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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,...
India-Pakistan News
“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...
Expert Reviews
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...
Americas
MQ-9B Sea Guardian — Military Experts Back India’s $203M Drone Lease From GA-ASI Despite High Costs
India has announced it will lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones as part of a plan to bolster surveillance over the Indian Ocean Region...
EurAsian Region
India’s Su-30MKI Upgrade Built on Shaky Ground: Can HAL Rely on “Unproven” Virupaksha AESA Radar?
HAL's Su-30MKI upgrade pivots almost entirely around the Virupaksha AESA radar being developed by DRDO to replace the existing N011M Bars Passive Electronically Scanned...
