India Defense

India Targets ₹8.8 Trillion Defense Economy by 2047 Through Indigenous Manufacturing, AI Warfare and Military Modernization

India is preparing for a fundamental transformation of its military-industrial ecosystem as it pursues an ambitious vision to become a fully self-reliant, technologically advanced global military power by 2047. The government has set a target of expanding the country's defence...
Su-57

Putin Revives Su-57 Fighter Pitch to India Offering Full Production Technology Transfer and Joint Development of Fifth-Gen Sukhoi Fighter

Russian President Vladimir Putin has renewed Moscow’s push to sell and jointly produce the Su-57 stealth fighter with India, reviving long-standing discussions on fifth-generation combat aviation cooperation and explicitly linking the proposal to the earlier India–Russia Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft...
MQ-9B-DRONE

Pakistan Air Force get Saab LoyalEye AEW on MQ-9B or Akinci UAVs and should India be strategically concerned

The airborne early warning (AEW) market may be on the cusp of a major transformation as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Swedish defense giant Saab collaborate on a remotely piloted airborne surveillance platform based on the MQ-9B drone....
Yakovlev SJ-100

Indian Airlines Eye Up to 200 Russian SJ-100 and Il-114-300 Aircraft as Moscow Seeks Bigger Role in India’s Aviation Boom

Russian aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has revealed that Indian airlines have expressed interest in acquiring between 100 and 200 Russian-built SJ-100 regional jets and Il-114-300 turboprop aircraft, highlighting a potentially significant shift in India’s fast-growing civil aviation sector....
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

India’s Air Power Dilemma: Rafale for Fleet Expansion, Su-57 for Stealth Edge as AMCA, FCAS, and GCAP Face Uncertainty

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is confronting an increasingly constrained set of options for maintaining its technological edge in the coming decades, as both its indigenous fifth-generation fighter program and the two leading sixth-generation international collaborations it is tracking face...
Ghatak Stealth Combat Drone

India Accelerates Autonomous Warfare Push as DRDO Establishes Advanced Flight Testing Hub for Ghatak Stealth Combat Drone

India’s push toward next-generation autonomous warfare capabilities has received a major infrastructure boost with the establishment of a dedicated aerospace testing and integration centre for the ambitious Ghatak stealth combat drone programme. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), operating under the...
Astra Missile

India Expands Astra Missile Production as Defence Planners Prepare for High-Intensity Future Conflict Scenarios

India is preparing for a major expansion in the production of its indigenous Astra Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) moves to integrate private-sector firms into the missile’s manufacturing ecosystem. According to a May...
F-35 vs AMCA

F-35 vs AMCA: India Sets 30-Month Deadline for Stealth Fighter Prototype Despite US Taking Years to Fly Lightning II

India has taken a historic step in reshaping its military aerospace sector by opening the development of its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), to private industry. In a move that could redefine the country’s fighter...
Rafale

India Sets 114-Rafale Fighter Jet Procurement in Motion, Formal Agreement Expected After Negotiations Conclude by Year-End

India’s effort to recapitalize and modernize its combat air fleet has entered a decisive phase, with New Delhi reportedly completing a critical procedural step toward acquiring 114 additional Rafale fighter jets from France. The government is said to have finalized...
India LUH Programme Tata–Airbus H125M

India’s LUH Programme Stalled by Regulatory and Certification Conflicts, With Tata–Airbus H125M Partnership Emerging as Formidable Market Challenger

India’s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) programme—long positioned as a cornerstone of the country’s effort to indigenise rotary-wing aviation—has effectively stalled, with the aircraft reportedly grounded for nearly three months and showing minimal flight activity over the past year. The development...
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