- April 29th, 2026
India’s ambitious plan to acquire 114 additional Dassault Rafale jets under the Medium Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme has reached a Decisive juncture, with negotiations increasingly defined not by price or delivery timelines, but by access to a highly sensitive...
Southeast Asia’s airpower balance is quietly but decisively evolving, and Vietnam now appears to be at the centre of that recalibration. Hanoi, long reliant on Russian combat aviation, is increasingly exploring diversified, sanctions-resilient Western platforms capable of sustaining high-tempo operations...
India’s Defence Ministry faces a significant strategic dilemma that strikes at the heart of the country’s airpower modernisation and technological sovereignty, as it considers a substantial proposal worth about USD 36.1 billion for the procurement of 114 additional Dassault Rafale...
France’s Dassault Aviation said it delivered 26 Rafale fighter jets in 2025, exceeding its annual production target and underscoring sustained global demand for the multirole combat aircraft despite broader uncertainty in the defence aerospace sector. In a statement, the company...
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...