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China Holds 2nd J-16 vs Rafale Wargames in Less Than One Year; Is PLAAF Learning To Counter Indian Jets?

Nearly a year after pitting its J-16 vs Rafale jets, Chinese J-16 fighters drilled with the Egyptian Rafales during the “Eagles of Civilization 2026”...

“Only Country to Shoot Down Multiple Israeli Jets”? Mecca Pact Reignites PAF’s Old Claims — IDF Disagrees

Decades ago, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) claimed to have made history by downing advanced fighter jets of the Israel Air Force (IAF) on...

No American Fighter Jets for India: Why Lockheed’s C-130J May Win But Its F-35s & Rebranded F-16s Will Not: OPED

US-India bilateral relations evolved dramatically after 2000, driven by shared concerns over global terrorism and China’s unprecedented rise.  The U.S. is India’s largest export market,...

“Catch Me if You Can”: When IAF’s Foxbat Thundered Over Islamabad and PAF’s F-16s Couldn’t Touch

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has operated several cutting-edge fighter jets acquired from the Soviet Union and, subsequently, from Russia. However, the MiG-25 Foxbat—remembered...

Pakistan’s “C-130 Has Crashed”: Why Israel’s Mossad Was Linked to the 1988 Crash That Killed Zia-ul-Haq

"Pakistan One - the C-130 - has crashed. No one is visible." With those stark words, General Mirza Aslam Beg, then Pakistan’s Vice Chief of...