Military Drone Swarms

India’s S-400 and Rafale Advantage Under Pressure: How Low-Cost Drones, AI, and Autonomous Systems Are Upending Warfare and Forcing India to Rethink Deterrence Against China and Pakistan

The modern battlefield is no longer the exclusive preserve of high-cost platforms such as Rafale fighter jets, S-400 air defence systems, or fifth-generation stealth aircraft like the F-35. Instead, warfare is increasingly shaped by cheap, smart, and expendable systems that...
Indian P-8I Poseidon, Indian Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

India–US P-8I Poseidon Deal Frozen as Cost Escalation, Trade Tariffs and China’s Expanding Naval Presence Converge in Indian Ocean

The Indo-Pacific, negotiations between India and the United States for the acquisition of six additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft remain frozen in a strategic deadlock. What was once considered one of the most politically secure and operationally indispensable...
India’s K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

India’s Nuclear Triad Achieves Credibility: Strategic Forces Command Successfully Test-Launches Nuclear-Capable K-4 SLBM from INS Arighat, Rendering K-15 Obsolete in Deterrence

India has taken a significant step in strengthening its nuclear deterrence with the successful test launch of the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on December 23, 2025. Multiple credible sources, including The Times of India, confirmed that the missile was...
China-India border dispute

China’s Strategic Shift on Arunachal Pradesh to India in 1959: Pentagon Report Warns Beijing Now Considers the Northeastern State a ‘Core Interest’ as Part of Its ‘National Rejuvenation’ Ambitions

A new Pentagon report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 24 has raised alarm in New Delhi, asserting that China considers India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh a “core interest,” placing it alongside Taiwan and other contested territories such...
K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

India Strengthens Nuclear Triad with Successful K-4 SLBM Test from INS Arihant

India has achieved a major strategic milestone with the successful test of its K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant in the Bay of Bengal on 23 December 2025. The launch, conducted from a...
SEPECAT Jaguar fighter-bombers

India–Oman Jaguar Transfer: Decommissioned Fighters Are Keeping the IAF’s Deep-Strike Capability Alive as India Taps Oman’s Retired Jaguars to Sustain Strike Power Amid Squadron Shortfalls and Regional Pressures

At a time when global airpower debates are dominated by fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones and artificial intelligence–enabled battle networks, India’s decision to secure more than 20 decommissioned SEPECAT Jaguar fighter-bombers from Oman highlights a different but no less consequential strategic...
IndiGo

IndiGo’s Turbulence Exposes Structural Fault Lines in India’s Aviation Boom

Not too long ago, the reputation of IndiGo, India’s largest budget carrier, appeared unassailable. With a dominant 65 per cent share of the domestic passenger market, a fleet exceeding 400 aircraft, and more than 2,000 daily flights, IndiGo had become...
India’s HLFT-42 Next-Generation Trainer Aircraft Nears Critical Milestone

India’s HLFT-42 Next-Generation Trainer Aircraft Nears Critical Milestone

India’s ambitious aerospace vision is taking a significant leap forward with the development of the Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer-42 (HLFT-42), a next-generation trainer aircraft designed to prepare pilots for the challenges of modern aerial warfare. The programme, led by Hindustan...
Su-30MKI

India: Virupaksha Radar to Give Su-30MKI 200 km+ Stealth Detection Against China-Pak J-20, J-35 Threats

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating work on the indigenous Virupaksha radar, a key sensor that lies at the heart of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) ambitious ‘Super-30’ modernisation programme. The effort is aimed at significantly enhancing...
Indian Navy, MH-60R Helicopter Squadron, INAS 335

Indian Navy to Commission Second MH-60R Helicopter Squadron INAS 335 at INS Hansa on December 17

The Indian Navy is set to significantly strengthen its rotary-wing aviation capabilities with the commissioning of its second MH-60R Seahawk helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (Ospreys), on December 17 at INS Hansa in Goa. Senior naval officials said the induction marks...
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