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Defence Secretary announces BrahMos deal with Vietnam, secretly signed last fiscal https://theprint.in/defence/defence-secretary-announces-brahmos-deal-with-vietnam-secretly-signed-last-fiscal/2946082/ 30 May 2026 India & Indonesia have also finalised a deal for 1 battery of BrahMos supersonic ...

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Rakesh sir, sorry but should we really take chinese claim on 5G fighter seriously? Till date, they have been found wanting and somehow on 5G they have delivered, how is that possible? No sir for me please. Best to plan for the worst (Chinese 5G fighters are the real deal), but hope for the best (Ch...

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India, Australia to conduct Defence Ministers' Dialogue in Delhi next week
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/defen ... new-delhi/
28 May 2026

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3 Months 0 Flights, HAL’s LUH Descends To Limbo
https://www.livefistdefence.com/3-month ... -to-limbo/
24 May 2026

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https://x.com/rahulsinghx/status/2060178330687828351?s=20 ---> Finance ministry green-lights hotly anticipated Rs 70,000-cr submarine project. PM-headed CCS up next to lock navy's deep strike edge under P-75I. MDL-tKMS to deliver 1st sub — a variant of the HDW Class 214 — 7 years after the contract ...

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From Monopoly to Competition: India re-imagines Defence Manufacturing With AMCA
https://www.orfonline.org/research/from ... -with-amca
28 May 2026

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https://x.com/rahulsinghx/status/2059813980860985780?s=20 ----> India's delayed basic trainer aircraft gets critical engine boost: US firm Honeywell has overcome supply chain bottlenecks & delivered the first batch of three TPE331-12B turboprop engines for the overdue indigenous HTT-40 basic tra...

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Stealth, skies and sovereignty: India's fighter jet plan takes off
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 354395.cms
27 May 2026

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Beyond Screwdrivergiri: Reimagining Atmanirbharta in Defence Sector https://www.thestatesman.com/defence/beyond-screwdrivergiri-reimagining-atmanirbharta-in-defence-sector-1503599190.html 28 May 2026 The armed forces would want the self-reliance push to lead to faster invocation cycles and higher s...

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uddu wrote:...

Please take the effort to find the correct thread when posting news article. A simple search in the forum will reveal the correct thread.

All three above posts have been moved to this thread.

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Manohar Parrikar was no doubt a great defense minister, but folks need to know that he was one of the key drivers behind the push for the SEF contest. That impetus came from Air HQ. He did call out many of unrealistic RFPs that the services were putting out and it is because of him, the Mk1A even ex...

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https://x.com/prasannavishy/status/2059861996104028180?s=20 ---> Good report in @businessline on AMCA program. MoD issues a Request for Proposal to three shortlisted bidders ( Tata Advanced Systems, an L&T-BEL-Dynamic Technologies consortium, and a Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns consortium) to ...

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The knives are out! :) Embraer takes on Lockheed, says its KC-390 is 30% cheaper, better suited for IAF than C-130J https://theprint.in/defence/embraer-takes-on-lockheed-says-its-kc-390-is-30-cheaper-better-suited-for-iaf-than-c-130j/2943370/ 28 May 2026 Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Hercules at lower en...

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114 Rafales. 90 Made in India. https://x.com/Sanjay_Sriv/status/2059536104982999136?s=20 ---> India is unlocking the next chapter of aerial dominance. India has finalised the Letter of Request (LoR) for 114 Rafale fighter jets under the MRFA program, one of the largest defence deals in Indian histor...

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800 displays, 72 cities: IAF’s legendary Suryakiran Aerobatic Team completes 30 years https://theprint.in/defence/800-displays-72-cities-iafs-legendary-surya-kiran-aerobatic-team-completes-30-years/2942098/ 26 May 2026 Operating under the motto ‘Sadaiva Sarvottama’ (Always the Best), the team funct...

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https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/2059639875054571777?s=20 ---> Ambitious and strict timeline. AMCA tender issued, HAL sits out as private sector takes centre stage. First flight to be in 30 months from the date of signing the contract. https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/2059671822187311106?s=20 --...

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114 Rafale jets deal moves ahead as India finalises LoR for France: Report https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/114-rafale-jets-deal-moves-ahead-as-india-finalises-lor-for-france-report/articleshow/131329340.cms 26 May 2026 India is nearing a significant defence deal with France for 11...

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IAF willing to compromise further on Tejas Mk1A but red lines remain. Delivery still delayed https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-willing-to-compromise-further-on-tejas-mk1a-but-red-lines-remain-delivery-still-delayed/2938583/ 22 May 2026 New concessions are expansion of those agreed upon earlier betwee...

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https://idrw.org/astra-mk1-extended-range-testing-to-begin-soon-aiming-for-160-km-d-max/ Reports of Astra Mk1 ER with 160 km range to be tested from Tejas MK1A and Su-30MKI in May to Jun 2026. Pls don't quote IDRW. This rag that now uses AI to generate all its content, was the one that spread the n...

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Please no more discussions on politics in the Tejas Mk1A thread. Thank You.

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My point with having concealed sub bases was not entirely to mask the missile loading. That is just one sub-set (pardon the pun) Ok. All bases, open or hidden, are fixed locations, Admiral sir. Do they also defeat the point of the submarine then? And moving bases, like Aircraft carriers, can be tra...

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ritesh wrote: ↑22 May 2026 17:19 Saar, will Americans allow them to replace radar on any of f16 or f15?

