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From Crash Selfie to Stark Reality: Why Indian Army’s Chetak & Cheetah Replacement is Still Hovering After 20+ Years: OPED
On May 20, 2026, an Indian Army (IA) Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Tangste (Tangtse) region near Leh in Ladakh during a routine high-altitude...
Asia Pacific
Subs, Jets, Missiles & Thunders: India-South Korea Defense Ties Deepen Despite China’s “Speed Barrier”
Is China a constraining factor in an otherwise growing India- South Korea Defense Cooperation?
This question has assumed relevance in the context of the just-concluded...
EurAsian Region
Age of Single-Pilot Stealth Fighters May Be Ending: China’s J-20S, Korea’s KF-21 & Russia’s Su-57D Prove India Was Right With FGFA
The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), which India and Russia once planned to co-develop, was envisioned as a two-seat variant of the Sukhoi Su-57. The...
Expert Reviews
Caught Between U.S. & Russia: Leaked Cipher Revives Questions on US Role in Pakistan & Imran Khan’s Ouster
By: Vikas Bhardwaj, PhD
On 17–18 May 2026, Drop Site News published Cable I-0678 in full — the classified Pakistani diplomatic cipher that Imran Khan...
Expert Reviews
India’s DRDO Hails Successful Trials of ULPGM-V3 Counter-Drone System Ignoring Key Lessons From Ukraine War: OPED
The Indian MoD on May 19 announced the completion of development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 (ULPGM-V3) in air-to-ground...
