The Great Engine Auction: AMCA
AMCA Engine Technology Transfer: Why the UK & France Outbid the US | The Eastern Strategist Strategic Feature Memorandum • June 14, 2026 The Great…
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How Slovakia Could Open Europe’s Defense Supply Chain to India
India Slovakia Defense Cooperation: The Bratislava Shift and Europe’s Defense Supply Chain BRATISLAVA — When Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Slovakia on Sunday, most…
Modi Slovak Visit Secures Armor Tech to Unblock India’s Delayed $7.2 Billion FRCV Fleet Against China
New Delhi/Bratislava: The India FRCV program is reaching a critical inflection point as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a state visit to Slovakia on June…
Mission Sudarshan Chakra? How India’s Latest Missile Tests Point to a New Defence Strategy
HYDERABAD — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the inauguration of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Hyderabad’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex this week…
Rostec’s Su-57 Stealth Claims Under the Microscope: How Capable Is Russia’s Fifth-Generation Fighter?
Rostec Su-57 Stealth Capabilities have become one of the most debated topics in modern military aviation. While Russia’s state defense conglomerate presents the Su-57 as…
From Putin’s Su-57 Offer to Project Kusha: How Operation Sindoor Is Reshaping the India-Pakistan Military Race
ST. PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin this week offered India something Moscow rarely extends to foreign partners: the opportunity to acquire and potentially co-produce…
Not Just 114 Jets: The Future Hidden Inside India’s Rafale Push
Paris/New Delhi, 02 June: India’s 114 Rafale deal has formally moved a step closer to what could become the largest fighter aircraft acquisition in its…
From India to Taiwan, Asia’s Autonomous Warfare Race Is Accelerating
The rise of robot dogs, autonomous drones, and AI-enabled military systems is transforming how Asian powers prepare for future conflicts Asia is rapidly entering an…
Why Is India Building Orbital Power Beyond the Moon? | Explained
What Is Driving India Space Program Beyond the Moon? How has ISRO evolved from a launch agency into a full-spectrum space power? Why do Gaganyaan,…
India’s BrahMos Deal With Vietnam Signals a Bigger Shift in the Indo-Pacific
NEW DELHI: India’s BrahMos deal with Vietnam marks another major export breakthrough for New Delhi’s growing defence industry. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore,…
BSF to Get Sharper Teeth: Inside India’s Plan to ‘Enemy-Proof’ Sir Creek
Following high-level security reviews along the western frontier, India is executing a comprehensive Sir Creek border strategy to transform the disputed marshlands into an impenetrable,…
India’s Aero Engine Program: Why HAL May Be More Important Than The Headlines Suggest
Key Insight: The debate around AMCA has focused on who will build India’s next fighter aircraft. The more important question may be who will power…
Super Sukhoi: How India Is Turning the Su-30MKI Into a Pseudo-5th Generation Fighter
Super Sukhoi and India’s Future Air Combat Strategy For years, the Su-30MKI has been the Indian Air Force’s workhorse. Large, heavily armed and built for…
NIBE Limited Suryastra Rocket: India’s Private Defence Manufacturing Breakthrough
Shirdi, 24 May: NIBE Limited Suryastra rocket system marked India’s private defence manufacturing breakthrough on Friday as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the 300-km-range guided…
HMT Defence Manufacturing: How India’s Forgotten Watchmaker Entered the Defence Supply Chain
KOCHI, Kerala — Inside the aging industrial corridors of HMT’s Kalamassery facility on the outskirts of Kochi, India’s old public-sector manufacturing legacy is quietly being…
What to Expect in India’s Defence Budget 2027: Modernisation, Self‑Reliance and Indo‑Pacific Signalling
India’s defence budget 2027 is becoming a major strategic talking point amid rising global tensions and regional power competition.With the 2026–27 defence outlay already at…
From Make in India to Make for the World: How India Defence MSMEs Are Reshaping India’s Strategic Ambitions
India Defence MSMEs Explained| The Eastern Strategist New Delhi, 20 May: For years, India’s defence story was tied to imports. Governments spoke about self-reliance, but…
The YLC-8B Radar F-35 Stealth Threat: What Iran Revealed
The opening weeks of the 2026 Middle East conflict exposed a fundamental vulnerability in modern aerial operations. On March 19, a U.S. F-35 Lightning II…
TES Analysis:Why France Is Looking at India’s Pinaka Rocket System
France’s interest in India’s Pinaka rocket system would have seemed unlikely not long ago. or decades, the defense relationship between Paris and New Delhi followed…
The Mazagon Dock Urgency: How the Hormuz Crisis is Rewriting Indian Naval Procurement
Mazagon Dock Naval Procurement। May 11, 2026 The targeted firing on the Indian-flagged tanker Sanmar Herald in the Strait of Hormuz last month was more…
Securing the Invisible Front: The Strategic Impact of India’s ₹1,476 Crore GBMES Deal
Modern conflicts are rarely decided by kinetic force alone; the first battles are fought and won in the electromagnetic spectrum. Before artillery is fired or…
Countering the PLAAF’s J-20s at the LAC: Inside India’s Puttaparthi AMCA Production Hub
The defining characteristic of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is not its radar‑absorbent material, but its transition to a quadruplex distributed digital architecture. By…
India’s New Satellite Can See Through Clouds and Darkness
The India OptoSAR satellite marks a new step in the country’s space capability. Mission Drishti, developed by GalaxEye, combines optical imaging with synthetic aperture radar…
Waterline Lethality: The Strategic Logic Behind India’s NASM-SR Salvo Tests
On April 29, 2026, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) executed the maiden “salvo launch” of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short…
India Border Technology: How AI, Drones And Sensors Are Rewriting Frontier Security
Strategic Analysis | India Defence | Border Technology India’s Ministry of Defence has placed artificial intelligence, drones, cyber, space and faster military reform inside its…
DRDO’s New Armoured Platforms Signal India’s Next Mechanised Infantry Push
DRDO has unveiled tracked and wheeled Advanced Armoured Platforms with a 30 mm crewless turret, anti-tank missile capability, amphibious mobility and higher indigenous content goals….
Intelligence Brief: The Felon’s Gamble – Is India Finally Choosing the Su-57?
While the global defense community has been hyper-focused on the historic US-India GE F414 jet engine co-production deal, a massive strategic shift is quietly developing…
India’s Defence Boom Faces Its Biggest Test: Why BEL, HAL And Other Defence Stocks Can’t Run On Hype Alone
India’s defence boom is real, backed by global rearmament, domestic procurement and rising exports. But the easy-money phase may be over as BEL, HAL, BDL…
Beyond HAL and BDL: The Hidden Companies Behind India’s Defence Power
India’s defence story is no longer limited to HAL, BEL and BDL. A wider layer of hidden Indian defence companies is now working inside the…
India’s Defence Export Rise Is Real. The Next Leap Will Be Harder
India’s defence exports have climbed to a record ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025–26, up 62.66% from the previous year, giving fresh weight to the question…