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Pakistan Eyes Ukraine’s Tactics To Attack India in Next Clash — Turning Size into Vulnerability Just Like Russia: OPED

During the four-day war between India and Pakistan in May 2025, New Delhi exploited Pakistan's lack of geographic depth, striking as many as 11...

IAF Crippled Pakistan, Iran Devastated Gulf Airbases: The Hard Lessons on Surviving Drone & Cruise Missile Attacks: OPED

The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted precision strikes against 11 Pakistani airbases, including Nur Khan (Chaklala), Rafiqui, and Sargodha, and damaged runways, hit command-and-control...

From Crash Selfie to Stark Reality: Why Indian Army’s Chetak & Cheetah Replacement is Still Hovering After 20+ Years: OPED

On May 20, 2026, an Indian Army (IA) Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Tangste (Tangtse) region near Leh in Ladakh during a routine high-altitude...

Subs, Jets, Missiles & Thunders: India-South Korea Defense Ties Deepen Despite China’s “Speed Barrier”

Is China a constraining factor in an otherwise growing India- South Korea Defense Cooperation? This question has assumed relevance in the context of the just-concluded...

Age of Single-Pilot Stealth Fighters May Be Ending: China’s J-20S, Korea’s KF-21 & Russia’s Su-57D Prove India Was Right With FGFA

The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), which India and Russia once planned to co-develop, was envisioned as a two-seat variant of the Sukhoi Su-57. The...