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India’s First Space War: Operation Sindoor Full Story In May 2025, India fought its first-ever space war during Operation Sindoor, a high-stakes conflict with Pakistan and the China-Pakistan nexus. Following the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, India launched precision strikes while also engaging in ...

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Indian Army Secures IPR for Newly Designed Digital-Print Combat Coat
https://bharatshakti.in/indian-army-sec ... e_vignette
19 Nov 2025

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ICG proposes setting up of jetties and deploying bigger vessels at Odisha ports
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states ... isha-ports
15 Nov 2025

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Su-57 With New Upgrade Options, Russia Claims First Foreign Delivery Has Already Occurred https://www.twz.com/air/su-57-with-new-upgrade-options-russia-claims-first-foreign-delivery-has-already-occurred 19 Nov 2025 The latest on the Su-57E as Russia pitches the aircraft hard in Dubai looking for a ...

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Emergency procurement done, India & US working on co-manufacturing Javelin anti-tank missiles https://theprint.in/defence/emergency-procurement-done-india-us-working-on-co-manufacturing-javelin-anti-tank-missiles/2788405/ 20 Nov 2025 The Government of India has requested to buy up to 216 M982A1...

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India could soon have Javelin missiles, Excalibur artillery in arsenal as US approves possible $93 million defence deal https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-us-defence-sale-javelin-missiles-excalibur-artillery-10375407/ 20 Nov 2025 https://x.com/JaidevJamwal/status/1991424314881524032?s=20...

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India could soon have Javelin missiles, Excalibur artillery in arsenal as US approves possible $93 million defence deal https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-us-defence-sale-javelin-missiles-excalibur-artillery-10375407/ 20 Nov 2025 US-India Military deal: The DSCA said the proposed sale wo...

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SNaik wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 14:33 Uk and France most probably want to push their own CV designs for export, hardly join India. And what about Italy?

For sure, both the UK and France are wanting to push their own CV designs. But Sir, we honestly should be doing a follow-up Vikrant Class vessel first.

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^^^ https://x.com/Parthu_Potluri/status/1991394740705849709?s=20 ---> Folks over at @navalnewscom featured this CGI (1st pic) as representative render of TKMS' P-75I offer back in September actually. In June, @manupubby shared slides (2nd & 3rd pics) from a presentation which didn't explicitly s...

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Look at the boat in the presentation slide (second photo) below. Likely the first image of a proposed Type 212CD for the P-75I program. https://x.com/MazagonDockLtd/status/1991137620542607462?s=20 ---> MDL had the honour of hosting Mr. Jens Plötner, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defen...

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Look at the boat in the presentation slide (second photo) below. Likely the first image of a proposed Type 212CD for the P-75I program. https://x.com/MazagonDockLtd/status/1991137620542607462?s=20 ---> MDL had the honour of hosting Mr. Jens Plötner, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Defenc...

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https://x.com/ColbyBadhwar/status/1991274449618764080?s=20 ---> The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 219 M982A1 Excalibur 155mm GPS/INS guided artillery projectiles, plus associated equipment and services for an estimated cost of US $47 million. The Excal...

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https://x.com/DRDO_India/status/1991478486817730978?s=20 ---> A landmark Technical Arrangement(TA) has been signed between DRDO and Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), France to deepen collaboration in defence research and development. Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat, and ...

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Twitter thread on the technical limitations of the Su-57... https://x.com/PeurAvion/status/1991079369725321460?s=20 ---> Oooooooooooooooh, how beautiful this Sukhoi Su-57 cockpit is!!!! Actually no, this photo taken at the Dubai Airshow is absolute counter-advertising for the Russian aircraft that c...

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https://x.com/HALHQBLR/status/1991109604911316999?s=20 ---> Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and EDGE Group, which specialises in developing and manufacturing long-range precision-guided munitions (PGMs), signed an MoU today @DubaiAirshow to jointly offer their products to customers worldwide. ht...

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VIDEO: https://x.com/RShivshankar/status/19910 ... 71601?s=20 ---> HOW'S THE JOSH? HIGH-G SIR! Air Force releases footage of India’s Pride, the HAL Tejas, setting Dubai skies ablaze with its unbelievable aerobatics and high-G manoeuvres. INDIA'S MILITARY FLIES HIGH.

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Info on BvS10 ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BvS10 Larsen & Toubro and BAE Systems secure Indian Army licensed manufacturing contract for BvS10 https://www.larsentoubro.com/pressreleases/2025-11-19-larsen-toubro-and-bae-systems-secure-indian-army-licensed-manufacturing-contract-for-bvs10-3 1...

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https://x.com/HALHQBLR/status/1991105865282429043?s=20 ---> HAL signed a contract with HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH, Germany, @DubaiAirshow for the Transfer of Design ToT & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) including Manufacturing & Repair capability for Obstacle Avoidance System (OAS) & Degra...

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HAL promotional video ---> https://x.com/wartrophy_414/status/1889 ... 01029?s=20

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Ukraine’s Questionable Plan To Buy Up To 100 Rafale Fighters https://www.twz.com/air/ukraines-questionable-plan-to-buy-up-to-100-rafale-fighters 17 Nov 2025 After signing a letter of intent for up to 150 Swedish-made Gripen jets, Ukraine has now added up to 100 French Rafales to its future fighter ...

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VIDEO: https://x.com/OnDisasters/status/199054 ... 58126?s=20 ---> Zero (emphasize ZERO) visibility landing by a Rafale on carrier Charles de Gaulle.

