GE F414 Engine- Tejas Mk2 and AMC

India Nears Landmark GE F414 Engine Deal with US, Securing 80% Technology Transfer to Power Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Ambitions

India is poised to formalise one of its most consequential defence-industrial agreements with the United States, with the long-negotiated technology transfer deal for General Electric’s F414 fighter jet engines expected to be signed by March 2026, according to sources familiar...
Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet

LCA Mk2 Moves Closer to Take-Off: Mid-2026 First Flight, Marking a Major Leap in India’s Indigenous Fighter Ambitions

India’s ambitious Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 programme has received a significant momentum boost after a clear and confident timeline was articulated by the country’s top defence scientist, reinforcing optimism around the future of indigenous military aviation. Dr Samir V....
S-350 Vityaz Air Defence System

Russia Renews Pitch for S-350 Vityaz Air Defence System to India, Offers Full Technology Transfer to Protect S-400 Regiments Against Saturation Attacks

Russia has renewed its proposal to supply the Indian Armed Forces with the S-350 Vityaz medium-range air defence system, significantly sweetening the offer by including comprehensive technology transfer (ToT) provisions, according to defence sources close to Rostec. The move signals...
Safran 120–140 kN Engine

AMCA Mk2 to Future Heavy Variant: Safran’s 140 kN Engine Confirmation Reshapes India’s Fifth-Generation Fighter Ambitions

India’s long quest to build a fully indigenous, world-class fighter aircraft ecosystem has crossed a decisive milestone, with Safran CEO Olivier Andries confirming critical details of the next-generation turbofan engine being co-developed with the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE). The...
R-37M

India Eyes Hypersonic R-37M Missiles for Su-30MKI Fleet in High-Stakes Talks With Russia to Undermine Enemy AWACS and Network-Centric Warfare

India’s advanced negotiations with Russia over the acquisition and integration of the R-37M very-long-range air-to-air missile (VLRAAM) onto the Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI fleet mark a significant evolution in New Delhi’s airpower strategy, aimed squarely at reshaping the aerial balance...
China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter

Pakistan’s Planned Induction of China’s J-35E Stealth Fighters Signals a Potential Turning Point in South Asia’s Airpower Balance

The potential induction of China’s J-35E fifth-generation stealth fighters into the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) between early 2026 and early 2027 represents a potentially decisive inflection point in South Asia’s aerial balance. If realised on the timelines now widely reported,...
MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts High-Altitude Surveillance Near Iran as Economic Collapse and Mass Protests Raise Fears of Persian Gulf Instability

The departure of a U.S. Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle from the United Arab Emirates on a high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Persian Gulf has underscored Washington’s heightened alertness at a moment of...
PLA Navy Commissions Type 052D Destroyer Loudi

China Commissions Advanced Type 052D Destroyer Loudi Into Southern Fleet, Signalling Accelerated Naval Modernisation Amid South China Sea Tensions

The formal commissioning of the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Loudi (hull number 176) into active service in early January 2026 marks a calibrated yet consequential escalation in China’s naval modernisation drive. As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) inducts another...
BrahMos-A Equipped Su 30MKI

BrahMos to Remain ‘Virtually Unstoppable’ Until 2040, Despite Rapid Advances in Air Defence and Space-Based Tracking

BrahMos Aerospace has expressed strong confidence that the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile will remain effectively impossible to intercept well into the next decade, underscoring the weapon’s central role in India’s conventional deterrence posture despite rapid advances in global air defence...
Rolls-Royce Engine fighter jet

Rolls-Royce Eyes India as Third Home Market, Proposes Co-Development of AMCA Fighter Engine to Anchor Long-Term Aerospace and Naval Industrial Ecosystem

Rolls-Royce is preparing to significantly expand its industrial presence in India, unveiling a strategy that places the co-development of a next-generation combat aircraft engine at the core of its long-term engagement with New Delhi. The British aerospace major has signalled...
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