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India’s Ministry of Defence’s Defence Acquisition Council paved the way for talks for 26 Rafale fighters and 3 Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy....Read More

Pakistan showcases its new equipment from China, including the J-10CE, VT4, HQ-9P, SH-15, and YLC-18A, among others. ...Read More

On 16 January 2021, the Indian Army (IA) showcased a newly acquired drone swarming capability during its annual parade. ...Read More

On 30 July 2020, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first five of 36 Dassault Rafale multi-role combat aircraft from Dassault. The aircraft were assigned to the IAF’s No. 17 ‘Golden Arrows’ Squadron, which is...

Pakistan is working to quadruple the size of its submarine fleet, while India is now aggressively working to build an extensive anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. Can Pakistan overcome India’s efforts and, in turn, maintain a high-threat...

Though brief, the air skirmish of February 2019 between Pakistan and India could lead to major changes in South Asia’s air warfare environment – especially along the Line-of-Control (LoC) – in the 2020s....Read More

On 13 November 2019, the Indian Army initiated a large-scale combat exercise in Rajasthan. Involving 40,000 troops alongside tanks, artillery and helicopters, the exercise – dubbed “Sindhu Sudarshan” – tests India’s offensive capabilities....Read More

The growing capability – and scale – of India’s air defence ground environment plus its access to some sensitive US technology will require Pakistan to re-think the credibility of its deterrence assets....Read More

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially received its first four (out of an order of 36) Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft at Dassault Aviation’s final assembly site for the Rafale in Mérignac, France....Read More

This is the first encounter between India and Pakistan involving the apparent use of stand-off range weapons (SOW) and beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAM)....Read More

On February 2017, 2019, Pakistan’s ISPR announced that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down 2 Indian Air Force (IAF) fighters. India claimed it shot down a PAF F-16. Thus far, only one downing (an IAF...

On 05 October 2018, New Delhi inked a $5.5 billion US contract with Rosoboronexport for the purchase of Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. ...Read More

On 20 April 2018, reports emerged of the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally ending its participation in the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program it had started with Russia in 2007. This analysis piece offers a...

On 20 April 2018, IHS Jane’s reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had formally ended its involvement in the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) it had started with Russia in 2007. Official confirmation has yet...

India has begun issuing requests-for-information (RFI) for 110 new multi-role fighters to supplant its older aircraft and augment forthcoming Rafale and Tejas procurement. The deal could be amount to up to $20 billion US in business...

The Indian Air Force is reportedly planning to add 201 Tejas Mk2 fighters to its existing order of 123 Tejas. This is conditional on Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd bringing the Tejas Mk2 to fruition....Read More

Introduction Jointly developed, marketed and produced by Russia and India, the BrahMos is a supersonic anti-ship cruising missile (ASCM). Weighing 2,500 kg and with an engagement range of 450 km, the Brahmos is one of India’s...

On December 14 the Indian Navy commissioned the first of six DCNS Scorpene diesel-electric submarines (SSK) – the INS Kalvari....Read More

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic-cruising air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) from the Su-30MKI...Read More

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired its Nirbhay sub-sonic cruise missile on Tuesday, November 07...Read More

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will outsource nearly 70% of the Tejas multi-role fighter’s production work to India’s private sector...Read More

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly pushing for India’s withdrawal from the PAK-FA 5th-generation fighter program with Russia...Read More

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has begun the process of launching an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for partial privatization ...Read More

India media reports claim that the DRDO Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System’s (ATAGS) firing tests at Pokhran yielded “world-beating” records...Read More

Saab and Indian infrastructure business Adani Group have announced a partnership to promote the JAS-39E/F Gripen and other defence systems to India...Read More

The Indian Ministry of Defence has received the first batch of Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) systems for the India Navy...Read More

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is pushing for an additional 36 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters to augment the 36 fighters on order...Read More

The Government of India has begun the process of procuring 123 anti-submarine warfare-capable naval multirole helicopters and 111 naval utility helicopters...Read More

India’s Ministry of Defence Production has approved a $654.6 million U.S. purchase for six Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters...Read More

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) conducted the maiden flight of the first EL/M-2052 AESA radar-equipped SEPECAT Jaguar DARIN III on August 10...Read More

A panel appointed by the Indian Defence Ministry has recommended that New Delhi participate in the PAK-FA – i.e. Su-57 – stealth fighter program with Russia...Read More

DRDO has showcased its newly developed Muntra unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for operations in specific high-threat conditions...Read More

Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed an agreement to jointly market and produce the F-16 Block-70 in India...Read More

The Government of India approved US $203 million for raising a second production line for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas ...Read More

