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The Space Force launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., early Thursday morning aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket–the latter’s second National Security […]
The use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing [BA] obviates the need for a re-engining […]
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Russia plans to propose its advanced Il-76MD-90AE strategic transport aircraft, complete with a full Transfer of Technology (ToT) package, to the Indian Air Force (IAF). This offer hinges on potential revisions to the cargo capacity requirements in the forthcoming Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) tender.Sources close to idrw.org indicate that Russia aims to reposition this upgraded Il-76 variant
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved a landmark procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France, marking one of India’s most ambitious defence acquisitions to date.This decision, taken on 12 February 2026, addresses the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) pressing squadron strength deficit, which has dipped alarmingly below sanctioned levels amid
India has transformed a 4.2-kilometre stretch of the Dibrugarh-Moran National Highway in Assam’s Dibrugarh district into the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force. This strategic development, located just a few hundred kilometres from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, enhances India’s air power projection in a sensitive border region.Prime
In 1987, while undertaking a test pilot’s course at France’s prestigious École du Personnel Navigant d’Essais et de Réception (EPNER) in Istres, AVM Manmohan Bahadur (Retd) witnessed the awe-inspiring flights of the Rafale technology demonstrator.Amid rigorous ground school sessions filled with complex aerodynamic equations and French-language flying instruction, the base would halt
US President Donald Trump has once again invoked the recent India-Pakistan
conflict in a bid to underscore his diplomatic achievements. Speaking to Fox
Business on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, he claimed to have settled eight wars,
with at least six resolved through the threat of tariffs.He positioned the
four-day skirmish between the nuclear-armed neighbours as a prime example,
Solar Defence has unveiled its AIR BOMB 125KG, a precision-guided munition developed under India’s MAKE-II initiative, marking a significant stride in indigenous defence manufacturing.This bomb, akin to the NATO-standard MK-81, is engineered for compatibility with both Russian and Western aircraft platforms, thereby enhancing the Indian Air Force’s operational versatility.The weapon features two
India’s ambitious Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program, aimed at delivering a fifth-generation stealth fighter, has sparked intense debate over whether private industry will take the lead, potentially side-lining Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).Reports surfaced earlier this month suggesting HAL might be excluded from the crucial development phase, triggering a sharp 8 per cent drop