India Explores Safran And Rolls-Royce As AMCA Engine Options Amid GE Pricing Deadlock

India’s AMCA fighter program is now actively weighing alternatives to the American GE F414 engine, with French firm Safran and Britain’s Rolls-Royce emerging as strong contenders. Rising costs, delivery delays, and concerns over technology transfer have prompted DRDO to explore these options to safeguard timelines and ensure strategic autonomy.India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

June 26, 2026
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India Missed the Sixth-Generation Fighter Launch Window And Is Left Chasing An Export Seat

India’s absence from the foundational stages of the main Western sixth-generation fighter efforts was not accidental, but the result of timing, strategic choices, industrial politics, and security mistrust, analysed by Luke Diaz of Simple Flying.By the time India reconsidered its options, the Global Combat Air Program and the Future Combat Air System had already moved into tightly managed

June 26, 2026
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India And UK Chart Robust Roadmap To Deepen Defence Cooperation At 15th Executive Steering Group

India and the United Kingdom have concluded the 15th Executive Steering Group (ESG) meeting in London from 17 to 19 June 2026, producing a forward-looking roadmap to deepen defence cooperation, expand interoperability, and strengthen their enduring military partnership.The talks also coincided with broader India–UK engagements in trade, technology, and defence industry collaboration, marking a

June 25, 2026
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India Weighs Rolls-Royce Against Safran For AMCA Engine Sovereignty

Rolls-Royce offers India a cleaner-sheet sixth-generation turbofan design with
adaptive cycle technology and full intellectual property transfer, while
Safran proposes an upgraded M88 derivative with proven service but limited
future scalability.

For the Indian Air Force’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, Rolls-Royce’s
proposal appears more future-proof, though Safran’s offer

June 23, 2026
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Keir Starmer Resigns As UK Prime Minister Amid Labour Party Pressure

Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party, conceding to mounting pressure from within his own ranks.His decision sets Britain on course for its seventh premier in just a decade, underscoring the turbulence in British politics.The 63‑year‑old leader confirmed he will remain in office until a successor is chosen and pledged his

June 22, 2026
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