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Kyiv: Fire Point, maker of Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior executive told Reuters, creating a low-cost alternative to the increasingly hard-to-get Patriot system. With governments seeking to defend their skies as the wars in Ukraine and Iran sow…
New Delhi: Imagine a weapon so fast that by the time radar detects it, the target has already been hit. This is no longer science fiction. India has now joined the elite club of nations possessing this capability. On July 14, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Extended Trajectory-Long Duration Hypersonic…
Mumbai: India’s most ambitious defence dream is taking shape. A fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft is finally being built to rival the world’s most advanced warplanes. So far, only three other nations have achieved this milestone. The United States operates the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, China has the Chengdu J-20 and Russia fields the…
New Delhi: India’s ambitious fighter jet story has reached a turning point. Once eager to expand its Rafale fleet, the government now seems more focussed on building its own fighter aircraft. Officials say the goal is to make the country self-reliant in advanced aviation technology, even if that means slowing down foreign purchases. The Air…
New Delhi: India currently operates the French-made Rafale jet, a 4.5-generation aircraft that is considered the most advanced in its arsenal. Meanwhile, reports indicate that U.S. aerospace giant General Electric (GE) has offered New Delhi engines for a fifth-generation stealth fighter. With these developments unfolding rapidly, the term “generation” is drawing public interest and confusion….
New Delhi: The successful Operation Sindoor serves important lessons – which India can learn – especially with regard to the evolving nature of warfare and defense systems. One of the important lessons the military offensive gave is the changing nature battlefield. It exposed that traditional defense systems are vulnerable to drone attacks. Increasing reliance on…