Spotlight
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)
THE LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT MARK-II: INDIA’S QUEST TOWARDS BALANCING REGIONAL AIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES
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…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (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)
RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN
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,…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
India-Central Asia Connectivity and the Role of International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
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…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
TERROR ON THE RAILWAY TRACKS: A BALOCH TRIGGER
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…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
THE RAFALE-MARINE DEAL FOR INS VIKRANT: TAILORMADE CARRIER FIREPOWER
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…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
WHY WAS PAKISTAN PLOTTING TO CAPTURE THE WAKHAN CORRIDOR?
There have been widespread talks and increased curiosity about Pakistan's plan (now aborted) to annex the 350 km long and 13–65 km wide Wakhan Corridor from Afghanistan. Pakistani analysts have…
By Phunchok Stobdan
AERO INDIA 2025 CONCLUDES: A KALIEDOSCOPE OF SELF-RELIANCE AND STEALTH FIGHTERS!
The 15th edition of Aero India, ‘Aero India 2025’ (AI-25) was held from February 10 to February 14, 2025, at Yelahanka Air Force Base, Bengaluru (the venue for all previous…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
PM Modi in USA: On the Trajectory of ‘’A MEGA Partnership for Prosperity’’
Introduction Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Washington DC at the invitation of US President Donald Trump on 12-13 February, 2025. The visit took place within four weeks of the assumption…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
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
AERO INDIA 2025: SPRINGBOARD TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES
The much-awaited 15th Edition of "Aero India 2025" is taking off at the "Yelahanka Air Force Station" on February 10, 2025, in Bengaluru, India's information technology capital. This event is…
By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
