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Chronic delays in indigenous trainer aircraft have disrupted IAF training pipelines and increased reliance on imports, underscoring the need for a mor

Amid mounting geopolitical uncertainty, the 4th IAFS offers a timely opportunity to institutionalise strategic convergence and reinforce India-Africa

India–France defence ties deepen through Rafale expansion and AMCA co-development, with expanded technology transfer and co-production, as 2026 mark

इंडिया–अफ्रीका फ़ोरम समिट 2026 आने वाला है. जानें क्यों यह स

The India–Africa Forum Summit 2026 provides an opening to shape co-development architectures spanning industrial ecosystems, digital public infrastr

As procurement paralysis narrows options, the LCA Tejas emerges as the IAF’s only viable path to arrest an alarming fighter shortfall

सहा दशके भारतीय आकाशात घालवल्यानंतर मिग-21 आता निवृत्त हो�

जब यह विमान अपने शबाब पर था, तब पूर्वी वायु कमान के तेज़पु�

After six decades in the skies, the MiG-21 bows out, a versatile warrior that redefined India’s air power across generations.

চিনের উন্নত দূরপাল্লার আঘাত হানার সক্ষমতার মোকাবিলা কর�

भारत को जल्द से जल्द एयर लॉन्च्ड क्रूज़ मिसाइल और इन मिसा�

The Indian Air Force urgently needs to develop an air-launched cruise missile and a suitable delivery platform to counter China's advanced long-range

हवाई दलाच्या लढाऊ क्षमतेत लक्षणीय घट झाली आहे. वारंवार ह�

भारतीय वायु सेना (IAF) वर्तमान में अपने बुरे दौर से गुजर रही �

The IAF faces a significant depletion in its fighter strength. Frequent crashes, supply chain issues, and reliance on GE for engines further hinder th

For India to achieve greater self-reliance, it is essential to broaden the concept of 'air power' to include a country's ability to design, develop, a

During the Galwan crisis, the IAF applied Kargil lessons in air defence, offensive power, and support, coordinating closely with the Army. These lesso

The newly revised doctrine seeks to overcome the past inadequacy in the wider knowledge and leveraging of air power in India’s national security and

The upcoming visit by President al-Sisi provides an opportunity to boost relations between India and Egypt

जियोस्पेशियल डेटा के नियमन से जुड़ी क़वायद को समझदारी से

Regulations of the geospatial data need to be employed in a manner that is conducive to the private sector whilst keeping the defence sector in mind.

The success of this new scheme can only be gauged once it has been implemented and tweaked over time.

It is within the US’ interests to not sanction India for the acquiring of the Russian missile system, considering both India and the US would like t

As the preparations for IAFS IV are underway, there is need to reassess the relationship with the AU.

In the absence of combat mass, technology has to do the heavy lifting. For the last twenty years, the IAF has seen combat aircraft numbers rapidly dwi

Transferring all attack helicopters to the Army is asking for a complete re-write of the way both the Army and IAF function. If there are command and

Lebanon is trying something different, but how far will it succeed?

A review of existing and future capability is essential to offer a holistic appraisal of current and predicted trajectory of the IAF vs. PLAAF discour

Defending Indian airspace from any potential Chinese aerial challenge or intrusions in the future with the proliferation of stealth aircraft in the re

The most quoted reason for aircraft accidents in the Indian Air Forces is the absence of Advanced Jet Trainers. It is a valid point but to blame the increasing number of accidents on one factor would be grossly misleading.

The Indian Air Force’s problems with numbers is no secret, It has been plagued by poor decision-making, poor acquisition strategy and shoddy quality control and contract delivery.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) plays a critical role in securing India amidst a world in flux. For this massive task, India must possess indigenously produced fighter aircraft engines to power its fighter aircraft variants over the next 50 years without falling into undue dependency on foreign suppliers. As the timely delivery of fighter aircraft to the IAF is linked to the security of supply chains, this brief underlines the need for both the develo

Any future limited conflict between India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will primarily be fought in a high-altitude environment along parts of the 4,000-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). With the Indian Army likely to be constrained by the terrain and numerical parity to fight a largely positional battle with limited mobility and offensive options, air power offers several asymmetric opportunities to create operational advantages

As the Bay of Bengal region continues to rise as an economic and strategic hub, there is increasing awareness of the role to be played by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in promoting growth, development and stability in the region. Having kept a low profile in its 20 years of existence, BIMSTEC is now being seen as a potential driver of integration between South Asia and Southeast As

The opacity in the Rafale deal only raises doubts, with its fallout on national security and the 'Make in India' programme.

The loopholes and technicalities of the Women's Reservation Bill should be open to scrutiny, but the Bill and its purpose must not be forgotten. Perhaps the revival of the debate over the bill could be an opportunity for PM Modi to demonstrate his party's focus on gender equality.

India must streamline its defense procurement processes, and reverse declining capital investment relative to personnel costs

Whatever fighters India might opt to purchase would attempt to rectify imbalances in this mix.

With the upcoming 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) this month, Prime Minister Modi is set to prove a point to the country that he indeed follows a proactive foreign policy with exuberance and austerity. IAFS-III seems to be critical for reshaping and nourishing historical India-Africa ties and is considered as not just another diplomatic event.

The doctrine’s ambitious purpose, in principle, is to help provide a framework for an integrated approach to warfare by all the three branches of the Indian armed forces. However, the JDIAF makes little substantive progress toward force integration among the three services.

Occasional concerns about corrupt defense deals are merely the symptoms of broader structural issues that need to be addressed.

The Integrated Defence Staff released the first-ever public joint doctrine for the Indian armed forces (JDIAF-2017) in April 2017. Absent a publicly articulated national security strategy, the joint doctrine presents important clues about what that strategy might be. This paper examines JDIAF-2017 in conjunction with other Indian military doctrines, public writings of leading Indian strategists, as well as foreign military doctrines and strategie

A reworked bid gifts India the prospect of owning 110 medium-role combat aircraft. Nevertheless, the IAF may be down to 15 squadrons by 2032.

Even if the Centre's Rafale deal for the two squadrons comes through, it will only temporarily arrest the decline of squadrons for the IAF. The long-term answer may just lie in the home-grown Advanced Multi-role Combat Aircraft, being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency , Bangalore.