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“Catch Me if You Can”: When IAF’s Foxbat Thundered Over Islamabad and PAF’s F-16s Couldn’t Touch

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has operated several cutting-edge fighter jets acquired from the Soviet Union and, subsequently, from Russia. However, the MiG-25 Foxbat—remembered...

Pakistan’s “C-130 Has Crashed”: Why Israel’s Mossad Was Linked to the 1988 Crash That Killed Zia-ul-Haq

"Pakistan One - the C-130 - has crashed. No one is visible." With those stark words, General Mirza Aslam Beg, then Pakistan’s Vice Chief of...

MQ-9B Sea Guardian — Military Experts Back India’s $203M Drone Lease From GA-ASI Despite High Costs

India has announced it will lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones as part of a plan to bolster surveillance over the Indian Ocean Region...

India’s Su-30MKI Upgrade Built on Shaky Ground: Can HAL Rely on “Unproven” Virupaksha AESA Radar?

HAL's Su-30MKI upgrade pivots almost entirely around the Virupaksha AESA radar being developed by DRDO to replace the existing N011M Bars Passive Electronically Scanned...

Rolls-Royce vs Safran For AMCA: How China Overtook India in High-Thrust Engine Tech Despite an Early Start?

India's Reliance Industries and British Rolls-Royce have announced their plan to partner on the design, development, and manufacturing of an "indigenous" engine for India’s...