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France’s Tech Sovereignty Backfires? UAE Exits Rafale F5, India Blocked on Codes, Germany Frustrated with FCAS

A military aviation powerhouse, France is one of the few countries to have designed, developed, and produced cutting-edge fighter jets without external assistance. However,...

Software Crisis Threatens Rafale Deal: India Pays 100% But Gets Only 60% of the French Fighter: OPED

The French government’s reported refusal to provide India with the source code for the Rafale’s Thales RBE2 AESA radar, the Modular Data Processing Unit...

Su-57 Not Ruled Out For IAF: HAL Says Awaiting Russian Quote For Stealth Jet’s Production in India

Although India is inching closer to finalizing a contract to acquire 114 French Rafale aircraft while accelerating work on its indigenous AMCA (Advanced Medium...

Amid Iran War, India Unites 16 Nations for IOS Sagar 2026, Reinforcing ‘One Ocean, One Mission’ Vision

Amid growing uncertainty in the Indian Ocean, India has brought together 16 Friendly Foreign Countries (FFC’s) under a shared banner of “One Ocean, One...

India’s Defense Exports Boom! World’s 2nd Biggest Arms Importer Hits Record $4 Billion in FY 2025-26

India's defense exports have surged to an all-time high of more than $4 billion in the last fiscal year, as the government looks to...