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 …
UN Tries to Get Libyan Factions to Join New Peace Talks
The UN was trying to convince Libya 's warring factions on Monday to join a new round of peace talks aimed at ending months of violence and political deadlock. The world body's mission to Libya (UNSMIL) said last week that it planned to broker new negotiations beginning on Tuesday. But just a day before the talks were due to begin, neither the participants nor the location of talks had been announced, leading a source at UNSMIL to suggest they could be delayed. In last week's statement, the UN mission said the main obje…
How Rafale Fighter Jets Fare Against the Chinese PLAAF Jets ?
As Group Captain Harkirat and his boys land the latest fighting machines at Ambala, five in all, two twins seaters (RB series) and three single-seaters (BS series), they propel the IAF to another level of air fighting capability, one which would enhance itself with the acquisition of all 36 Rafales and associated weaponry in the near future. An interesting trivia about IAF fighters is that, Russian fighters generally come in huge crates and are assembled in India whereas most ‘western’ fighters are flown in, from the OEM country. This…
The great IRAQ pullout : Navy, IAF and Air India on stand-by to evacuate Indian nationals
India is preparing the ground for the evacuation of its nationals from Iraq, with the Navy, Air Force and Air India on standby to execute the operation. The foreign ministry said on Monday that it would facilitate the departure of over 600 Indians from the war-torn country this week. INS Mysore, the Navy's Delhi-class destroyer, is in the Persian Gulf. Sources said it had crossed Kuwait and was stationed in the region and awaiting instructions. The warship has been sent to the region as part of a contingency plan and it can mov…
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FIRE POWER OF UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) and Britain , is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in…
Rafale Faces Global Scrutiny as France Pushes Back Against Combat Loss Claims
A high-stakes battle over modern airpower credibility France is defending the Rafale fighter’s global reputation after disputed combat-loss narratives linked to India-Pakistan tensions triggered worldwide debate over modern air combat effectiveness, missile technology, and future fighter procurement decisions. The Rafale fighter jet has become the center of an unusually intense global defense debate after renewed claims surrounding alleged aircraft losses during India-Pakistan aerial tensions pushed France’s flagship combat aircraft into the …
Can China - Pakistan counter India’s new S-400 air defense system?
ISLAMABAD — Overconfidence in its newly acquired S-400 air defense system may give India a false sense of invulnerability and increase the likelihood of a military miscalculation involving archrival Pakistan , analysts warn. “Indian rhetoric appears to suggest a belief that the S-400 effectively makes its airspace impenetrable and its forces invulnerable,” Mansoor Ahmed, a senior fellow at the Pakistan -based think tank Center for International Strategic Studies who studies the country’s nuclear program and delivery systems, told Defense News…
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