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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
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Ukraine’s ‘Biggest Ever’ Storm Shadow Attack Fails Miserably As Russia Learns...

Russia’s Krasukha EW System Forcing Ukrainian Fighter Jets To Abandon Missions...

Russia Could Lose The Ukraine War If It Does Not Escalate,...

Precise Actionable ‘Humanint’ Is Making Russian Missile & Drone Strikes Extremely...

ATACMS Stealth Launch Capability Could Erode RuAF’s Air Dominance; Emerge Game...

Stealthy & Silent French Drones To Augment Ukraine’s Firepower; Paris To...

Russian Fighters ‘Aggressively Hunt’ US Drones Near Crimea; Moscow Challenges Direct...

Ukraine’s High-Speed Boat Launched Brimstone-2 Missiles Grave Threat To Crimea –...

F-16 Transfer To Ukraine – Theatrics Aimed At Forcing Russia To...

Russia Boosts Su-57 Fighter Production Rate & Capabilities With A More...

Russia’s ‘Deadliest Missile’ – Kh-50 – Gets Operational; Can Penetrate Contested...

Led By Tu-95MS Bombers, Russia Conducts Massive ‘Wave Attack’ On Su-24MR...

US, NATO Help Ukraine Hit Russia With Coordinated Aerial & Maritime...

Russia Flexes Air & Naval Power Muscle To Subdue Ukraine As...

FIRST TIME! Russia Strikes At NATO’s Doorstep; Hits Ukraine’s Reni Port...

Ukraine War Proves Multi-Layered Defense, SEAD Missions Hold The Key To...

Russia Desperate For More ‘Flying Radars’ – A-50U AWACS – To...

Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Heavy Stealth Drone Starts Bashing Ukrainian Forces As...

Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Fails, Military Mauled; Russia’s ‘Super Weapon’ Dents Kyiv’s Plan:...

Ka-52 Alligator ‘Mauls’ Ukrainian Military, Punctures Its Counteroffensive; Kyiv Fights For...

Russia ‘Decimates’ Storm Shadow Firing Su-24MR Fighter Airbase In Ukraine Over...

DECODED: Russia Threatens To Bomb ‘Western’ Decision-Making Centers In Ukraine Over...

India’s Acquisition Of MQ-9 Drones Surreal Disconnect From Reality As IAF...

Russia Bombs Ukraine’s MiG-29 Air Base After Striking Its Su-24MR Facility...

Russia’s ‘New Age’ Aerial Warfare Blunts Ukrainian Counteroffensive; Russian Tech Batters...

Ukraine Puts Counteroffensive On Hold; Seeks More Defense Systems To Frustrate...

Plucky Ukraine ‘Retaliates’ After Unforgiving Russian Strikes With Kh-101 & Iskander-K...

Storm Shadow Disappoints, Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Sputters As Russian Jets Decimate Zelensky’s...

Biden Dangles F-16s Over Putin’s Head; Russia Likely To Unleash Its...

Russia Rubs It In With Fierce Kinzhal Attack On Patriot Battery...

Breaking: 4 Russian Aircraft, Including Su-35S ‘Shot Down’ By Ukraine After...

It’s Not A Storm, It’s A Hurricane! Russia Braces For Storm...

Ukrainian Air War – Latest US Military Package To Ukraine Packs...

India-Russia Ties ‘Nose Dive’; After S-400 Shipments, Russia Could Now Suspend...

Russian Decoys Trick Ukrainian Air Defense While Kh-101 Stealth Missiles Deliver...

Ukraine War: Russian Bombers Fire Cruise Missile For Battlefield Interdiction After...

Russian Aerospace Forces Using ‘New Offensive Tactics’ To Degrade Ukrainian Air...

Russia To Deploy ‘Heavy Attack’ Drones With FAB-100 Bombs That Can...

India’s AMCA Not A 5th-Gen Fighter Aircraft; Lacks 3 Defining Features...

USAF B-1B Strategic Bombers At Kalaikunda For Cope India 2023 Exercise...

Russia Masters Destroying HIMARS Rockets & Launchers Using ‘Deadly Trio’ Of...

Russia ‘Not In A Position’ To Supply S-400 Systems To India?...

India’s World-Beating Akash And Very Short-Range Air Defense Missiles Are Owner’s...

India Could Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile’s Range To 1000 Km Thanks...

Tupolev ‘Attacks’ Tupolev! Ukraine’s Tu-141 Strizh Likely Behind Attack On Russian...

Ukraine Negotiating To Acquire More S-300 Air Defense Systems; Request Comes...

NASAMS vs PATRIOT: Why Ukraine ‘Desperately Wants’ Patriot Missile Systems When...

US Claims 100% Kill Rate For NASAMS, Yet Ukraine Insists On...

