Su-30MKI Fighters Upgraded with R-37M

R-37M Missiles: India Moves to Acquire Russian R-37M Missiles Amid Pakistan’s Quiet Pursuit of Chinese PL-17 BVR Supremacy

India is urgently pursuing the acquisition of Russia’s long-range R-37M (AA-13 Axehead) air-to-air missile after suffering what regional observers are calling a humiliating defeat in a large-scale Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air battle against Pakistan in May. The high-altitude confrontation...
Rafale M

India’s Uttam AESA Radar Blocked from Rafale M Integration: French Refusal to Integrate Uttam AESA Radar Leaves Indian Navy’s Rafale M Modernization Plans in Limbo

In a setback to India’s growing ambitions for defence self-reliance, efforts to equip the forthcoming Rafale M carrier-borne fighters with the indigenous Uttam Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar have reportedly hit a roadblock. Sources close to the Indian defence...
Israeli Air LORA Missiles

India Considers Acquisition of Israeli Air LORA Missiles Following Rampage Strikes’ “Decisive Success” in Deep Strike Scenarios

India is accelerating efforts to field an advanced air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) capability with the possible acquisition of Israel’s cutting-edge Air LORA system. This move, coming in the wake of Operation Sindoor — a major and largely clandestine cross-border air...
India Bolsters Naval Power with Commissioning of INS Tamal

India Bolsters Naval Power with Commissioning of INS Tamal, a Project 11356 Frigate, Amid Strategic Challenges in Indo-Pacific

In a powerful display of enduring defence ties between India and Russia, ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC, the export arm of Russia’s military-industrial complex, officially handed over the advanced Project 11356 frigate—INS Tamal—to the Indian Navy on 1 July 2025. The commissioning ceremony,...
MiG-35 “Fulcrum Foxtrot”

Russia Brings MiG-35 Back From the Brink: Prototype Fighter Now Deployed Amid Rising NATO Hostilities and Ukraine War Setbacks

The MiG-35 “Fulcrum Foxtrot,” a long-anticipated multirole combat aircraft evolved from the revered MiG-29 series, has reportedly cleared its final qualification trials with Russia’s Ministry of Defence — a crucial milestone suggesting that full operational status may now be imminent....
J-10C fighter jet

China’s J-10C May Transform Iran’s Aging Air Force: How the “Vigorous Dragon” Could Redefine Middle East’s Aerial Chessboard

The mere prospect of the Islamic Republic of Iran acquiring China’s advanced J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighter jet has sent shockwaves through the volatile Middle Eastern security environment. In military strategy rooms from Tel Aviv to Riyadh, the potential procurement has...
J-10CE fighter jet

South Asia’s Largest BVR Aerial Battle: Inside the 125-Fighter Jet BVR Battle Between India and Pakistan That Caught the World’s Attention

In a stunning show of force and technological prowess, the skies over South Asia became the stage for what is now being called the largest Beyond Visual Range (BVR) aerial engagement in history. The massive aerial clash between the Pakistan...
Su-30MKI Fighters Upgraded with R-37M

Su-30MKI Fighters Upgraded with R-37M: India’s Strategic Shift in BVR Warfare Against Pakistan and China

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly moving ahead with plans to integrate Russia’s powerful R-37M long-range air-to-air missile — NATO codename AA-13 Axehead — onto its frontline Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter aircraft. According to credible defence sources in New...
Indian Rafale fighter jet

India Admits IAF Fighter Jet Losses in May 7 Air Operation Against Pakistan: Defence Attaché Terms it an Operational Setback

In an unprecedented revelation that has shaken India’s defence establishment and strategic community, Captain Shiv Kumar, the Indian Navy’s Defence Attaché to Indonesia, has openly acknowledged that the Indian Air Force (IAF) lost multiple fighter aircraft in a high-risk operation...
f-35A lightning ii

Turkey’s Renewed F-35 Ambitions: Erdogan Courts Trump for Stealth Jet Revival Amid Shifting Global Alignments

Turkey is making a renewed push to rejoin the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighter jet program—a program it was expelled from in 2019 following its controversial acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
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