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After Chinese Spy Ship, Now Turkish Warship To Dock In India’s Backyard In Maldives; Comes After TB2 Deal

After signing a multi-million-dollar deal with Turkey to purchase military drones to patrol the high seas, the island nation of Maldives is hosting the...

Designer Of India’s HF-24 Marut Fighter, How Kurt Tank’s Revolutionary Condor Aircraft Was Lost In History

A little-known experimental aircraft project from South America, with a one-of-a-kind unusual design, would have gone on to become one of the most revolutionary...

As China Unleashes 80,000-Ton Fujian, India’s Ex-Naval Chief Wants France’s Help To Construct Nuke-Powered Aircraft Carrier

Amid China's PLA Navy commencing sea trials of its third aircraft carrier, the 80,000-ton Fujian, a former Indian Navy chief has proposed that India...

Did A Pakistani Pilot “Shoot Down” An Israeli Fighter Jet With His Russian-Origin MiG-21 Aircraft In 1974?

In the annals of military history, some stories stand out for their unexpected twists and turns. One such event occurred half a century ago,...

Led By LCA Tejas, India Spends ‘Highest Ever’ On Indigenous Weapons; Overall Defense Spendings Painfully Low

India has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become the fourth largest military spender, the top three being the United States ($916 billion), China ($296 billion),...