India

Russia Losing Armenia: India, France Storm Into Armenia as Top Defense and Security Partners in Major South Caucasus Shake-Up

As Russia remains bogged down in the grinding war in Ukraine, the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus is undergoing…

3 months ago

India Hits Pause on BrahMos-2 Rising Costs, Limited Tech Transfer, and Strategic Trade-Offs Cloud Hypersonic Missile Push

India’s long-anticipated push toward developing the BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile appears to be encountering significant headwinds, with BrahMos Aerospace—its Indo-Russian…

3 months ago

India Demonstrates Highway-Based Fighter and Heavy Transport Operations, Elevating Highway Landing Strips Backbone of Dispersed Air Warfare

In a significant demonstration of India’s growing strategic resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a Highway Landing Strip (HLS)…

6 months ago

Worried families in India urge return of crew on seized ship

On 8 December, Iranian authorities seized an oil tanker, MT Valiant Roar, while it was in international waters. They alleged…

7 months ago

India Secure Operational API-Level Access to Rafale Source Code in 114 Jet Deal, But Dassault Retains Core Flight and Data Fusion Logic

As India advances negotiations for 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), likely through a Government-to-Government agreement for the Dassault Rafale, a…

7 months ago

Russia Confirms Delivery of Fourth S-400 Squadron to India by May 2026, Bolstering IAF’s Long-Range Air Defence and Shaping Indo-Pacific Deterrence Dynamics

Russia’s formal confirmation that the fourth squadron of the S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system will be delivered to the…

7 months ago

India and Germany Edge Closer to $8 Billion Landmark Submarine Pact as Project-75I Nears Conclusion, Boosting Indian Navy’s Underwater Combat Power

India and Germany are on the cusp of finalising one of New Delhi’s most consequential defence industrial agreements to date,…

7 months ago

India Clears Development of Advanced BM-04 Short-Range Ballistic Missile to Strengthen Conventional Deterrence and Precision Strike Capabilities

India has formally greenlit the development of a new Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), designated BM-04, after the Defence Research and…

7 months ago

India Eyes Hypersonic R-37M Missiles for Su-30MKI Fleet in High-Stakes Talks With Russia to Undermine Enemy AWACS and Network-Centric Warfare

India’s advanced negotiations with Russia over the acquisition and integration of the R-37M very-long-range air-to-air missile (VLRAAM) onto the Indian…

8 months ago

Decommissioned Fighters Are Keeping the IAF’s Deep-Strike Capability Alive as India Taps Oman’s Retired Jaguars to Sustain Strike Power Amid Squadron Shortfalls and Regional Pressures

At a time when global airpower debates are dominated by fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones and artificial intelligence–enabled battle networks, India’s…

8 months ago