Force National Security and Defence Newsmagazine

What Force National Security and Defence Newsmagazine does

Force National Security and Defence Newsmagazine (FORCE / Force India) is a privately held Indian defense and national security newsmagazine operated by Force Arrowhead Media Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The publication targets the Indian armed forces (Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard), paramilitary forces (CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF), defense industry professionals, and the strategic policy community. It claims the largest subscription base within these Indian military and paramilitary audiences. Content spans service news, defense industry coverage (land systems, weapons, naval systems, aerial systems), terrorism and internal security, strategic issues, civil aviation, and book reviews.

The publication operates a dual print and digital model. The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing stack comprising a website (forceindia.net) with content management, email newsletter distribution, and an online archive spanning back to 2003/2017. Print editions are produced monthly, with current issues through June 2026 and a visible archive of old editions. The platform also publishes guest columns from retired senior military officers and defense commentators such as Ghazala Wahab, Pravin Sawhney, Gen. V.P. Malik (retd), and Adm. Arun Prakash (retd).

Commercially, FORCE generates revenue through three streams: recurring annual print and digital subscriptions, digital advertising (with an 'Advertise With Us' program targeted at defense OEMs), and one-time book sales featuring titles such as 'No Time to Lose', 'Born a Muslim', 'The Last War', and 'The Hindi Heartland'. Distribution combines direct-to-subscriber delivery, self-serve digital access via the website, retail/newsstand availability, and event-driven distribution at defense industry exhibitions and FAM (Familiarization) trips. Specific subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed. The operation runs with a lean team of approximately 13 employees and no disclosed external funding.

Name

Force National Security and Defence Newsmagazine

Legal name

Force Arrowhead Media Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://forceindia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FORCE (Force India) is a privately held Indian defense and national security newsmagazine, founded 2003 and based in Noida, publishing print and digital editions covering the Indian armed forces, paramilitary, defense industry, and strategic policy community, with the largest claimed subscription base among these audiences.

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Product category

Defense News Publishing

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Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

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Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Defense news magazine
• National security journalism
• Military analysis
• Defense industry reporting
• Aerospace news

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Subscriptions: Annual and monthly print subscriptions for the defense and national security magazine delivered to subscribers including military personnel, paramilitary forces, and defense industry professionals
2. Digital Advertising: The magazine accepts advertisements and operates an 'Advertise With Us' program targeting defense industry advertisers seeking access to government and military leadership audiences
3. Book Sales: Sale of books reviewed and featured in the magazine, including titles like 'No Time to Lose', 'Born a Muslim', 'The Last War', and 'The Hindi Heartland'

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FORCE News Magazine publishes a monthly print magazine and a continuously updated digital news platform covering Indian national security, defense, paramilitary, aerospace, civil aviation, and strategic affairs. It sells subscriptions to defense professionals and carries advertising from defense industry suppliers, while also retailing books reviewed in its pages.

Product overview

FORCE is a news magazine covering national security and aerospace affairs in India. The publication operates as a digital platform (forceindia.net) with companion print editions, providing news, analysis, and commentary on military forces (Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard), paramilitary organizations (CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF), defense industry (Land Systems, Weapons, Naval Systems, Aerial Systems), civil aviation, security topics (Terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, Jammu & Kashmir), and strategic issues. The magazine offers a subscription-based model and features guest columns from military veterans and security experts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FORCE Digital News Platform Digital edition and continuously updated news website (forceindia.net) covering Indian defense, national security, paramilitary, aerospace, and strategic affairs, with a 20+ year online editorial archive accessible to readers.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Defense News: Defense News is a leading global defense industry publication covering military procurement, policy, and industry news. It targets defense professionals, government, and industry with subscription and advertising revenue — directly comparable to FORCE's business model.
• Indian Defence Review: Indian Defence Review is a long-running Indian defense and security publication covering strategic affairs, military issues, and defense industry. It directly competes with FORCE for the same Indian military, paramilitary, and policy readership.
• Jane's Defence Weekly: Jane's is the global benchmark for defense industry intelligence and analysis, publishing a flagship weekly magazine plus structured defense data feeds. Like FORCE, it serves defense industry, military, and policymaker audiences with recurring subscription and advertising revenue, making it the most direct international peer.
• The Diplomat: The Diplomat covers Asia-Pacific defense, security, and geopolitics with a magazine and digital platform. It targets policymakers, military, and defense industry readers across Asia, overlapping with FORCE's India-focused audience and editorial mix.
• SP's Aviation / SP Guide Publications: SP Guide Publications publishes defense and aviation titles in India including SP's Aviation and land warfare titles. It targets Indian armed forces, paramilitary, and aerospace industry with print and digital editions — a directly comparable Indian niche defense publisher.

Emerging players

• Livefist Defence: Livefist Defence is a digital-first Indian defense media brand covering Indian military news, aviation, and procurement. It competes with FORCE for the same Indian defense enthusiast audience via newsletters and web, representing the digital-native threat to legacy print defense media.
• War on the Rocks: War on the Rocks is a digital defense and foreign policy publication featuring long-form analysis from military and policy professionals. Comparable to FORCE's guest-column model but operating at global scale on a digital-only platform with sponsored and subscription revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Aviation Week Network: Aviation Week is a long-established global aviation and aerospace industry publication with print and digital editions. FORCE's civil aviation coverage (HEMS, business jets, commercial aviation) overlaps with Aviation Week's audience, especially among defense-adjacent aerospace readers.
• IHS Jane's (now part of Janes) Country Risk & Defense Market Intelligence: Janes offers broad defense intelligence subscriptions covering markets, platforms, and procurement across geographies. Comparable to FORCE's defense industry coverage but at vastly larger scale and with B2B intelligence subscription economics rather than consumer magazine revenue.

Others

• Press Information Bureau (Government of India): PIB is the official government news dissemination body that releases official defense and security updates. It is a primary source FORCE relies on for service news and represents the institutional channel that anchors FORCE's editorial coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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