Saab and Lockheed Martin are competing for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) requirement of new single-engine fighter aircraft to replace its MiG-21s...Read More

With its first domestic airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF), the IAF is setting in motion next-gen AEW&C plans...Read More

The Competition Commission of India cleared Dassault and Reliance ADAG to form a joint venture for the Indian Air Force’s Rafale program...Read More

The Indian Navy issued a Request for International (RFI) for 57 multi-role carrier-borne fighters for its burgeoning aircraft carrier fleet...Read More

The Indian Navy’s second DCNS Scorpene – i.e. Kalvari-class – diesel-electric submarine (SSK) was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipyard...Read More

In tandem with a logistics hub for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Su-30MKI fleet, New Delhi is in talks with Moscow to bring domestic spare parts manufacturing to India...Read More

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) tested its Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW), a new air-to-surface precision-guided munition…...Read More

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired its 5,000 km Agni V intercontinental ballistic missile …...Read More

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued a tender for active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radars for the HAL Tejas Mk-1A......Read More

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit…...Read More

The Indian Navy has determined that the Naval Tejas is not yet adequate for carrier operations because its low thrust-to-weight ratio…...Read More

The Government of India has inked a $750 million U.S. contract for 145 BAE Systems M777 lightweight towed howitzers…...Read More

France’s Safran Group will be supporting Gas Turbine Research Establishment in the final development work areas of the Kaveri turbofan…...Read More

India has successfully test flown its indigenously developed medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, the RUSTOM-II…...Read More

The Government of India has ordered 83 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas fighters, 15 HAL Light Combat Helicopters, and 494 T-90 main battle tanks…...Read More

The Indian Navy will lease a second Akula-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) to take over from its current Akula-class SSN, INS Chakra…...Read More

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Safran Helicopters Engines inaugurated a jointly-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for turboshaft engines…...Read More

The Ecuadorian Air Force is looking to sell-off its three remaining Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopters following a challenging operational run since 2009…...Read More

Indian IT services giant HCL Technologies will acquire the U.S.-based engineering consulting firm Butler Aerospace for $85 million U.S. …...Read More

New Delhi and Moscow agreed to jointly manufacture Kamov Ka-226T light utility helicopters in India as a means to help meet Indian armed forces needs......Read More

The Government of India has begun the process of selecting probable candidates for replacing the Indian Air Force’s legacy MiG-21 interceptors …...Read More

New Delhi and Moscow signed an intergovernmental agreement over the purchase of S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile systems …...Read More

The Indian Ministry of Defence is reportedly not firm on the idea of additional Rafale fighters, may opt for another platform instead …...Read More

The third Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Series Production (SP) unit for the Indian Air Force (IAF) is close to induction…...Read More

The Government of India has finally inked an $8.8 billion U.S. deal with France for 36 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters and lucrative offsets....Read More

The Indian Navy’s second Visakhapatnam-class (Project 15B) destroyer, Mormugao, is scheduled to be launched on 17 September 2016....Read More

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully test-launched its scramjet engine from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh....Read More

The Government of India has approved an order of four P-8I Neptune MPA and Varunastra heavyweight torpedoes....Read More

As part of its offset commitments for India’s Rafale acquisition, France is offering to invest over a billion dollars in India’s homegrown fighter engine....Read More

India’s membership in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) will have a number of implications for Pakistan, but it is not the alarming problem … ...Read More

Not a conventional comparison of the JF-17 Thunder and LCA Tejas, but a look at cases where each platform shines in comparative to the other....Read More

An overview and analysis of India’s entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), especially in terms of its impact on India's defence programs....Read More

India’s Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) approves $750 million U.S. deal to procure 145 M777 ultra-lightweight howitzer artillery guns from the U.S....Read More

Boeing has begun construction on a new AH-64 Apache production facility in partnership with Tata. India will become the source of key AH-64 parts....Read More

India’s Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is on a visit to Saab’s JAS-39 Gripen production facilities in Sweden....Read More

Bureaucratic friction once again grinds the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s Rafale purchase - $8.9 billion for 36 fighters and offsets - to a halt...Read More

Jordan takes delivery of surplus Blackhawk helicopters from the U.S; India clears $3 billion U.S. in arms purchases from Israel; and more ...Read More

Every Friday, Quwa offers coverage and short-form analysis of various news topics. It is difficult to offer in-depth coverage of every interesting piece of news, especially in areas unfamiliar to the staff......Read More

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...

By Bilal Khan 19 September 2015 It has been an interesting month for Russian-Pakistani relations. On the heels of a successfully concluded sale of an initial batch of four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Pakistan, reports about...

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...