- 1 GSLV-F17 Successfully Launches EOS-05
- 2 Aditya-L1 Detects Early Warning Signs of Solar Flares
- 3 Magnetar Offers Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Non-Empty’ Space
- 4 GalaxEye to Develop Indigenous OptoSAR Earth-Observation Satellite
- 5 IAF Successfully Tests Indigenous Long-Range Glide Bomb Khagantak-243
- 6 RAKSHA Framework to Guide India’s Defence Diplomacy
- 7 Brain Circuit Linked to Chemotherapy-Induced Cold Allodynia
- 8 CRISPR-Edited Stem Cells Could Make Blood-Cancer Therapy Safer
- 9 Peptide Biomaterials Could Power Future Medical Implants
- 10 MIT Builds ‘Living Transistors’ from Engineered Bacteria
- 11 Scientists Develop Method to Delay Quantum Entanglement Loss
- 12 C-DOT Unveils 14 Indigenous Quantum-Safe Products
- 13 DRDO Backs Indigenous 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Technologies
- 14 Google’s Vizag Data Centre Brings Air-Cooling Technology into Focus
- 15 New Nanoparticles Make Trace Chemicals Easier to Detect
- 16 AI-Generated Proof Revives Navier–Stokes Millennium Problem
- 17 Sagar Manthan Boosts India’s Deep-Ocean Research Capability
India to Acquire US Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles
On 28th August 2026, India signed an agreement with the US to procure the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system through Foreign Military Sales.
What is the Javelin Missile System?
- Type: Man-portable anti-tank guided missile designed to engage armoured and fortified targets.
- Range: Has a standard effective range of about 2.5 km.
- Users: Operated by the US military and several international partners, including Ukraine.
- Targets: Can engage tanks, armoured vehicles, bunkers, fortifications and helicopters.
- Deployment: Can be shoulder-launched or mounted on suitable ground platforms.
How Does Javelin Work?
- Fire-and-Forget: Its infrared guidance allows the missile to guide itself after launch.
- Targeting: The operator identifies and locks ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 Sagar Manthan Boosts India’s Deep-Ocean Research Capability
- 2 AI-Generated Proof Revives Navier–Stokes Millennium Problem
- 3 New Nanoparticles Make Trace Chemicals Easier to Detect
- 4 Google’s Vizag Data Centre Brings Air-Cooling Technology into Focus
- 5 DRDO Backs Indigenous 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Technologies
- 6 C-DOT Unveils 14 Indigenous Quantum-Safe Products
- 7 Scientists Develop Method to Delay Quantum Entanglement Loss
- 8 MIT Builds ‘Living Transistors’ from Engineered Bacteria
- 9 Peptide Biomaterials Could Power Future Medical Implants
- 10 CRISPR-Edited Stem Cells Could Make Blood-Cancer Therapy Safer
