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The approvals come through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system, a government-to-government framework used for transferring defence articles, services and training to partner countries. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency explains that FMS is administered by the U.S. government and includes defence services, training, support and long-term programme management, not merely the transfer of hardware.
The ordinary weapons of the epic represent different combat functions. The bow gave reach, precision and speed. The mace gave crushing power in close combat. The sword served as a secondary weapon when distance collapsed. The spear or lance gave thrusting and anti-cavalry value. The chariot served as a mobile fighting platform. The elephant acted as a shock platform, while cavalry enabled movement, pursuit and screening. Together, these weapons formed the ancient equivalent of combined arms.
The ULPGM-V3 is significant because it gives unmanned aerial platforms the ability to engage multiple categories of targets with precision. In the air-to-ground role, the missile has been validated for anti-tank missions. In the air-to-air role, it is designed to engage drones, helicopters and other airborne targets, making it relevant for both battlefield strike missions and counter-air threats in the lower airspace.
According to News On AIR, Singh called on President Tô Lâm and reaffirmed India’s commitment to further deepen defence cooperation with Vietnam. He described defence ties as a key pillar of the India-Vietnam Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, underlining that the relationship rests on mutual trust, shared values, security cooperation and common interest in regional stability.
At Kurukshetra, an army did not simply march as a crowd of warriors. It moved
A super-pressure balloon is not an ordinary weather balloon. It is a specialised high-altitude platform designed to maintain internal pressure greater than the surrounding atmosphere, allowing it to remain stable at high altitudes for longer periods. Such balloons operate in the stratospheric or “near-space” layer, roughly between conventional aircraft altitudes and satellite orbits. This makes them useful for missions where satellites may be expensive and drones may lack endurance.
Krishna’s strategic brilliance begins before Kurukshetra. He reads personalities clearly: Duryodhana’s ambition, Yudhishthira’s moral hesitation, Arjuna’s sensitivity, Bhima’s force, Karna’s pride, Bhishma’s restraint and Drona’s emotional weakness. This is advanced strategic intelligence. Modern defence planning values the same ability through political assessment, adversary profiling, intelligence fusion and red-team analysis. A war is shaped by weapons, terrain and logistics, but also by temperament, ego, fear, legitimacy and morale.
The system is described as a two-layer counter-drone shield. The first layer uses unguided micro-rockets designed to defeat drone swarms through a lethal blast radius. Reports say these rockets can neutralise drone swarms within a lethal radius of around 20 metres. The second layer uses guided micro-missiles for more precise interception of selected targets, especially individual drones or higher-value aerial threats requiring pinpoint engagement.
The Mahabharata repeatedly presents armies as mixed forces, and Adi Parva gives a precise mathematical structure for the Akshauhini, beginning with one chariot, one elephant, three horses and five foot soldiers as one Patti. This creates a battlefield system where mobility, shock power, speed and ground-holding capacity move together as one fighting organism.
The new sailing node is designed as a state-of-the-art training facility for the Indian Navy Sailing Team, as well as the Navy’s rowing, canoeing and kayaking teams. It will also be used by the National Cadet Corps, giving young cadets greater exposure to disciplined water-sports training and naval-style adventure activities.
