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• 15 September 2026 Auli and Mahajan at Once: The 22nd Yudh Abhyas

  The 22nd India–US Yudh Abhyas opened on 15 September 2026 at the Auli Foreign Training Node in Uttarakhand and simultaneously at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, with 600 personnel f…

• 14 September 2026 Vayu UTtaM at Pokhran: The Air Force Starts Policing Its Own Airspace

  The Indian Air Force opened its first Dronathon at the Pokhran Field Firing Range on 14 September 2026, released the IAF UAS Roadmap and demonstrated Vayu UTtaM, an indigenous multi-mode Unm…

• 10 September 2026 A Destroyer at Lumut: Samudra Laksamana and the Malacca Question

  INS Mysore reached Lumut, Malaysia on 9 September 2026 for the fourth edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana with the Royal Malaysian Navy. An explainer on the Delhi-class destroyer, the Stra…

• 8 September 2026 Tejas Meets the F-2: Veer Guardian 2026 at Jodhpur

  The IAF and Japan's Air Self-Defense Force fly Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 at Jodhpur from 9 to 22 September — Tejas, Su-30MKI and Rafale against the Mitsubishi F-2A. An explainer on the 202…

• 7 September 2026 The Nishaan Comes to Panaji: Goa Police and the President's Colour

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to Goa Police in Panaji on 7 September 2026. An explainer on what the Colour is, the Navy's 1951 first, which State police forc…

• 7 September 2026 One Sitting, ₹1.10 Lakh Crore: Inside the DAC's Acceptance of Necessity

  On 7 September 2026 the Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity to proposals worth about ₹1.10 lakh crore — Sarvatra bridges, mine layers, ALHs, Arudhra radars, marine g…

• 6 September 2026 Five Helicopters Over El Alamein: Sarang, Egypt and a 1942 Battlefield

  The IAF's Sarang team reached Egypt on 6 September 2026 for the second El Alamein International Airshow, 8-10 September. An explainer on the world's only five-helicopter display team, the Dh…

• 3 September 2026 Four Pillars for a Decade: The RAKSHA Defence Diplomacy Document

  The Raksha Mantri released the RAKSHA defence diplomacy document on 3 September 2026, a ten-year roadmap built on four pillars. An explainer on what defence diplomacy is, the exercises and i…

• 2 September 2026 A Ship With No Hurry: INS Sudarshini at Barcelona

  INS Sudarshini, the Indian Navy's sail training ship, reached Barcelona on 1 September 2026 during expedition Lokayan 26. An explainer on sail training ships, the First Training Squadron, na…

• 2 September 2026 Yelahanka in February: Aero India Returns for a 16th Time

  The 16th Aero India will be held at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru from 8 to 12 February 2027. An explainer on the show's biennial cycle, the Department of Defence Production, India'…

• 1 September 2026 ₹1.8 Lakh Crore: Reading India's Defence Production Number

  The Raksha Mantri reviewed 16 DPSUs on 1 September 2026, with 2025-26 defence production at about ₹1.8 lakh crore and DPSUs contributing ₹1.29 lakh crore. An explainer on why there are 16 DP…

• 1 September 2026 Two Stars: The Rank Ladder Behind AVM Shakti Sharma's Appointment

  Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first woman non-medical officer in the Indian armed forces to reach two-star rank on 1 September 2026. An explainer on the star system, tri-service …

• 30 August 2026 Four Weeks on the Future of War: Inside the Tri-Services Course at Manekshaw Centre

  The 4th Tri-Services Future Warfare Course concluded on 30 August 2026 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. An NDA explainer on HQ IDS, CENJOWS, the CDS and CISC, multi-domain and grey-zone opera…

• 30 August 2026 AI Waste Plants and Robotic Parking: What a Cantonment Board Actually Does

  Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and UP CM Yogi Adityanath performed Bhoomi Pujan for 14 projects worth over ₹100 crore at Lucknow Cantonment on 30 August 2026. An NDA explainer on the Cantonment…

• 29 August 2026 66.80 Lakh Tablets in a Truck: Pharmaceutical Diversion and the NDPS Act

  The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 66.80 lakh psychotropic tablets on the Chandigarh-Baddi route under Operation Vajra 2.0, announced 29 August 2026. An NDA explainer on the NDPS Act 198…

• 28 August 2026 India and Kuwait Open a Defence Committee: The Gulf Beyond Oil and Remittances

  The inaugural India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee met in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. An NDA explainer on the December 2024 Strategic Partnership, what a joint defence committee does, and I…

• 28 August 2026 From 41 Countries to Almost All: India Rewrites Its Defence Export Rulebook

  The Department of Defence Production simplified the Defence Export SOP and Open General Export Licence framework on 28 August 2026. An NDA explainer on OGEL, defence export controls, the neg…

• 27 August 2026 230 Tanks a Year, 150 Slots: The Arithmetic Behind the Jabalpur Overhaul Line

  Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh performed the Bhoomi Pujan for a ₹472 crore T-72 and T-90 overhaul facility at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur on 27 August 2026. An NDA explainer on AVNL, the ordnance …

• 27 August 2026 The First Mahila Commando Course at Manesar: What NSG Conversion Training Involves

  The 1st Mahila Commando Conversion Course began at the NSG Training Academy, Manesar, announced on 27 August 2026. An NDA explainer on the National Security Guard, its Special Action Group a…

• 26 August 2026 A Tall Ship in Lisbon: INS Sudarshini's 22,000-Mile Argument for Sail Training

  INS Sudarshini left Lisbon on 25 August 2026 during her Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition. An NDA explainer on the Navy's sail training ships, the First Training Squadron at Kochi, and why …