No.

Uttam should have been installed in the very first Tejas Mk1A as mody stated above. The longer the delay in the Mk1A induction, more stronger the case becomes for 114 Rafales.

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mody wrote: ↑22 May 2026 12:22 The Elta EL/M-2052 radar is currently not installed on any Israeli airforce aircraft.

A banger of a post! Thank You. +108 to you!

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Admiral sir, I get the messaging part of the missile loading under the khula aasmaan ... That can be done whenever we wish. It's the absolute silence, conveyed by hidden/stealth facilities like INS Varsha, that I would like more of... And yes, I am well aware that US and Chinese hunter killer subs,...

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Needed on both coasts Missile loadings - in absence of a secured housing - are done for geopolitical messaging. The first link below is a Trident SLBM being loaded onto on Ohio Class SSBN. One can clearly see the open sky in the image. The second link is M51 SLBM being loaded onto a Triomphant Clas...

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The oldest Rambha airframe is ~ 24 years old. Those aircraft are part of No 20 Squadron, Lightnings. Raised on 27 Sept 2002. Comparitively, the Jaguar, MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 airframes are MUCH older and still undergoing hardware upgrades or sub-component updates. Fleet wide Rambha upgrades are happ...

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What happened to code sharing? Did France agree to share the source code or API's!! Or India is in no win situation and buying them with out the source code? Dumb old me I thought GOI for a change has grown some real balls :oops: We need to learn to get off the "source code" train. No OEM...

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IAF finalises Rafale RFP, sets stage for fighter production before Modi & Chief AP Singh fly to France https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-finalises-rafale-rfp-sets-stage-for-fighter-production-before-modi-chief-ap-singh-fly-to-france/2931194/ 14 May 2026 The final contract will be signed only late...

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uddu wrote: ↑02 May 2026 08:49 Sirji, I did an AI search for the image and asked who posted the image first. The result I got was this.=

I am amazed how you can be this dense and obtuse.

Yes, he is aware that the image is AI. And yet he still posted it. But as I said earlier, it has gone above your head.

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Because Jingoes did see the original. AI one is ugly. So :) Calling yourself a jingo and yet unaware that Aridhaman has a different hull shape than her two older sisters. Try harder :) There is a reason why chetak posted that image, but it has gone above your head. P.S. The image you posted is akin...

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chetak wrote: ↑23 Apr 2026 12:39 India's third Nuclear Submarine — INS Aridhaman...

uddu wrote: ↑23 Apr 2026 12:56 That's AI generated image.

Telling someone with naval experience what is an AI image and what is a naval ship. That is rich

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HAL Tejas Mk2's final push: Fighter on the cusp of first flight https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/hal-tejas-mk2-final-push-next-gen-fighter-on-the-cusp-of-first-flight-y3c55xd2 23 April 2026 India’s next‑generation indigenous fighter, the Tejas Mk2, is entering a decisive phase with...

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uddu wrote: ↑17 Apr 2026 20:58 IAF and DRDO Explore Upgrading Mirage 2000 with Astra Mk2 Missiles for Long-Range Interception Capability
https://defence.in/threads/iaf-and-drdo ... ity.17490/
17-4-2016

Why is this in the Rafale thread???

Rakesh

Operation Meghdoot—How Indian artillery repelled Pakistan at Bilafond La in 1984 https://theprint.in/opinion/operation-meghdoot-bilafond-la-1984/2906893/ 17 April 2026 At Bilafond La in June 1984, the deployment of Grad-P rockets and mortars helped blunt a Pakistani attack—years before Bofors becam...

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Cat fight between veterans of the Air Force & Navy on X...read the tweets below. The Air Force logic of Rafale = P-8I is well.... :P https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/2044987860466692211?s=20 ---> Despite the “sticker shock”, India moving ahead with 6 × P-8I (~ US $3.5 – $4 billion) tells you ...

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https://x.com/GauravT71548031/status/2044992808466157747?s=20 ---> The equivalent of 24-30 Rafales basically. We have 12. We want 6 more. In addition to 15 Sea Guardians. Full import. No local manufacture. No indigenous LRMP program. Contrast with indigenous AEW&C and tanker programs. Both crit...

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https://x.com/GauravT71548031/status/2044992808466157747?s=20 ---> The equivalent of 24-30 Rafales basically. We have 12. We want 6 more. In addition to 15 Sea Guardians. Full import. No local manufacture. No indigenous LRMP program. Contrast with indigenous AEW&C and tanker programs. Both crit...

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Cat fight between veterans of the Air Force & Navy on X...read the tweets below. The Air Force logic of Rafale = P-8I is well.... :P https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/2044987860466692211?s=20 ---> Despite the “sticker shock”, India moving ahead with 6 × P-8I (~ US $3.5 – $4 billion) tells you t...

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VIDEO: https://x.com/TrishulxIN/status/2044360 ... 45572?s=20 ---> Rare visual from inside the cockpit. Indian Air Force Su-30MKI mid-air refuelling by a French Air Force A-330MRTT.

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VIDEO : https://x.com/Defencecore/status/2044349074422525965?s=20 ---> An IAF Su-30MKI performing low level terrain masking (canyon flying) during a training flight, flying very close to the Saptashrungi Temple, Nashik. Somebody is in trouble :mrgreen: Below tweet is from a former MiG-27 pilot of t...

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