Vijainder K Thakur

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Vijainder K Thakur is a retired IAF Jaguar pilot. He is also an author, software architect, entrepreneur, and military analyst. Reach out to the author at vkthakur (at) gmail.com

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...

Will German SeaHake “Torpedo” DRDO’s WGHWT Program As Make-in-India Heavyweight Torpedo Race Heats Up?

Under a Teaming Agreement signed on March 10, 2026, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), through its Atlas Elektronik segment, will transfer SeaHake mod4 heavyweight torpedo...

India’s ‘Stealth Sub’ Breakthrough: DRDO AIP Upgrade on INS Khanderi Clears Path for Indigenous Project-76

India's DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization) is reportedly poised to deliver its indigenously developed Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plug-in time for integration with...

Despite “Superior” Israeli Barak-8 MR-SAM, Indian Navy Inks $236M Deal for Russian Shtil-1 Missiles—Here’s Why

The Indian MoD recently inked contracts worth ₹5,083 crore ($550M) for the ALH Mk-III (MR) and VL-Shtil missiles. According to the MoD press release on...

Starlink Rival? India Clears AS-HAPS Airship, Russia Tests Barrage-1: Is Stratospheric Race Heating Up?

Days after India's DAC accorded AoN (Acceptance of Necessity) to IAF (Indian Air Force) requirement for an Airship-based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS), Russia...

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Vijainder K Thakur is a retired IAF Jaguar pilot. He is also an author, software architect, entrepreneur, and military analyst. Reach out to the author at vkthakur (at) gmail.com