A new documentary on Operation Sindoor, which provided behind-the-scenes account of India's response to Pahalgam terror attack and military actions that followed, rattled Pakistan. The spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces rushed to issue a so-called clarification at 2:34 am (2:04 am local Pakistan time). The documentary features remarks from NSA Ajit Doval and senior officials of Indian forces.

India has imposed a phased ban on import of 405 strategically important defence items to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and promote domestic defence manufacturing. The list covers equipment, systems, components and spares linked to platforms like Su-30MKI jet, MRSAM missile system and warships. The move has an estimated business potential of ₹3,070 crore.

Lucknow-based Kawa UAV, operating under HoverIt, launched India's first jet-powered loitering munition from a car and shared the video. The indigenously-developed drone, Divyastra Mk3, was developed and built in just one year, has no foreign critical systems and runs on an India-made engine. "This is more than a flight. This is Atmanirbhar Bharat in action," the startup said.

With a trainee onboard, a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft suffered a catastrophic systems failure resulting in the aircraft and its crew experiencing aerodynamic forces and physical stress well beyond normal limits. The pilot-in-command demonstrated exceptional situational awareness and managed to land safely. For this, Squadron Leader Sudhir Kumar was decorated with Shaurya Chakra on Independence Day.

The NIA has arrested the alleged main conspirator in a massive illegal explosives case. The investigation follows the February 2026 seizure of 89,600 explosive sticks and 10,500 shock tubes from a lorry. Coordinated NIA raids are under way at 19 locations across three states as part of the investigation.

The Defence Ministry has initiated efforts to co-join the 6th-generation fighter aircraft development programme, Future Combat Air System, spearheaded by the French government, a parliamentary panel has said. The panel has sought the roadmap for acquisition of such aircraft from the ministry. It recommended the ministry take forward the process for developing and acquiring 6th generation jets.

Few people know that a fair in Canada dedicated to the luminaries of the Ghadar movement has been attended by the country's Prime Ministers five times. The environs of Bear Creek Park, Surrey, in British Columbia were decked up with the portraits of Ghadarites in a daylong celebration of the movement's martyrs on August 3, which saw participation by thousands.

Ex-CDS General Anil Chauhan has revealed Pakistan called Indian DGMO's hotline for ceasefire on the morning of May 10, 2025 during Operation Sindoor, but India deliberately kept it waiting until later that afternoon. The reason was that half of India's planned strikes were yet to take place. He said India was determined to achieve its military objectives before ceasefire.