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Beijing Anxious; Fears India Could Become US’ ‘Sixth Eye’ To ‘Checkmate’ Chinese PLA Navy In Indo-Pacific

India and Australia held their first 2+2 ministerial dialogue last week. Among the host of issues discussed by the two nations, defense and intelligence...

India’s Potential ‘Mountain Tank’ To Battle China Up In The Himalayas Undergoes Most-Critical Tests

The Russian Sprut-SDM1 lightweight (LW) tank has been put through a test to check its ability to withstand overload during airborne insertion. India, which...

Super Sukhoi: Why Indian Air Force Could ‘Dump’ Additional Batch Of Rafale Jets For Next-Gen Su-30 Fighters

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of procuring 114 multi-role jets, a project expected to cost Rs 1.3 trillion and go...

India Fast-Tracks Its Stealth Fighter Program; Incorporates Key Russian Tech Missing In Western Jets

The designs, specifications, and configuration for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk2 and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) have been finalized, and the roll-out...

China Aggressively Upgrading Its J-10 Fighter Jets; Why India’s HAL Tejas ‘Lags Behind’ The PLAAF Aircraft?

In a future conflict between India and China, the two countries’ homegrown single-engine fighter jets are sure to face off with each other –...