Barrage-1 Aerostat

India Clears Airship-Based HAPS For IAF, Russia Flight-Tests ‘Barrage-1’ Aerostat To Rival Starlink On Battlefield

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...
Rafale fighter jets

Rafale F5 Upgrade Positions Indian Air Force For Sixth-Gen Warfare, Offering A Decisive Technological Edge In Future High-Intensity Conflicts

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...
IAF Su-30MKIs Drill with Thai Gripens Near China’s Malacca Strait

IAF Su-30MKIs Drill with Thai Gripens Near China’s Malacca Strait, Saab Renews Push for Gripens in India’s MRFA Race

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...
MiG-21

MiG-21 to Su-57: How Su-30MKI Experience and Deep India-Russia Defence Ties Could Shape India’s Fifth-Generation Fighter Future

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...
Rafale

India-France Rafale Deal Could Expand to Nearly 200 Jets as IAF Plans 50-Squadron Force to Strengthen Preparedness Against Simultaneous Threats from Pakistan and China

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...
F-35 Vs Su-57

F-35 Vs Su-57: India’s F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Faces Uncertainty as Renewed US Support for Pakistan Spurs Pivot Toward Russia’s Su-57E

India’s potential acquisition of the American F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter seems to be hitting a roadblock, as shifts in US foreign policy and concerns over operational sovereignty prompt New Delhi to reconsider its options. While Washington formally offered the...
Rafale fighter jet

China’s J-16 vs IAF Rafale War Game: How PLAAF Simulations Are Shaping Missile-First Air Combat and Indo-Pacific Deterrence

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) decision to publicly showcase a simulated air-to-air confrontation between its J-16 multirole fighters and the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Rafale jets marks a notable shift in Beijing’s military communication strategy, reflecting growing confidence...
IAI HAROP min

IAF Fast-Tracks Indigenous Loitering Munitions After DEAD Success in Operation Sindoor

Riding on the decisive operational success of Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (DEAD) missions during the May 2025 conflict known as Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is moving swiftly to institutionalise this capability as a core pillar of...
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...
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...
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