Pakistan’s Real Problem Isn’t Money — It’s That It Stopped Bargaining
Every big question on the latest Defence Uncut — should Pakistan buy a stealth fighter? why can’t it afford more J-10s? — eventually collapses into...
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India Finalizes Letter of Request for 114 Rafale Fighters
India has finalised the Letter of Request for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters — valued at ₹3.25 lakh crore (~$38B) — with dispatch to France expected...
Tejas Mk1A Review Pushed to June Over Integration Challenges
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have postponed a program review meeting on the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to...
DRDO Tests India’s First Glide Weapon in TARA Flight Trial
DRDO and the IAF conducted the maiden flight trial of TARA – India's first indigenous glide weapon kit – off Odisha on 7 May, converting...
India’s 114 Rafale Deal and France’s Leverage Problem Pro
The $36–40 billion deal for 114 Rafale F4s would be the largest single Rafale order in history. But the RFP sits at Step 4 of...
India Tests Agni MIRV Missile for Second Time
India flight-tested an Advanced Agni missile with MIRV from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island on 8 May – the second MIRV-capable Agni test after Mission...
DRDO Runs Scramjet Combustor for 1,200 Seconds in Ground Test
DRDL conducted a 1,200-second ground test of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor at its SCPT facility in Hyderabad on 9 May – nearly doubling...
After FCAS: Could an Indo-French Fighter Program Emerge? Plus Pro
In April 2018, days after India formally withdrew from the Su-57 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia, Quwa published an analysis that identified...
India Signs Rs 5,083 Crore Deals for ALH Mk-III and VL-Shtil
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed contracts worth a total of Rs 5,083 crore (~$590 million) on 3 March 2026 for the acquisition of six...
The $50B Sovereign Alliance: France Replaces India’s Old Guard
France and India’s $50B defense deal moves beyond buying to co-building. From 114 new Rafales to missile JVs, here is how the "Sovereign Alliance" is...