- June 27th, 2026
India’s indigenous fighter modernization programme is approaching a strategically sensitive turning point as mounting delays surrounding the Light Combat Aircraft programme increasingly force difficult decisions between technological perfection and immediate operational necessity. Reports emerging from India’s defence establishment indicate that...
During the Indo-Pakistan conflict of May 2025, India claimed to have achieved a major combat milestone during Operation Sindoor: the longest-ever recorded surface-to-air missile kill by the Russian-origin S-400 air defense system. The claim emerged months after the brief but...
In a significant demonstration of India’s growing strategic resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a Highway Landing Strip (HLS) on the Moran Highway in Assam, enabling the Indian Air Force (IAF) to operate a wide array of aircraft in...
India has taken a significant step toward fielding its own stratospheric surveillance and communications platform, even as Russia unveiled a conceptually similar system designed to transform battlefield connectivity. India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to...
In one of the most consequential military modernization decisions in recent years, India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), six more P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft...
In a strategically significant display of airpower cooperation, Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKI fighters have conducted joint in-situ air drills with Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) JAS 39 Gripen aircraft near the vital Malacca Strait—just days after Swedish aerospace major...
Russia is once again pressing India to take a decisive step in defence cooperation by co-producing the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter. The renewed push comes at a time of shifting global power balances, rapid advances in Chinese and Pakistani...
India is reportedly on the verge of finalizing a landmark deal with France to procure 114 Rafale F4 fighter jets, a move that could significantly reshape the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) combat capabilities. Defence sources indicate that this acquisition may...
The Dassault Rafale has emerged as the leading contender for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) ambitious 114 multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) program, bolstered by a combination of high serviceability, operational versatility, and growing domestic support infrastructure. According to Indian defence...
India’s indigenous fighter jet programme is advancing toward a decisive milestone as the Tejas Mk2, the country’s next-generation Medium Weight Fighter (MWF), moves deeper into the critical phase of ground-based testing. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited...
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