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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

India’s World-Beating Akash And Very Short-Range Air Defense Missiles Are Owner’s Pride, Other’s Envy

India's Ministry of Defense on March 30 signed a contract worth INR8,160 crore (US$1 billion) with state-run missile maker Bharat Dynamics Limited for two...

India Could Boost BrahMos Supersonic Missile’s Range To 1000 Km Thanks To Russian Upgrade Of Onyx Missile

Work is underway in Russia to increase the range of the P-800 Onyx (SS-NX-26) sea and land-based supersonic cruise Missile to 1000 km. When...

Tupolev ‘Attacks’ Tupolev! Ukraine’s Tu-141 Strizh Likely Behind Attack On Russian Air Bases; More Pain Awaits Moscow?

On the morning of December 5, 2022, Ukraine attacked two air bases in Russia using Soviet-made UAVs - Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region  (approximately...

Ukraine Negotiating To Acquire More S-300 Air Defense Systems; Request Comes After NASAMS & Patriot Missiles

Ukraine's Minister of Defense, Oleksiy Reznikov, announced on December 1, 2022, that his country is negotiating with the West to transfer additional S-300 systems. "The...

NASAMS vs PATRIOT: Why Ukraine ‘Desperately Wants’ Patriot Missile Systems When NASAMS Have Achieved 100% Kill Rate?

John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, at a regular briefing, stated that the NASAMS supplied by NATO...

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