AASM HAMMER

India Begins Local Production of Safran AASM HAMMER, Boosting Rafale and Tejas Strike Power

India has taken one of its most consequential steps toward defence self-reliance with the establishment of a new joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense to manufacture the AASM HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground bomb in...
Tejas Mk-1A Fighter Jet

Armenia Suspends Tejas Mk-1A Fighter Jet Negotiations After Fatal Dubai Airshow Crash, Delivering Major Blow to India’s Export Ambitions

India’s push to position the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as a globally competitive export fighter, fresh reports indicate that Armenia has suspended ongoing negotiations to acquire the Tejas Mk-1A following the devastating crash at the...
Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation Fighter jet

India Likely to Decline Russia’s Su-57E Proposal as IAF Evaluates Development of Indigenous Twin-Seat Sukhoi Variant

In a dramatic escalation of its strategic outreach to India, Moscow has proposed one of its most sweeping defence offers in decades: full licensed production of the Su-57E fifth-generation stealth fighter in India, complete technology transfer, and even the development...
Rafale Jets

Rafale Orders Surge as India Positions Itself as Global Production Hub After Sealing IAF’s Biggest-Ever Fighter Jet Deal

In the chandeliered courtyard of the Elysee Palace, lit by cold autumn light and the flash of cameras, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stood before a Rafale fighter jet and declared one of the most ambitious...
Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed at Dubai Air Show 2025

India’s Indigenous LCA Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes at Dubai Air Show, Pilot Dead

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Saturday, marking one of the most tragic setbacks in the history of India’s indigenous fighter jet programme. Dramatic videos...
Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet

India Invites Private Sector to Accelerate Sensor Integration for Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet

India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the lead organisation behind the country’s fighter aircraft development programmes, has issued a fresh call for private-sector collaboration to support the integration of three advanced sensor systems for the upcoming Tejas Mk2. The initiative marks...
IAF’s Su-30MKI Jets Join French Fighters for ‘Garuda 25’ Air Exercise in France

IAF’s Su-30MKI Jets Join French Fighters for ‘Garuda 25’ Air Exercise in France

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct advanced air combat drills alongside French multi-role fighters during the latest edition of the bilateral exercise Garuda 25, scheduled from November 16 to 27 at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in France, officials announced on...
BrahMos Missile Battery

Indonesia Submits Bid to Purchase BrahMos Missile, Says Defence Minister

India’s BrahMos missile programme received a significant boost on Saturday after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that Indonesia has formally expressed interest in purchasing the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile system. Singh confirmed the development while addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
Safran Offers 100% Technology Transfer for AMCA Engine in Landmark Proposal to Boost India’s Defence Self-Reliance

Safran Offers 100% Technology Transfer for AMCA Engine in Landmark Proposal to Boost India’s Defence Self-Reliance

In a major boost to India’s ambitions for defence self-reliance, French aerospace giant Safran has formally proposed to co-develop a next-generation fighter jet engine for the country’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program — with a full 100% transfer of...
India has intensified diplomatic and military pressure on Russia, demanding a clear and credible delivery schedule for the remaining two squadrons of the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The escalating push comes amid mounting delays in the $5.43 billion deal signed in 2018—delays now threatening a planned follow-on purchase worth an additional $1.1 billion.

India Pressures Russia Over Delayed S-400 Triumf air defence system Deliveries, Considers Revising Future Procurement Plans

India has intensified diplomatic and military pressure on Russia, demanding a clear and credible delivery schedule for the remaining two squadrons of the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The escalating push comes amid mounting delays in the $5.43 billion deal...
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