As the Indian Navy leans towards Rafale jets, India Today's Abhishek Bhalla boards France's Charles De Gaulle, home to Rafale marine jets, in Goa to find out what makes Charles De Gaulle so special from other aircraft carriers in this episode of Battle Cry.
As the year 2022 comes to an end, in this episode of Battle Cry, we look back at the major milestones that India achieved in its defense sector and will also take you through the six new weapons the Indian armed forces would be eyeing to have in its arsenal in 2023.
This episode of Battle Cry talks in detail about the battles, the weapons and the people behind the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Watch
As the nation celebrates the 50th year of India's victory over Pakistan and the liberation of Bangladesh, watch this story of the Battle of Basanter -- the battle that changed the course of the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Colonel Santosh Babu, who gave his life for the nation during the brutal skirmish with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in May last year, was posthumously awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second-highest wartime gallantry medal, on Tuesday. Watch this space for more.
In yet another Atmanirbhar success story in the field of defence manufacturing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday handed over to the armed forces indigenously-developed light combat helicopter (LCH). In this edition of Battle Cry, we take a look at India's first of its kind combat helicopter, critical for the Indian Air Force's capabilities in high-altitude areas.
Battling height and extreme temperatures, the Indian Army carries out rigourous drills to be battle-ready in Bum La, Arunachal Pradesh, in the Eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The deaths of two young Army pilots cast a shadow on the Army’s fruitless two-decade effort to find a replacement for its Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. Watch this latest episode of Battle Cry.
Today's episode of 'Battle Cry' brings this detailed report on the sale of US arms and artillery to India. Watch this space for more.
One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s key result areas has been Atmanirbhar Bharat, or self-reliant India, in defence manufacturing. How successful has the journey been so far, and what are the challenges? Tune in to find out in this edition of Battle Cry.
A Black Hawk helicopter flew circles over the Taliban's spiritual heartland in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday while below fighters stood aboard captured Humvees as the Islamists paraded their plundered US military hardware. The Taliban's victory lap, celebrating the final withdrawal of US troops, follows the group's astonishing two-week takeover that capped a simmering 20-year insurgency.
The Badri 313 Batallion is a special commando-style unit that is securing the Taliban's hold over Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan.
As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, what could be a bigger symbol of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' than the country's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, the Vikrant. The Vikrant will give the Indian Navy a second floating, fast-moving airfield from which it can launch aircraft and helicopters to attack targets onshore, in the air, on the sea surface and below the seas. Know more about this beast of a warship in this edition of Battle Cry.
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ hit the waters for the first time as the Indian Navy began its sea trials on Wednesday. INS Vikrant epitomizes India’s quest to be “Atmanirbhar” with more than 76 per cent indigenous content. Watch the video for the full report.
With India and China both mounting heavily armed strike formations on the disputed northern border, the threat of military escalation heightens. Beijing’s big military aviation build-up is unfolding in clear view of imaging satellites. Satellite photos show a frenetic pace of construction, unrivalled in recent years. New airfields are being built and old ones expanded with new taxi tracks, aprons and longer runways. Watch the full report to find out the details.
On the night of June 15, when Indian and Chinese troops had a violent face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, Colonel Santosh Babu was leading the Indian troops from the front. While trying to negotiate with the Chinese, he was polite but very firm. Later, despite suffering grievous injuries from stones that were pelted by Chinese troops, he refused to leave and instead led his men to handle the situation on ground.
In this latest episode of Battle Cry, India Today discusses 2020 a year which turned out to be a year of 'historic military standoff', mainly between India and China. Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel, were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff between the two countries. For more, watch the full show.
A total of six Air India passenger planes are up for a big career change as they will be transformed into advanced early warning military jets for the IAF.
Biggest Atmanirbhar Project of India has miles to go when it comes to nuclear submarines. In the latest episode of Battle Cry, India Today’s Sandeep Unnithan and Veteran Submariner Anil Jai Singh talk about India’s nuclear submarine plan. Watch the full video to know about India's submarine plan.
This latest episode of Battle Cry centres around the India-China stand-off & India Navy. Indian Navy flexes muscle in the Indian Ocean. Recently, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said, "The Indian Navy will officially write to the government on the pressing need to have a third aircraft carrier to enhance its maritime capabilities and air operations that are critical in the seas and are important for an aspirational nation." Here's all you need to know. For more, watch the full show.
