Vijainder K Thakur

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Vijainder K Thakur is a retired IAF Jaguar pilot. He is also an author, software architect, entrepreneur, and military analyst. Reach out to the author at vkthakur (at) gmail.com

F-15EX vs Rafale for India: IAF’s 5th-Gen Need Meets 4th Gen Pitch as U.S Keeps F-35s “Off The Table”: OPED

During his recent weeklong visit to the US starting April 6, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal...

Russia Loses Momentum as Ukraine Regains Large Swaths of Territories — What’s Behind Kyiv’s Success?

Russia's Special Military Operation against Ukraine appears to be running out of steam.  Having survived the winter through a grueling Russian offensive that nearly crippled...

Software Crisis Threatens Rafale Deal: India Pays 100% But Gets Only 60% of the French Fighter: OPED

The French government’s reported refusal to provide India with the source code for the Rafale’s Thales RBE2 AESA radar, the Modular Data Processing Unit...

Will German SeaHake “Torpedo” DRDO’s WGHWT Program As Make-in-India Heavyweight Torpedo Race Heats Up?

Under a Teaming Agreement signed on March 10, 2026, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), through its Atlas Elektronik segment, will transfer SeaHake mod4 heavyweight torpedo...

India’s ‘Stealth Sub’ Breakthrough: DRDO AIP Upgrade on INS Khanderi Clears Path for Indigenous Project-76

India's DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization) is reportedly poised to deliver its indigenously developed Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug-in time for integration with...

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Vijainder K Thakur is a retired IAF Jaguar pilot. He is also an author, software architect, entrepreneur, and military analyst. Reach out to the author at vkthakur (at) gmail.com