Why Didn’t India Force France To Share Engine Tech?
Delays in the delivery of India's Tejas Mk1A fighters, a flashpoint that hit newspaper front pages this month, has informed a vast public beyond the Indian…
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After IAF Chief’s Meltdown, MoD To Fasttrack Tejas
Two weeks after a public rebuke of HAL by the Indian Air Force chief that went viral both online as well as in India's security establishment,…
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50 Days Grounded, A Prescription To Bring Dhruv Back
.) The heart-wrenching sight of the smoke billowing from the crashed Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter at Porbandar on January 5th, 2025 brought back to my…
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F-35 For India: A Mismatch in the Skies?
US President Donald Trump’s offer to sell the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II to India has raised a few eyebrows in Indian defence circles, sparking intense debate…
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Sitara To Yashas: To Hell & Back, Ready To Serve
After years of uncertainty and near abandonment, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully resurrected its intermediate jet trainer, the HJT-36 Sitara, rebranded last week as ‘Yashas’—a…
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India’s Own Long-Range Swarming Killer Drone Flies
Even as India's dilemmas over its next manned fighter drastically deepen, even as the Indian government begins navigating the waters of a fresh Trump pitch of…
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Dangled For 20 Years, F-35 Officially ‘Offered’ To India
When President Donald Trump declared yesterday that the U.S. was "paving the way to ultimately provide India the F-35 stealth fighters", he changed two decades of…
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Biden Admin Delayed Apache Deliveries To India?
Did the Joe Biden Administration deliberately delay deliveries of six Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Army as a diplomatic pressure tactic against India…
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‘No Confidence’: IAF Chief Scolds HAL
"At the moment, I am just not confident of HAL." Words that should give Indian state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) sleepless nights. And many times…
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EXCLUSIVE: Tejas Mk1A Flexes From The Air
Four Tejas Mk1A fighters flew at the Aero India 2025 show that kicked off in Bengaluru today signaling the homegrown fighter's upgraded variant is headed into…
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Official New Timelines On India’s Fighter Programs
As the Indian Air Force juggles the pressures of sub-optimal fighter squadron numbers and a looming decision on imports, much-needed official timeline clarity in India's multiple…
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The Most Important Thing At Aero India 2025
This is a difficult exercise, but if there's one thing to look out for at the upcoming Aero India 2025 above all the aircraft, helicopters, drones,…