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RonitBisht · 2026-06-19T13:54:48+0530

The moniker 'Hangor' carries significant historical weight in South Asia. During the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict, the Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor successfully torpedoed the Indian Navy's INS Khukri. This event marked the first and only time an Indian warship was sunk in combat since the...

Raj Basu · Monday at 8:57 PM

On June 2, 2026, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the indigenous Rudram-II anti-radiation missile off the coast of Odisha. This milestone has sparked fresh comparisons between the new Indian weapon and the widely known...

RonitBisht · Jun 13, 2026

For a long time, China's Chengdu J-20 "Mighty Dragon" was considered a rare, high-tier stealth fighter, assigned only to a few select units within the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Now, fresh deployment tracking reveals a major shift: the J-20 has quickly evolved from an exclusive...

RonitBisht · Jun 11, 2026

On April 30, 2026, the Pakistan Navy formally inducted its first Chinese-made Hangor-class submarine, the PNS/M Hangor, in a high-profile ceremony at Sanya, China, attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf. While Pakistani leadership hailed this $5 billion...

RonitBisht · Jun 11, 2026

Recent discussions among Pakistani military observers have sparked fresh dialogue regarding the potential sale of Russia’s fifth-generation Su-57E stealth fighter to the Indian Armed Forces. In a recent podcast, commentators Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan from the Quwa Group proposed that Islamabad...

M S Chatterji · Jun 8, 2026

Locating modern, ultra-quiet submarines equipped with Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) in the Arabian Sea is a formidable challenge for any maritime force. Older diesel-electric vessels had to frequently surface or use a snorkel to breathe, making them easier to spot. In contrast, today's AIP...

M S Chatterji · Jun 8, 2026

New Delhi's strategic calculus for its naval aviation is undergoing a massive transformation. Rather than purchasing a large follow-on fleet of the combat-proven French Dassault Rafale-M fighters, the Indian Navy has opted to place its confidence in the home-grown Twin Engine Deck-Based Fighter...

M S Chatterji · Jun 6, 2026

The Omni-Role Combat Aircraft (ORCA) stands out as a fascinating concept within India's domestic fighter development network. Originally planned by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) as a dedicated land-based version of the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) for the Indian Air Force...

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Analysis Pakistan Plans for Naval Return to Bay of Bengal with New Chinese Hangor Submarines, Decades After 1971 Defeat

Analysis How India's Rudram-II Outperforms China's CM-400AKG in Stand-off SEAD Missions

Analysis How Growing J-20 Stealth Fighter Deployments Near LAC Poses New Challenges for Indian Defence

Analysis How Vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s Hangor AIP Submarines Challenge the Credibility of its Babur-3 Sea-Based Deterrent against India

Analysis Pakistani Analysts Urge China to Intervene in Potential India-Russia Su-57 Deal, But Experts Doubt Beijing's Leverage

Analysis Exploring How Indian Navy Utilizes the P-8I Poseidon to Track Stealthy AIP Submarines in the Arabian Sea

Analysis Why Indian Navy Betting on TEDBF Success Over Expanded Rafale-M Fleet to Counter Chinese Expanding Footprints in IOR

Analysis Will India Abandon ORCA Fighter? How TEDBF's Land-Based IAF Sibling Lost Momentum to AMCA and Rafale

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