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INTERVIEWS

From Take-off to Poland-ing : Katarzyna Kalisz Director of JPB Systeme’s Poland reflects on her journey

New Delhi. 28 March 2024. In the month of celebrating women power, Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU) spoke to Katarzyna… Read More

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC speaks exclusively to ADU,on the occasion of Army Day 2024

New Delhi. 24 January 2024. "Modernisation and technological infusion are central to ongoing capability development plans of the Indian Army… Read More

Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Chief of Naval Staff speaks exclusively to Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU)

New Delhi. 15 December 2023. “The expansion plan of the Navy includes induction of Aircraft Carriers, state-of-the-art Next Generation… Read More

Group Captain Arvind Pandey (Retd) Senior Fellow Centre For Air Power Studies

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Head of Delegation DRDO at EDEX 2023 speaking with ADU at Cairo

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Ravinder Kumar Jyoti, ADA unveils Naval Combat AIrcraft to ADU at Dubai Air Show 2023

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Indian DefSpace Symposium brainstorms Defence of Space & Space in Defence

New Delhi.18 April 2024. In an effort to boost the collaboration between the Indian space and defence sectors, the second… Read More

Indian Space Association all set to host Indian DefSpace Symposium 2024

By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 16 April 2024. With an aim to boost India's Prospects for Defence in Space, the… Read More

Six months & no end in sight : Israel- Hamas conflict continues

Does the sympathy towards weak perpetrator condone it’s action? Is UN led pro-Gaza… Read More

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attracts global eyeballs in India

Promotes Zelensky’s peace formula By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 01 April 2024. India continues to tread on the delicate thread… Read More

eAMRO-2024 brainstorms emerging trends in aviation MRO industry

India should become a MRO hub New Delhi. 29 March 2024. The 3rd edition of Emerging trends in MRO industry-… Read More

Bulgaria thanks India for rescuing MV Ruen

New Delhi. 20 March 2024. In a telephone conversation with the President of India Droupadi Murmu, Head of State Bulgaria… Read More

MBDA Enforcer missile production proposed for funding by the European Commission

Paris. 20 March 2024. MBDA continues to ramp-up its production. The production ramp-up for ENFORCER missiles – ENFORCER Production Increase… Read More

AI to be the future of Indian Defence forces

Department of Military Affairs needs to match global steps Indian indigenous industry could be the way forward By Maj Gen… Read More

Pakistan blames India for “Water Terrorism”

Shahpur Kandi Dam on river Ravi operative By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 06 March 2024. It is a project… Read More

INTERVIEWS

From Take-off to Poland-ing : Katarzyna Kalisz Director of JPB Systeme’s Poland reflects on her journey

New Delhi. 28 March 2024. In the month of celebrating women power, Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU) spoke to Katarzyna… Read More

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC speaks exclusively to ADU,on the occasion of Army Day 2024

New Delhi. 24 January 2024. "Modernisation and technological infusion are central to ongoing capability development plans of the Indian Army… Read More

Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Chief of Naval Staff speaks exclusively to Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU)

New Delhi. 15 December 2023. “The expansion plan of the Navy includes induction of Aircraft Carriers, state-of-the-art Next Generation… Read More

Group Captain Arvind Pandey (Retd) Senior Fellow Centre For Air Power Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r5KrBR7HF0 Read More

Head of Delegation DRDO at EDEX 2023 speaking with ADU at Cairo

https://youtu.be/zG20G_4klRk Read More

Ravinder Kumar Jyoti, ADA unveils Naval Combat AIrcraft to ADU at Dubai Air Show 2023

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Indian Navy

INSV Tarini welcomed back after a transoceanic expedition

Indian Navy’s Exercise Poorvi Lehar focusses on East Coast preparedness with IAF & ICG

Indian Navy’s 3rd cadet ship steel cutting begins at L&T Kattupalli shipyard

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to be the next Chief of the Naval Staff

Steel Cutting of Indian Navy’s first fleet support ship at Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Navy Chief inaugurates Naval Pier at Karwar Naval Base

Women in Aviation & Defence

National Academy of Defence Production (NADP) holds ‘Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship’.

From Take-off to Poland-ing : Katarzyna Kalisz Director of JPB Systeme’s Poland reflects on her journey

Andaman & Nicobar Command carries out maiden all-women maritime surveillance mission

ISRO is befitting example to other organisations in promoting gender diversity

GRSE announces initiatives to empower it’s women

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Strategic Emergence of Indian Defence forces : Independence Day Podcast

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Maj Gen Ashok Kumar, VSM (Retd) is a Kargil war veteran and defence analyst. He is visiting fellow of CLAWS and specialises on neighbouring countries with special focus on China. He traces the strategic emergence of Indian Armed Forces on a global platform since Independence . The views in the podcast are solely the author’s. He can be contacted at editor.adu@gmail.com.

Maj Gen Ashok Kumar, VSM (Retd)