- October 8th, 2025
In a development that could redefine India’s defence and aerospace trajectory, French aviation giant Dassault Aviation has offered to manufacture its Rafale fighter jets entirely in India. The plan goes far beyond token offsets or partial assembly. It envisions India...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is grappling with one of its gravest modernization challenges in decades. Its fighter squadron strength has fallen to just 31 squadrons, far short of the sanctioned 42 required to counter a two-front war scenario with China and Pakistan....
In a storm that is rapidly evolving into one of the gravest crises in India’s civil-military relations in decades, the Narendra Modi-led government is battling mounting criticism from opposition leaders, defence analysts, and veterans over what is increasingly seen as...
Iran is reportedly evaluating the acquisition of the Chinese-built J-10C “Vigorous Dragon,” a 4.5-generation multirole fighter jet that has recently surged into the international spotlight. Nicknamed the “Rafale Killer” by regional analysts after its alleged battlefield successes, the J-10C could...
A simmering strategic dispute between India and France over access to the Rafale fighter jet’s source code has reignited questions about the limits of digital sovereignty in an era where software defines battlefield dominance. India’s push for technological autonomy, enshrined...
Europe is undergoing a seismic shift in defense and geopolitical alignment. With a continent still reeling from the shockwaves of the war in Ukraine, and growing uncertainty about long-term American reliability, the urgency to rearm and reassert strategic autonomy has...
France's Dassault Rafale fighter jet has stood as a symbol of modern aerial warfare superiority—proven in combat, respected globally, and free from the blemish of fatal combat loss. That aura of invincibility has, however, come under scrutiny following a brief...
Southeast Asia may soon become the next theater of competition between two of the world’s most aggressively marketed fourth-generation-plus combat aircraft — France’s Dassault Rafale and China’s Chengdu J-10C. The potential confrontation isn’t just one of hardware and firepower; it...
India may be poised to make a crucial strategic decision to maintain its aerial superiority. Amid unconfirmed but increasingly credible reports of Pakistan potentially inducting two squadrons of China's fifth-generation J-35 fighter jets by the end of 2025, a prominent...
In a sobering and hard-hitting new report, the prestigious Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) has delivered a pointed warning about the state of France's air combat capabilities. The detailed analysis, authored by defense experts and former French Air Force...
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