#BEL delivered the CIDSS contract documents to Lt Gen Rakesh Kapoor on 24 Sep 2025. This AI-enabled Decision Support System will create a unified COIP across Corps-level operations, enhancing real-time situational awareness & command effectiveness.
#IndianArmy@NetramDefence

BREAKING: BEML Limited, Bharat Forge, and Data Patterns signed a tripartite MoU in Pune today. They will work together to support India's #AMCA program. The consortium will join ADA's Expression of Interest for the 5th-generation fighter project.
#DefenseIndia #MakeInIndia@NetramDefence

The iconic MiG-21 has taken its final flight from Chandigarh, retiring after six decades of service. Salute to the unyielding spirit of the MiG-21 and the brave pilots who flew it.
#MiG21 #IAF #EndOfAnEra@NetramDefence

UPDATE: #Dassault has proposed a total production of 114 #Rafale fighter jets in India, as per the #MRCA programme. This marks a significant leap for India, moving from being a mere component supplier to a complete 4.5-generation fighter manufacturer.
#IAF #France


Key points:
- #TASL Hyderabad manufactures the fuselage, while DRAL Nagpur assembles the final product.
- Production in less than 3 years, delivery in less than 6 years, with a monthly capacity of 2 planes.
- F4 standard with #Astra #Rudram missiles, containing 60% local content.

The MoD is reviving two advanced landing grounds(ALGs), Chushul in #Ladakh and Anini in #ArunachalPradesh, near the LAC. This aims to enhance UAV, helicopter, and light aircraft operations. This bolsters India’s defence against sensitive border areas with #China.

China has converted J-6 fighters into #supersonicdrones! These drones retain Mach 1.3 speed and are equipped with autonomous controls, navigation, and weapon stations. With 3,000 jets available, #China has the potential to use them for kamikaze or swarm strikes

Thread 🧵: The 1962 Sino-Indian war is often remembered as a sudden border clash. But evidence shows it was deeply shaped by #ColdWar geopolitics. #CIA ops in #Tibet, Mao’s suspicions of India, and US strategy to divide Delhi & Beijing were central to the conflict’s outbreak.

By the late 1950s, the CIA secretly trained Tibetan rebels in the US, parachuting them into Tibet with arms. In 1958, the first weapons drop began. China believed India, especially Kalimpong, was complicit. Suspicion that Delhi aided the rebellion grew into lasting mistrust.

The primary reason for the war was the perceived threat to Tibet from India. In July 1958, CIA increased the scale of its covert ops. Immediately after arms drop, China lodged an official protest to India about ‘subversive and disruptive activities against China's Tibet region'.

The Dalai Lama’s 1959 flight to India was decisive. China saw asylum as proof of interference. #Mao told his Politburo: “We should sharply criticise Nehru, we should carry the struggle through to the end.” This marked Beijing’s turn from uneasy partnership to open hostility.

By 1960, Washington knew Tibetans couldn’t defeat China militarily. Tibet had already shaped regional geopolitics: trust between Delhi & Beijing collapsed, #Nehru’s prestige eroded, and Indian leaders viewed US policy more favourably. The “failure” produced a strategic success.

When the war started in Oct 1962, Nehru’s non-alignment wavered. Facing military defeat, India appealed to Washington for aid, a dramatic policy shift. The US, long hoping to align India against China, saw its covert strategy fulfilled. Diplomacy mattered as much as battlefields.

The 1962 war was not about #AksaiChin or #NEFA. It was the convergence of Tibet’s upheaval, CIA covert action, Mao’s insecurity, Nehru’s ideals, and Cold War rivalry. Its legacy: distrust, border crises, and India’s cautious global balancing that still defines the globe today.