HAL to Raise AL-31FP Engine Output to 50 a Year
HAL will expand AL-31FP engine capacity from 30 to 50 a year at Koraput and add a second Shakti line to support India's fighter and helicopter fleets.
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HAL to Raise AL-31FP Engine Output to 50 a Year
HAL will expand AL-31FP engine capacity from 30 to 50 a year at Koraput and add a second Shakti line to support India's fighter and helicopter fleets.
Dassault Submits Its 114-Rafale Bid to India
Dassault Aviation has filed its proposal for 114 Rafales under India's MRFA requirement – 20 flyaway, 94 built in India – while the dispute over access to the aircraft's software…
Safran-GTRE Fighter Engine Joint Venture Reaches India’s CCS
Hindustan Times reports the Safran-GTRE 120 kN fighter engine joint venture for the AMCA is now a proposal before India's Cabinet Committee on Security, with full Indian IP ownership.
India’s ₹52,000 Crore Arms Clearance Leans Heavily on Counter-Drone and Air Defence
India's Defence Acquisition Council cleared ₹52,000 crore (~$5.45B) in proposals for the three services, weighted heavily toward counter-drone and layered air-defence systems and routed largely through Buy-Indian channels.
India Finalizes Letter of Request for 114 Rafale Fighters
India has finalised the Letter of Request for 114 Dassault Rafale fighters — valued at ₹3.25 lakh crore (~$38B) — with dispatch to France expected within weeks. Nearly 90 aircraft…
DRDO Tests India’s First Glide Weapon in TARA Flight Trial
DRDO and the IAF conducted the maiden flight trial of TARA – India's first indigenous glide weapon kit – off Odisha on 7 May, converting a 500 kg unguided bomb…
India Tests Agni MIRV Missile for Second Time
India flight-tested an Advanced Agni missile with MIRV from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island on 8 May – the second MIRV-capable Agni test after Mission Divyastra in March 2024, with…
DRDO Runs Scramjet Combustor for 1,200 Seconds in Ground Test
DRDL conducted a 1,200-second ground test of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor at its SCPT facility in Hyderabad on 9 May – nearly doubling the January 2026 run-time and…
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How Pakistan Will Work to Match India’s Future MQ-9B HALE UAS Capability
India signed a USD $203 million deal on 17 August 2026 to lease two MQ-9B SeaGuardian HALE UAVs for the Indian Navy, completing a US-origin ISTAR, ASW and AShW stack…
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Beyond Stealth: What India and Pakistan Actually Want from Their Next-Gen Fighter Platforms
India weighs France's FCAS and the UK-led GCAP alongside its 114-Rafale bid, while Pakistan's PAF balances China's J-35AE package against Türkiye's KAAN.
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The Deep Political Pressures Forcing Russia’s Su-57 Into India’s Fighter Debate
Is the Indian Air Force really tracking toward Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter? Inside the complex domestic and strategic pressures shaping the future of South Asian skies.
India’s 114 Rafale Deal and France’s Leverage Problem
The $36–40 billion deal for 114 Rafale F4s would be the largest single Rafale order in history. But the RFP sits at Step 4 of a 12-step procurement process, and the real negotiation — over source code, ICD access, and indigenization — hasn't started. France's reluctance is structural,…
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