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...
Indian Tejas MK2 Fighter jet

IAF Marks 25 Years of Tejas LCA as Indigenous Fighter Evolves from Experimental Prototype to Backbone of India’s Airpower Self-Reliance

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the historic first flight of the indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), a milestone that symbolises India’s decades-long pursuit of self-reliance in advanced military aviation. Marking the...
INSV Kaundinya Sails Strongly Toward Oman, Recreating India’s Ancient Maritime Legacy

INSV Kaundinya Sails Strongly Toward Oman, Recreating India’s Ancient Maritime Legacy

The Indian Navy’s indigenously built sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya is making steady progress across the Arabian Sea, having reportedly completed nearly one-third of its maiden voyage from Porbandar in Gujarat to Muscat in Oman. Sailing without an engine or any...
Eurofighter Typhoon

Bangladesh’s Eurofighter Typhoon Push Triggers Quiet Strategic Recalibration in New Delhi, Where India Sees Political Signalling More Than a Shift in Regional Airpower Balance

Bangladesh’s decision to sign a Letter of Intent on December 9, 2025, with Italy-based Leonardo S.p.A. for the potential acquisition of up to 16 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft has triggered a quiet but intense reassessment within India’s strategic and...
China’s J-50 Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter (Shenyang J-50)

Shenyang J-50: China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Stealth Fighter Emerges as Beijing’s Most Ambitious Attempt to Outpace U.S. NGAD and Europe’s FCAS, Signaling a Major Shift in Global Airpower Dynamics

China’s relentless push to dominate the future battlespace has once again drawn global attention with its sixth-generation stealth fighter, the Shenyang J-50, also known as the J-XDS. Over the past year, the tailless prototype has ignited debate among defense experts...
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