The 18th edition of the India - Mongolia Joint Military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT, an annual platoon-level exercise conducted alternately in India and Mongolia, commenced today at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The exercise is scheduled from 21 September to 03 October 2026. The last edition of the exercise was conducted at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in May-June 2025. The Indian Army and the Mongolian Armed Forces are represented by 45 personnel each.
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited to procure Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and T-90 Tanks at a cost of Rs 586 crore. The contract was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on September 21, 2026.
As part of the Indian Navy's Operational Deployment, Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 20 Sep 2026 to participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity (JCA).
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday called his conservative CDU's defeat in regional elections "a severe blow," but again ruled out stepping down, Anadolu Agency reported.
On the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, which is being held in New York (United States), M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke to Mr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India, on 21 September.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said on Monday that one of its Air Force units recently deployed to the Gobi Desert for live-force drills in unfamiliar terrain, with photos showing its HQ-9 long-range air defense missile system launchers have been repainted in desert camouflage.
The Chinese military will participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Exercise Trident Resolve, a multinational disaster-relief exercise in Indonesia from September 22 to 25, practicing search and rescue, emergency medical care and disaster communications under a simulated major-earthquake scenario, China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday.
According to China's Ministry of National Defense, the Chinese PLA will send troops to participate in the ADMM-Plus Exercise Trident Resolve in Indonesia from September 22 to 25, 2026.
Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and military service for serious discipline and law violations, according to a decision made at a CPC leadership meeting held here on Monday.
Chinese and U.S. teams on Sunday held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges during consultations on economic and trade issues.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar, on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York.
Initial co-sponsors: Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, India and Kenya
Fifteen new grants have been awarded by the Secretary of Defence under Defence's 2026 Strategic Policy Grants Program.
For 56 years, 365 days a year, an Australian Army rifle company has stood ready in Malaysia.
The Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Australian Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing of Plan Tasman, a framework designed to strengthen cooperation and support a more integrated and interoperable Anzac naval force.
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