More Pain From Ukraine! HIMARS-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) Next On...

US Patriot Missiles For Ukraine Could Literally Trigger WW3; Russia’s Medvedev...

Ukraine War: Improved Tactics Help Russian Aerospace Forces To Dominate Airspace,...

Dissecting British MoD Report About Russia Using Kh-55 SM Nuclear-Capable Missile...

Ukraine War: Why Indian Air Force Chief Is 100% Correct On...

Russian Su-34 Bombers Strike ‘Painful Blows’ On Ukraine; RuMoD Claims Killing...

Russia Demonstrates S-350 Naval Variant Surface Attack Capability; Can Indian Navy...

Defying NATO, Russia Degrades Ukraine’s Power Grids With Fresh Wave Of...

Russia Boosts Su-57 Production Capacity; Easily Meets RuMoD Orders Despite Ukraine...

US Gray Eagle MQ-1C UAV Supply To Ukraine A ‘Dangerous Escalation’;...

Russia Gets ‘Cutting Edge’ Su-30 SM2 Fighters With Powerful New Radars...

Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Has Likely Gone As Far As It Can Go;...

Ukraine War: Russia’s Ability To Fight Unabatedly Prompts The West To...

S-300 Missile Attack On Poland Likely Aimed At NATO Establishing A...

Ukraine War: Kherson Withdrawal Saves Russian Troops From HIMARS Hell &...

Hunting HIMARS, Russia Steps Up Precision Attacks Along Frontlines To Kill...

Ukraine Requests Washington For C-RAM Close-In Weapon Systems; Likely Aimed At...

HIMARS Pounding Brings Russia On Edge Of Major Military Defeat; Moscow...

Russia Uses Su-35, Su-30SM Fighters ‘In Sync’ To Bait Ukrainian Warplanes,...

India’s DRDO Notches ‘Big Success’; Tests Interceptor To Thwart Pakistan &...

With No Effective Defense, Ukraine Braces Up For Iranian Ballistic Missile...

Russia Deploys MiG-31Ks With Deadly Hypersonic Missiles To European Border In...

Big Setback For India’s UAV & Missile Program; ‘Made In India’...

Russia Is Bench-Testing Its New Izdeliye RF Engine For PAK-DA Strategic...

Ukraine Using AGM-88 HARM Missiles Indiscriminately On Random Emissions Hitting Non-Military...

Russian Army Steps Up Use of ‘Cuba’ Kamikaze UAVs Along Entire...

Ukraine War: Russia’s ‘Indigenous & Inexpensive’ UAVs Bring Ukrainian Counter Offensive...

Russian MiG-31 Downs Ukrainian Su-25 Fighter Jet In ‘Look Down Shoot...

DRDO Raring To Go With AMCA With ‘Performance Limiting’ US Engine....

Russia’s Modified Su-57 Stealth Fighter Variant With Stage 2 Engine ‘Soars...

Russia Relies Heavily On Kh-29 Missiles For Precision Strikes On Ukraine...

Decisive Edge For IAF? India Negotiating With Israel To Locally Manufacture...

Russian Su-30 SM Fighter Jet Scores A ‘Kill’ Against Ukrainian Aircraft...

Ukraine Set To Turn Tables On Russia With A Drone ‘More...

Moscow ‘Sweetens The Deal’ For India; Delhi Mulls Russian ToT &...

Russia Confirms Using Su-57 Fighters In Ukraine War As They Destroy...

India’s Own NGAD: IAF IL-76 & Su-30 MKI Fighter Jet Fleet...

DECODED: Why Is Russia Buying Ballistic Missiles From Iran When Its...

‘Game Changing’ NASAMS Are On Their Way To Ukraine. Is Russia...

Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet – How The Goalposts For Next-Gen Warplanes Are...

US Says Sanctions On Russia Have Crippled Its Military Industrial Base;...

Cheer For IAF Leadership; ‘Outstanding’ Kh-31 Anti-Radiation Missiles Used On Su-30...

‘HARM-Less’ Missiles! US Supplied AGM-88 HARMs Are Failing To Breach Russian...

Russia Hits Critical Ukrainian Infra Crippling Thermal & Electricity Grids; Is...

The Big Battle Of UAVs – Not Russia, Not Ukraine, Kamikaze...

Russia-Ukraine War: Putin’s Retaliatory Strikes On Ukraine Aimed At Sobering The...

Russia Is Using Its Most Advanced 4.5-Gen Fighters To Bomb Ukraine...

India’s ‘Sukhoi’ Masterstroke! IAF To Indigenously Modernize Its Su-30 MKI Fighters...

At Par With HIMARS! IAF Veteran Decodes Why Armenia Opted For...

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