- June 11th, 2026
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched a carefully planned strategy to preserve the operational effectiveness of its Mirage 2000 fighter fleet as India prepares for the next phase of combat aviation modernization. With the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)...
India’s ambitious next-generation fighter aircraft programme, the Tejas Mk2, has entered one of its most important stages yet, with physical assembly of the first prototype now officially underway. The milestone marks a major transition for the project—from years of design...
India’s next-generation medium-weight fighter aircraft, the Tejas Mk2, is undergoing a notable design shift with the decision to move its cannon from an internal mount to an external podded configuration, marking a clear departure from the layout used in the...
India is poised to formalise one of its most consequential defence-industrial agreements with the United States, with the long-negotiated technology transfer deal for General Electric’s F414 fighter jet engines expected to be signed by March 2026, according to sources familiar...
India’s indigenous fighter jet programme is advancing toward a decisive milestone as the Tejas Mk2, the country’s next-generation Medium Weight Fighter (MWF), moves deeper into the critical phase of ground-based testing. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited...
India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the lead organisation behind the country’s fighter aircraft development programmes, has issued a fresh call for private-sector collaboration to support the integration of three advanced sensor systems for the upcoming Tejas Mk2. The initiative marks...
Low-cost, 4.5-generation capability and the fight for export share In a global fighter-jet market that is increasingly bifurcating between ultra-expensive stealth platforms and lower-cost multirole warplanes, the light and “medium-weight” 4.5-generation segment is seeing renewed interest. In that battleground, India’s...
In a move that signals both urgency and pragmatism, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued a detailed Statement of Work (SoW) seeking to outsource critical portions of the Tejas Mk2’s development—specifically electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing, and the design, simulation,...
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....