India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, has maintained a cautious stance on the potential co-production of Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet.
In a recent wide-ranging interview, Mr. Singh confirmed that while discussions with Moscow are in progress, no immediate announcement is...
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The Indian Air Force's (IAF) Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program has outlined its major procurement initiative to acquire up to 80 new, medium transport aircraft to replace its ageing fleets of Antonov An-32 and Ilyushin Il-76 planes.
The program also aims for indigenous manufacturing in...
Guwahati skies roar as Rafale and Tejas jets stun crowds over Brahmaputra for IAF’s 93rd anniversary
A grand flypast by Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, including Tejas and Rafale, over the Brahmaputra captivated spectators on Sunday at an air show organised in Guwahati as part of the Force’s 93rd anniversary celebrations, an official said.
Roars and cheers of excitement from the spectators...
India is all set to host the 11th edition of the annual ‘Indo-Sri Lanka Exercise Mitra Shakti’ at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka from November 10 to 23 The main agenda of the Joint Exercise is to enhance joint military capability of both sides to undertake counter insurgency...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake the annual performance review of the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in New Delhi on November 10. Notably, the defence minister had earlier declared 2025 as the ‘Year of Reforms’, underscoring the importance of the development of new...
A focused training programme on drone integration and operations was organised to enhance the operational readiness of Assam Rifles personnel, officials said on Saturday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the initiative aimed at strengthening the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems...
Analysis How Indigenous Tejas Mk2 at $70 Million Offers Double the Fighters for IAF under MRFA's Bloated $24 Billion Budget
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is facing a critical strategic decision as its fighter squadron strength has fallen to approximately 31, well below the 42 squadrons required to manage potential threats on two fronts.
This challenge is compounded by a global market where the cost of advanced fighter...
Operation Sindoor has been a very big inflection point as far as India’s policy is concerned, former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd) has said. Speaking at the CNBC-TV18 Global Leadership Summit 2025 in Mumbai on Friday, Gen Naravane also said India made it clear that it will not...
Two terrorists were killed when alert troops of the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Defence sources said on Saturday. “Two terrorists have been neutralised in Operation Pimple in Keran sector where an...
In a significant development for India’s indigenous fighter jet programme, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday inked a deal with US-based General Electric (GE) for the supply of more than 100 jet engines to power the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A. In a post on X, HAL said...
Opinion Lessons from Op Sindoor: Why India Urgently Needs 500km Range Pinaka Mk5 and Mk6 to Counter Pakistan's Fatah-II
A significant strategic imbalance is emerging on India's western front following Pakistan's induction of the Fatah-II guided multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS).
With a confirmed range of 400 kilometres, this new system gives Pakistan the ability to strike deep-strike targets from a mobile...
AXISCADES Aersopace & Technologies Limited, a leading Indian Defense Technology solutions provider & wholly owned subsidiary of AXISCADES Technologies Limited, and Electronic Bird Control an innovative French drone company, have formalized a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring...
US President Donald Trump said he plans to visit India soon, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “great man” and his “friend.” Responding to a question during a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Trump said the trade negotiations with India are going “very well.”
“He’s a...
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