connect with the author on LinkedIn…
India’s defence exports have climbed to a record ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025–26, up 62.66% from the previous year, giving fresh weight to the question…
