Defence Industry
F-47 NGAD: What We Know So Far
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…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIAN FIGHTER JET PRODUCTION
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…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
BORDER GUARDING FORCES NEED ROLE ORIENTED RESTRUCTURING
Shri Y B Chavan, the then Union Home Minister piloted the bill for constitution and regulation of Border Security Force. While piloting the bill, he said, the purpose of this…
By Captain RC Sharma
INDIA’S MUCH-AWAITED PROJECT-75 (INDIA) SUBMARINE DEAL: A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE NAVY’S SUB-SURFACE CAPABILITIES!
23rd January 2025: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, announces that it has been invited by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for commercial negotiations on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S DEFENCE BUDGET 2025-2026: DO WE SEE A GREATER IMPETUS TOWARDS MODERNISATION OF ARMED FORCES
Every year, the nation eagerly awaits the presentation of the budget by the finance minister in the Parliament. One of the key elements of the budget is the allocation for…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
A DESTROYER, A STEALTH FRIGATE AND A SUBMARINE: LETHAL ADDITIONS TO INDIA’S NAVAL MIGHT!
The Hon’ble Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated three frontline men-o-war of the Indian Navy (IN) in an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S DEFENCE SPENDING: TIME FOR A VERY SERIOUS RE-THINK
‘What I Fear Is Not the Enemy’s Strategy but Our Own Mistakes’ - Pericles, The Mayor of Athens The Argument This is not merely an argument for enhanced allocations for…
By Lt Gen Raj Shukla
FIRST-PERSON VIEW DRONES: LETHAL ASSETS IN MODERN WARFARE
As the world continues with unabated fervour in describing the exploits of ‘First-Person View’ (FPV) Drones (FPVD) in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas/Hezbollah standoff, it may not be out…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
ARE MANNED FIGHTERS REALLY REDUNDANT
The widespread combat employment of drones in the Ukraine war has caught the technology driven imagination in many quarters. Coupled with the less-than-optimal employment of air power by the Russian…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
CHINA FLIES ITS SIXTH-GENERATION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: A LEAP INTO THE FUTURE OF AIR COMBAT
On December 26, 2024, China achieved a significant milestone in military aviation with the successful first flight of its next-generation, sixth-generation fighter jet. This news, shared through videos on social…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
EGYPT INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: SEPTEMBER 2024
In the global airpower arena, advancements in aerospace power are frequent, swift and multi-dimensional. Airpower proves to be a critical facet in the race for global/regional dominance and as a…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Fifth Generation Fighters: India’s Choices & Options
As India rightly pushes for Atmanirbharta, it is very clear that the highest dividend for indigenisation in defence is in aviation sector. Aircraft requires the leading-edge technologies. No country shares…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