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Indian Shipyard MDL Expects New Projects From Indian Navy https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/11/indian-shipyard-mdl-expects-new-projects-from-indian-navy/ 18 Nov 2025 India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited indicated potential consideration of Project-15C destroyers, NGD and de...

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https://x.com/rajatpTOI/status/1990255383060111367?s=20 ---> With the successful testing of a newly-raised integrated Rudra all-arms brigade in the major Trishul exercise on the western front, the Army may now well upgrade its Cold Start doctrine to Cold Strike for swifter and greater offensive thru...

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https://x.com/rajatpTOI/status/1990791237897760988?s=20 ---> India and Germany on Tuesday decided to further enhance their defence cooperation, including in the field of co-development and co-production of military hardware and software, as a key pillar of the strategic partnership between the two c...

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https://x.com/ShiroBarks/status/1990971731524395207?s=20 ---> The more I read about it the better it gets, LCA has pulled 26°AoA, 8.5G turns, ~30°/s instantaneous turn rate, 15–16°/s sustained turn rate, and a 350 m min-radius turn. It can also perform extreme low-speed handling 110 knot passes, wi...

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https://x.com/ShiroBarks/status/1990971731524395207?s=20 ---> The more I read about it the better it gets, LCA has pulled 26°AoA, 8.5G turns, ~30°/s instantaneous turn rate, 15–16°/s sustained turn rate, and a 350 m min-radius turn. It can also perform extreme low-speed handling 110 knot passes, wit...

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VIDEO : https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1991105350414790834?s=20 ---> BREAKING: Former Pakistan Occupied Kashmir PM Chaudhary Anwar Ul Haq admits Pakistan role in Delhi Red Fort bombing, says I had warned earlier that we will hit India at Red Fort and our brave men have done it. Haq was PM till ...

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Pakistan's repair work, even after 6 months, shows how hard India hit https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-airstrike-on-nur-khan-airbase-rawalpindi-6-months-on-pakistan-still-repairing-damage-from-indian-air-force-airstrikes-2821499-2025-11-18 18 Nov 2025 It has been over six months since In...

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LoI has to translate into orders, but the desire to acquire 100 Rafales is huge. https://x.com/L_ThinkTank/status/1990386117699363060?s=20 ---> France and Ukraine sign a letter of intent for the purchase of 100 Rafale aircraft, which would make Kyiv the world's second-largest Rafale fleet behind Pa...

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And a new twist in the SCAF saga. Article was originally in French, but has been translated into English via Google Translate. SCAF: towards the end of the dream of a European hunter in favor of a simple combat cloud? https://opexnews.fr/arret-scaf-berlin-paris-cloud-de-combat/ 17 Nov 2025 This is p...

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Lisa wrote: ↑18 Nov 2025 01:21
Rakesh wrote: ↑17 Nov 2025 20:14 LoI has to translate into orders, but the desire to acquire 100 Rafales is huge.
Yanks are not paying and the europeans don't have the money. Simple.

The deal is contingent upon Ukraine getting access to some kind of frozen Russian assets. That is easier said than done.

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LoI has to translate into orders, but the desire to acquire 100 Rafales is huge. https://x.com/L_ThinkTank/status/1990386117699363060?s=20 ---> France and Ukraine sign a letter of intent for the purchase of 100 Rafale aircraft, which would make Kyiv the world's second-largest Rafale fleet behind Pa...

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LoI has to translate into orders, but the desire to acquire 100 Rafales is huge. https://x.com/L_ThinkTank/status/1990386117699363060?s=20 ---> France and Ukraine sign a letter of intent for the purchase of 100 Rafale aircraft, which would make Kyiv the world's second-largest Rafale fleet behind Par...

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Article below has been translated from Hindi. New Rafale post at Gwalior airbase! IAF gears up for big fighter jet base, will have a direct eye on China-Pakistan border https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/national/gwalior-air-force-base-upgrade-for-rafale-squadron-mrfa-indian-air-force/300...

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From SCMP, so be warned :) Any electrical engineers reading the below, please provide your inputs. Meet Ma Weiming, the Chinese naval engineering genius behind the Fujian aircraft carrier catapult https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3332503/meet-ma-weiming-chinese-naval-engineering-geni...

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Germany walks out of the FCAS program. Repeat of the Euro-canard fight that spawned the Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon. https://x.com/InfosMinutesFR/status/1988953502702530973?s=20 ---> Germany is preparing its withdrawal from the 6th-generation fighter jet project alongside France. Berlin is report...

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France’s New Nuclear-Armed Supersonic Cruise Missile Seen Clearly For The First Time https://www.twz.com/air/frances-new-nuclear-armed-supersonic-cruise-missile-seen-clearly-for-the-first-time 13 Nov 2025 French Navy Rafale M fighters have also now joined their Air Force counterparts as launch plat...

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Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out https://theprint.in/defence/turkey-blocks-transport-of-apache-choppers-to-india-through-its-airspace-new-route-being-worked-out/2783335/ 13 Nov 2025 Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish ...

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https://x.com/CaVautrin/status/1988966351277330743?s=20 ---> Operation DIOMEDE: a Marine Rafale successfully conducted today an evaluation firing of the improved medium-range air-to-surface strategic missile renovated (ASMPA-R), without onboard payload, at the end of a flight representative of a nuc...

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This news article is from Feb of this year... DRDO indigenous submarine proposal to go for CCS approval in couple of months; eight years for first sub https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-indigenous-submarine-proposal-to-go-for-ccs-approval-in-couple-of-months-eight-years-for-first-sub/articl...

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