These jet-drones are meant to be the first barrage of attacks on the island nation to degrade their missile defence systems and pave the way for a less risky air campaign that would follow.
A missile fired from Iran has evaded Israel's air defence systems and struck the city of Dimona, near which Israel's main nuclear facility and reactor are located, state-owned Kan TV reported.
In a significant boost to India's strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the Yogi Adityanath government's development efforts, hailed India’s growing self-reliance in defence, and highlighted the rich cultural and historical heritage of Kashi.
A missile meant for one man instead killed 10 peo ple ~ six of them children ~ waiting in line to fill water containers.
Hezbollah has said that it shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon.
A Shia militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a missile attack on three sites in the cities of Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva in Israel.
The last time that PM Modi had made a similar announcement was post the successful conduct of the anti-satellite (ASAT) test on 27 March 2019, termed as Mission Shakti. He had then stated “With this, India has entered its name as an elite space power.”
In September 2021, General Bipin Rawat, then CDS, had announced that India was contemplating establishing its own Conventional Rocket Force (CRF).
The new nuclear-powered submarine Emperor Alexander III successfully carried out a test launch of a Bulava ballistic missile, the Russian Defence Ministry has said.
