The **DRDO** issued a Request for Proposal on **September 10, 2026**, for the **SHIELD** programme to develop specialized evaluation systems for high-power microwave (**HPM**) technology against drones.
Read full analysisThe Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (**JASDF**) contingent arrived at Air Force Station Jodhpur to participate in the second edition of Exercise Veer Guardian 2026, scheduled from **September 9** to **September 22, 2026**.
The Indian Army inaugurated the **AASHVAST** facility in New Delhi on **August 14, 2026**, to identify Chinese components and security vulnerabilities in military unmanned systems.
Read full analysisRussia test-fired the **RS-24 Yars**, a mobile **solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)**, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Read full analysis**Shakti Sharma** became the **first non-medical woman officer in the Indian defence forces** to attain the rank of **Air Vice Marshal**.
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