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COLUMN: The IAF Is Right To Marshal Its Full Muscle For The AMCA
There have been interesting and varied reactions to the idea that it will be better for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to put in all its…
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Deconstructing Pak’s Missile Muddle: Conclusive Evidence, Or Elaborate Trick?
Why has a grainy photograph, purportedly showing four damaged air-to-air missiles, become the centrepiece of a fresh controversy over the outcome of the India-Pakistan air battle…
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‘Pak Once Disproved Indian Kill Claims By Flaunting All Its Mirages, Why Not Now With F-16s?’
JAGAN PILLARISETTI is an air war historian, author of two seminal books on India's aerial conflicts in 1965 and 1971, and one of the country's foremost…
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ANALYSIS: There’s A Revolution Coming In The Indian Air Force’s Missile Arsenal
A new generation of air-to-air missiles is set to transform the Indian Air Force’s fighter fleet. It has been an exciting two years for India’s air-to-air…
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COLUMN: Amidst Fog Of War Over Feb 26-27, 5 Big Gains For The IAF
The fog of war that persists over several aspects of the February 26 and 27 will not likely lift soon. And while the strands of available…
Aircraft And Helicopters
A Test Pilot’s Unmissable View On Yesterday’s Mirage 2000 Tragedy
As the Indian Air Force comes to terms with yesterday's accident involving a freshly HAL-upgraded Mirage 2000, we bring you this early piece by a seasoned…
Aircraft And Helicopters
COLUMN: The Indian Air Force’s Tyranny Of Arithmetic
By Sanjay Badri-Maharaj A somewhat curious report emanating from the Indian Air Force, purportedly in response to a request from the Government of India to…
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Why Nirmala Sitharaman Is A Solid Choice For Defence Minister
Senior Fellow, Pahle India Foundation When Nirmala Sitharaman takes on strength as India's new defence minister today, one of the biggest, most daunting challenges on her…
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EXCLUSIVE: Indian Navy Officers Scotch Talk Of ‘Bad-Blood’ Killing LCA Navy
For all the piles of files and numbingly endless process, who said there's no drama in Indian military procurement? While the interrelationships of government leaders, diplomats…
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Thunderbird! Pakistan’s JF-17, Ten Years On
In early 2007, when the first production JF-17 “Thunder” fighter was unveiled to the Pakistani public, it failed to make much of an impression outside the…
