The Army gets a vertical wind tunnel to train special forces Context The Army established its first vertical wind tunnel (VWT) at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, to improve the training facilities for special forces and combat free-fallers. On Wednesday, […]
Army’s Project Udbhav to tap indigenous military knowledge Context Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday the commencement of Project Udbhav, an ambitious initiative to build an “indigenous strategic vocabulary” anchored in India’s “philosophy and culture” and integrate the country’s “ancient strategic acumen” into the […]
‘Army held over 400 meetings with civil society groups’ Context An official stated that in an effort to restore order to Manipur, which has been rocked by violence, the Army and the Assam Rifles held more than 400 security talks with village heads, shopkeepers, and […]
Army to rediscover ‘Indic heritage of statecraft’ from texts Context In collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defense think tank, the Indian Army has launched a project called Project Udbhav to reexamine the “profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts” […]
With lessons from the Ukraine war, the Army revises its artillery plan What is the historical background of Indian Artillery? Mughal Empire (1526-1857) The Mughal Empire (1526-1857), one of the most powerful empires in Indian history, made substantial contributions to the development and employment of […]