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The Indian Army conducted Akhand Prahar-II in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on or around 18 October 2026. The exercise involved the Army’s Black Mace Brigade and Battle Axe Division and focused on combat readiness, technology-enabled operations and coordination among military resources.
INS Sudarshini, a three-masted sail training ship of the Indian Navy, completed a port call at Salalah, Oman, during its ten-month Lokayan-2026 transoceanic deployment. The ship departed Salalah on 18 October 2026, following a visit from 14 to 17 October.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed indigenous armour panels that are 20% lighter than existing systems. The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) (R&DE(E)), based in Pune, developed the panels for future Indian Army combat vehicles. As of October 2026, the panels had completed in-house testing and met the organisation’s internal operational requirements.
India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, will represent the country at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The meeting is scheduled for 19–20 October 2026 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will introduce an organisational restructuring on 1 November 2026. Approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the change replaces territorial supervision with a domain-based, sector-specific command structure for security oversight of critical infrastructure and strategic establishments.
Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi as Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics on 18 October 2026. He succeeds Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed on 28 February 2026 during the initial US-Israeli strikes that began the conflict.
North Korea conducted an underwater test of the Zam-2.0, a new high-speed precision-guided torpedo system, on 15 October 2026. The country’s state news agency, KCNA, announced the test on 17 October and said artificial intelligence (AI) was used for target detection and guidance.
The Ministry of Defence signed two defence acquisition contracts worth approximately ₹4,106 crore in New Delhi on 15 October 2026. The agreements cover a GSAT-7C communication satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Varunastra heavy-weight torpedoes for the Indian Navy.
On October 14, 2026, 29 nursing cadets from Batch IX of the College of Nursing, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, were commissioned as Lieutenants in the Military Nursing Service (MNS). The ceremony took place at the Army Hospital (R&R) and was reviewed by Lieutenant General Avinash Das, its Commandant.
The Indian Navy completed its maiden command of Combined Task Force 154 (CTF 154) on 14 October 2026. It assumed command on 11 February 2026, at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters in Manama, Bahrain. Commodore Milind M. Mokashi formally relinquished command at a ceremony in Manama.
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