Dragon Over South Asia: How China’s J-10C Is Reshaping Regional Airpower
Chinese fighter jet enters the global spotlight after combat reports China’s J-10C fighter jet has emerged at the center of global defense discussions following reports tied to India-Pakistan aerial engagements. The aircraft’s growing combat reputation, combined with the long-range PL-15 missile, is reshaping regional military calculations, boosting Chinese defense exports, and intensifying concerns across the Indo-Pacific security landscape. The global defense community is paying unusually close attention to China’s J-10C multirole fighter …
What If the First Strike Is Invisible? Inside the JASSM Missile Changing How Wars Are Fought
WARNING: What if the next full-scale war begins not with exploding bombs or invading tanks, but with a stealth missile you never saw coming, striking from hundreds of kilometers away, deep inside your borders, before your air defenses even knew it was coming? This is the chilling reality of modern long-range precision weapons like the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), a weapon so advanced that it can decide the outcome of a conflict before it starts. Imagine a missile launched from a fighter jet flying well outside hos…
UK, France to Enable ‘Coordinated’ Nuclear Deterrent
DefenseNews: The UK and France will declare that the two nations’ nuclear deterrents, while independent, can be co-ordinated and that they will jointly respond to any “extreme threat to Europe,” both countries said Wednesday. The declaration, to be signed Thursday, will state that the respective deterrents of both countries remain under national control “but can be co-ordinated, and that there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations,” the UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the French presidency said in a…
DefenseNews: DRDO Seeks Private Sector Partnership to Build Mobile Launchers for Project Kusha's Long-Range M2 and M3 Interceptors
DefenseNews: In a significant move to enhance India's air defense and promote indigenous manufacturing, the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has invited private Indian companies to participate in the development of a Mobile Launcher System for its advanced long-range interceptor missiles. The tender is specifically for the M2 and M3 missiles, which are key components of the ambitious 'Project Kusha'. This initiative is a crucial step under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' policy, aiming to build a self-reliant a…
DRDO MBDA agreement soon on short range missile
An agreement is expected to be inked shortly between the DRDO and MBDA Missile Systems to design and co-produce SR SAMs (short range surface-to-air missiles) even as the European company seeks to improve its footprint in India. An agreement is expected to be inked shortly between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and MBDA Missile Systems to design and co-produce SR SAMs (short range surface-to-air missiles) even as the European company seeks to improve its footprint in India. “We are considering India as …
India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha
India on Monday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350km from a test range at Chandipur, about 15km from Balasore. India on Monday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350km from a test range at Chandipur, about 15km from Balasore. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at about 9.14am, defence sources said. &quo…
India, Pakistan Tactical Arms Race Is Very Risky, New Report Says
An ongoing competition between India and Pakistan to acquire shorter-range atomic-missile capabilities is raising the likelihood of a nuclear exchange on the Indian subcontinent, a new report by a British think-tank concluded on Thursday. An ongoing competition between India and Pakistan to acquire shorter-range atomic-missile capabilities is raising the likelihood of a nuclear exchange on the Indian subcontinent, a new report by a British think-tank concluded on Thursday. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studi…
Final trials of indigenous Arjun Mark II tank in August
The final trials of the updated version of the Arjun tank would be tested in the desert conditions in Mahajan field ranges in Rajasthan. The advanced version of the indigenous Arjun Mark II main battle tank would go for final trials in the first week of August in the Mahajan ranges of Rajasthan where its missile-firing capabilities and other upgrades would be put to test by the Army. The Army had asked for 93 improvements to the tank which include the capability of firing the anti-tank LAHAT missile, laser protection suite and improv…
Pakistan's Nuclear capable Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a DUD
According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to the newspaper, a retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf's 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deplo…
DRDO to conduct Nag missile test trials soon
The missile complex of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been working on making Nag, a third-generation 'Fire-and-Forget' anti-tank missile for the past few years. The missile complex of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here has been working on making Nag, a third-generation 'Fire-and-Forget' anti-tank missile for the past few years. It was almost a year ago when the Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) failed in its user trials by the Indian Army in Rajasthan. DRDO blamed it upon…
Ethiopia eyes ex-Indian Su-30s
Ethiopia is interested in acquiring 18 Sukhoi Su-30K multirole fighters that have been returned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), deputy general director of Rosoboron export, Alexander Mikheev, told journalists on 28 June. Ethiopia is interested in acquiring 18 Sukhoi Su-30K multirole fighters that have been returned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), deputy general director of Rosoboron export, Alexander Mikheev, told journalists on 28 June. “We are in consultation with Ethiopia about a possible sale of these aircraft. We proposed to moder…
Astra missile will finally be test-fired from Su30-MKI
India's first air-to-air Astra missile is finally back on track now after an excruciatingly long delay due to technical glitches. India's first air-to-air Astra missile is finally back on track now after an excruciatingly long delay due to technical glitches. The beyond visual range (BVR) missile, with an eventual strike range of over 100km, will be fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter this year. The need for a cheap, indigenous air-to-air missile cannot be over-emphasized. Modern day air combat is increasing…
Prithvi missiles to be replaced by more-capable Prahar: DRDO
Seeking to enhance its precision strike capabilities, India is planning to replace its 150 km-range Prithvi ballistic missiles with the newly developed quick reaction Prahar missiles. Seeking to enhance its precision strike capabilities, India is planning to replace its 150 km-range Prithvi ballistic missiles with the newly developed quick reaction Prahar missiles. “We are withdrawing the tactical 150 km-range Prithvi missiles and will replace them with the Prahar missiles, which are more capable and have more accuracy,” DRDO chi…
Agni-V to be tested twice this year, could be inducted by 2015
India's most formidable strategic missile, the over 5,000-km Agni-V, will be tested twice before this year ends to ensure it is ready for full-scale induction in the armed forces towards end-2015. India's most formidable strategic missile, the over 5,000-km Agni-V, will be tested twice before this year ends to ensure it is ready for full-scale induction in the armed forces towards end-2015. Interestingly, the latter of the two tests will see the 50-tonne Agni-V being fired from a hermetically-sealed canister mounted on a laun…
DRDO to introduce defence shield to tackle enemy missiles fired from 5,000 km range
India's missile defence system is set to get a big boost as it is developing capability to intercept enemy missiles fired from a distance of up to 5,000 km, in effect tackling any possible threat from countries such as China. The capability is being developed by DRDO as part of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield, whose first phase is ready for deployment possibly in Delhi. Development of the first phase of the BMD programme has been completed, DRDO chief Avinash Chander said in an interview. Under this, the BMD shie…
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