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...
Sukhoi Su-30MKI

IAF Adopts Dual-Tier Su-30MKI Modernisation Strategy, Excluding 70 Older Jets from Super Sukhoi Upgrade to Serve as Dedicated Long-Range Missile Carriers

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken a decisive and pragmatically structured step in reshaping the future of its frontline combat fleet, opting to segregate a portion of its aging Sukhoi Su-30MKI fleet from the ambitious “Super Sukhoi” upgrade programme....
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...
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...
Su-30MKI

India: Virupaksha Radar to Give Su-30MKI 200 km+ Stealth Detection Against China-Pak J-20, J-35 Threats

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating work on the indigenous Virupaksha radar, a key sensor that lies at the heart of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) ambitious ‘Super-30’ modernisation programme. The effort is aimed at significantly enhancing...
IAF Launches Major Drive to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities with 100 Indigenous ASPJ Pods for Su-30MKI Fleet

IAF Launches Major Drive to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities with 100 Indigenous ASPJ Pods for Su-30MKI Fleet

In a decisive step to strengthen its frontline air combat survivability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 100 Aircraft Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ) pods tailored for the Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The move...
J-10C fighter jet

Vigorous Dragon: How China’s J-10C Outgunned Rafales and Su-30s in Combat, Redefining Aerial Supremacy in Global Air Power and Beyond

When the Chengdu J-10C roared into combat during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, few expected it to change the trajectory of global aerial warfare. Yet within weeks of its debut, the fighter was credited with multiple kills against some of the...
Su-30 MKI jets

Indian Air Force Accelerates Modernization Drive: Focus Shifts to S-400 Air Defense, Long-Range R-37M Missiles, and Enhanced Su-30MKI Capabilities

India's defence self-reliance goals, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov on June 26, 2025, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China. What set this meeting apart from...
Russian R-37M Hypersonic Missiles

R-37M Hypersonic Missiles: India Considers Integrating Russian R-37M Hypersonic Missiles into SU-30MKI Fleet to Counter China-Pak Threat Matrix

The Indian Air Force (IAF): Russia has reportedly offered to supply India with the advanced R-37M long-range hypersonic air-to-air missile. Designed by the Vympel Design Bureau and known by its NATO designation "AA-13 Axehead," the R-37M is among the most...
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