How Pakistan Will Work to Match India’s Future MQ-9B HALE UAS Capability Plus Pro
India signed a USD $203 million deal on 17 August 2026 to lease two MQ-9B SeaGuardian HALE UAVs for the Indian Navy, completing a US-origin...
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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...
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...
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...