Beyond Stealth: What India and Pakistan Actually Want from Their Next-Gen Fighter Platforms Pro
India weighs France's FCAS and the UK-led GCAP alongside its 114-Rafale bid, while Pakistan's PAF balances China's J-35AE package against Türkiye's KAAN.
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Dassault Submits Its 114-Rafale Bid to India
Dassault Aviation has filed its proposal for 114 Rafales under India's MRFA requirement – 20 flyaway, 94 built in India – while the dispute over...
Safran-GTRE Fighter Engine Joint Venture Reaches India’s CCS
Hindustan Times reports the Safran-GTRE 120 kN fighter engine joint venture for the AMCA is now a proposal before India's Cabinet Committee on Security, with...
Indian Air Force’s Sureshastra Mk1 Loitering Munition Anchors Veda Aeronautics’ Expanding Order Book
The Indian Air Force’s Sureshastra Mk1 loitering munition, built by Delhi-area startup Veda Aeronautics, has become the reference product behind the company’s push into a...
India Conducts Maiden Flight Test of Indigenous Kusha Long-Range Air Defence Missile
DRDO Tests Project Kusha’s Interceptor for the First Time India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of Project Kusha on...
India Raises Its First Integrated Battle Groups – Pakistan Will Need Its Own Plus Pro
The Indian Army (IA) stood up its first five Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) on 01 July 2026, placing six major generals in command of the...
India’s ₹52,000 Crore Arms Clearance Leans Heavily on Counter-Drone and Air Defence
India's Defence Acquisition Council cleared ₹52,000 crore (~$5.45B) in proposals for the three services, weighted heavily toward counter-drone and layered air-defence systems and routed largely...
The Deep Political Pressures Forcing Russia’s Su-57 Into India’s Fighter Debate Pro
Is the Indian Air Force really tracking toward Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter? Inside the complex domestic and strategic pressures shaping the future of South Asian...
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...
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...