On March 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made a highly anticipated announcement. The Pentagon awarded the contract for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) future fighter…
The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-II is the flagship, under-development product of the LCA Program, that was itself conceived in the early 1980s. While the Program itself has been afflicted…
A recent Indian defence committee has recommended increasing private sector participation in military aircraft manufacturing to enhance the Indian Air Force's capabilities. The committee, led by the defence ministry's top…
Amidst narratives of the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, increasing employment of missiles and drones have captured the imagination of the military and the civil domains alike,…
Introduction Central Asia is an integral element of India’s extended neighborhood. India has enjoyed millennia old historical, cultural, economic and civilisational links with Central Asia. Although the Connect Central Asia…
It was waiting to happen. A big-ticket event revolving around a high-profile act of terror, is something one could have expected any time after the triggering of turbulence in the…
13 July 2023. India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of 26 Rafale-Marine (Rafale-M) F4 Multi-Role Carrier-Borne Fighters (MRCBF) (including 22 single-seater and 4…
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