Bureaucratic friction once again grinds the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s Rafale purchase – $8.9 billion for 36 fighters and offsets – to a halt
After protracted negotiations, India and France have finalized an $8.8 billion U.S. purchase for 36 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters.
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is in the process of approving a multi-billion dollar purchase of five S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from Russia.
It is no secret that India’s immense and once burgeoning public sector defence industry has its shortfalls, particularly in terms of its inefficiencies, which have consistently delayed and inflated key military programs, most notably the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
By Bilal Khan
It is not an understatement to state that India’s Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program has been a very long and arduous journey for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Indian Government, and the many suppliers (particularly France’s Dassault) looking…
Pakistan is combining its JF-17 fighter with a smart, low-cost glide bomb. Discover the “Boots Theory” and why this duo is a more sustainable weapon than costly missiles.
The pageantry of China’s 2025 military parade had familiar tones: rows of goose-stepping troops, formations of armored vehicles, and columns of missiles rolling through Beijing. But beyond the optics, the event carried a deeper significance: a projection of China’s worldview.
In this week’s episode of Defence Uncut, we mark the 22nd anniversary of the JF-17 Thunder’s maiden flight by taking a deep dive into the platform's history, evolution, and future with Usman Shabir and Yawar Mazhar, authors of the definitive Pakistan Air…
An analysis of the ARFC’s challenges in building a credible stockpile to sustain a genuine wartime effect.
An analysis of the ARFC’s challenges in building a credible stockpile to sustain a genuine wartime effect.