2016-02-03 The development of India’s indigenous fighter is an important development for India and might well reshape the export market as well. It has been an uphill battle to develop the aircraft and to get it into production and operations. But India is making clear progress with regard to the way…
2016-02-01 By Gulshan Luthra The Indian armed forces have suffered from Time and Technology challenges over the last 25 years but apparently to make up for the lost time, the Government has now approved IAF requirements for unmanned combat aircraft, technically called Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs). India has been…
2016-01-27 By Richard Weitz During his three day visit to India, French President François Hollande had the honor of attending India’s Republic Day parade. The military sent a contingent to participate in the parade and this was the first time a foreign military contingent has done so. The French delegation engaged…
2016-01-26 The Indians have developed and are building their own fighter aircraft in the form of the Tejas aircraft. According to the Indian Aeronautical Development Agency: India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) together with its variants, is the smallest and lightest Multi-Role Supersonic Fighter Aircraft of its class. This single engine,…
2016-01-23 When the US Navy declared IOC on the Rolling Air Frame Missile Block 2 in 2014, you would barely know of its origins. The Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) on Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2, which brings greater accuracy and maneuverability to the self-defense system, the company…
2016-01-17 It took awhile but finally these planes are showing up. If the Afghans as a nation are going to work together to shape a counter-insurgency and defense strategy, air power is a crucial lynchpin. This is true for multiple reasons. First, the geography of Afghanistan makes this an air-connected…
2016-01-12 The Russians are building an Arctic capable rotorcraft fleet for commercial and military purposes. Late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry took delivery of its first Mi-8 ANTSh-V for Arctic missions. This version of the Mi-8 was developed for operations below -40C. “The wealth of expertise we built up…
2016-01-09 By Guishan Luthra Authoritative sources told India Strategic that documents for the Government-to-Government (G-to-G) deal were delivered by New Delhi to Paris on New Year’s Eve, and that the agreement is on the same lines as that for the Mirage 2000 aircraft signed in the early 1980s. IAF will…
