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INS Aridhaman coming soon: Inside India's Secret Nuclear Submarine Project India is set to commission its third - and most powerful - nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman (codename: S4). But this isn't just another ship joining the fleet, it marks a critical tipping point in I...

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See the bolded part as to who was at the IAF Rafale Operators’ Conference 8) https://x.com/hqwaciaf/status/1997153763057193009?s=20 ---> Conference at IAF's AFS Ambala. The IAF Rafale Operators’ Conference was conducted to bring together operations and maintenance teams from multiple bases, senior r...

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Putin in India: ‘Defence ties to deepen despite US, EU oppn’ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/putin-in-india-defence-ties-to-deepen-despite-us-eu-oppn/articleshow/125777601.cms 05 Dec 2025 India and Russia are deepening their defense ties, focusing on niche technologies and industrial coop...

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Putin's Killer Offerings for India President Vladimir Putin is on a visit to India and Russia has made its boldest pitch yet. From fifth-gen stealth fighters to long-range “Fox Killer” missiles and advanced submarine upgrades, Moscow’s latest offerings could reshape India’s air and naval power. Wha...

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https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1996829143410028702?s=20 ---> This is big. The final U.S. National Security Strategy was just published and the refocus on the Western Hemisphere (i.e. the Americas) is confirmed. The document clearly establishes this as the U.S.'s number 1 priority, saying that th...

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Shame on all the MUTUs of BRF. For time immemorial BRFities kept highlighting the danger of relying on the US as a military partner. Now here we are... National Security Strategy https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf Nov 2025 Summary of the above a...

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Israeli Firm Ready To Meet India's 30% 'Made in India' requirement https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israels-iai-ready-to-meet-indias-30-made-in-india-requirement-for-refuellers-9734209 02 Dec 2025 Earlier, ANI reported that the Indian Air Force is likely to award the around Rs 8,000 crore deal for b...

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S-400 Air Defence System | S-400: India's Pak AWACS Killer On episode 29 of Ctrl Alt Defence, join Shiv Aroor and Vishnu Som as they look at India's Pakistani AWACS killer, the S-400 system. We have this podcast at a time when the Russian President Vladimir Putin is here in India and we reflect on ...

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https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/1997188651013292433?s=20 ---> AUKUS: The billlion-Dollar Trap? Next week I’ll publish a deep-dive article showing how the Australians (and others) got themselves into one of the biggest defense money pits in modern history with the AUKUS SSN program: total cost est...

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Chinese Forces Battle Dizzying Altitudes to Expand Military Footprint
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinese ... _permalink
05 Dec 2025

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Japan Hits a Chinese Nerve: And why it’s good news for India https://openthemagazine.com/world/japan-hits-a-chinese-nerve-and-why-its-good-news-for-india 05 Dec 2025 It isn’t lost on the Chinese that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi models herself on former British Prime Minister Margaret Tha...

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https://x.com/SWAC_IAF/status/1997233455017652521?s=20 ---> No 18 Squadron, also known as 'Flying Bullets', celebrated its Diamond Jubilee with a commemorative seminar and spectacular aerial displays by Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team and Akashganga at Air Force Station Naliya on 05 Dec 25. The event was...

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Not military related, but could not find a better thread... https://x.com/DynamaticTech/status/1997040219359793232?s=20 ----> @DynamaticTech signs an agreement with @Dassault_OnAir to manufacture and assemble the complete rear fuselage (Section 5) for the Dassault’s latest business jet, Falcon 6X bu...

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Israeli defence firm says it plans to supply first batch of LMGs to India early next year https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israeli-defence-firm-says-it-plans-to-supply-first-batch-of-lmgs-to-india-early-next-year/article70365157.ece 06 Dec 2025 Shuki Schwartz, CEO of Israel Weapon Indust...

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Oman Hands Over 20 Jaguar Jets to India for Spares as IAF Battles Aging Fleet
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/oman ... -153255479
06 Dec 2025

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F/A-18 Super Hornet Shot Down By Navy Cruiser Investigation Findings Released https://www.twz.com/sea/f-a-18-super-hornet-shot-down-by-navy-cruiser-investigation-findings-released 04 Dec 2025 The Navy has also released its conclusions on investigations into other F/A-18 losses and a collision durin...

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VIDEO: https://x.com/wartrophy_414/status/1996 ... 43848?s=20 ---> HAL LCH's M621 20mm gun firing & Mistral AAM during integration trials.

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https://x.com/VishnuNDTV/status/1996782772468568414?s=20 ---> “GE Aerospace has handed over the fifth F404-IN20 engine against the order from 2021. GE Aerospace and HAL continue to work closely to ensure clear line of sight of production schedules for the F404 engines.” –GE Aerospace spokesperson. h...

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I don’t think we should add in Page1. It’s not an official schedule. HAL has capacity to make 24/yr.. 30 is they aim to achieve. Also, it would be tied to Engine delivery schedule. Sirjee, the original schedule on Page 1 was from Hindustan Times :) And it is still there on Page 1. I will take any t...

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Page 1 Updated... https://x.com/HALHQBLR/status/1996942281312784545?s=20 ---> The second Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40) series production aircraft, TH 4002 successfully completed its maiden flight at Aircraft Manufacturing Division, Nasik today. This is the first aircraft produced at HAL Nasik ...

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Six Project 75AS (Advanced Scorpenes) boats + upgrade the first six Scorpene (Kalvari Class) boats. And then followed by Project 76 (6 + 6 build program) and partner with the Japanese on lithium battery tech if required. What is the point of the Type 212CD?

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The West’s Last Chance
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-s ... ast-chance
02 Dec 2025

How to Build a New Global Order Before It’s Too Late

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https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/1996359926738825331?s=20 ---> The new German submarine costs three times as much as its latest-generation Japanese counterpart. The Japanese Taigei-class submarines, which I’ve mentioned in recent days and which are possibly the quietest in the world, have a produ...

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^^^ https://x.com/adityajakki/status/1996455921472651448?s=20 ---> People reading too literally into that Businessworld piece on why India-US trade talks hit the roadblock. Think this way - India could have asked for unrealistic source codes, ToT, etc of F-35 not because it expected to get it. But b...

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China enhances A2/AD posture in Indo-Pacific with new anti-ship effectors
https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/de ... c-enhanced
02 Dec 2025

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Interesting details on the Super Sukhoi upgrade.... India, Russia likely to discuss defence projects including Su-30 overhaul, S-400/500, Verba, R-37 during Putin visit https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-russia-likely-to-discuss-defence-projects-including-su-30-overhaul-s-400500-ver...

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VIDEO: https://x.com/NewsArenaIndia/status/199 ... 23224?s=20 ---> "Others won’t even show tech, Russians let us build it together."

- BrahMos ex chief Sudhir Kumar Mishra

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https://x.com/_TheTathya/status/1996418989191491741?s=20 ---> Why Russia Signed the RELOS Pact With India? > Russia has formally approved the RELOS military logistics pact with India. > The deal lets both nations use each other’s ports, airfields & bases. > Ships can refuel and repair in each ot...

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X-Post from the International Naval News & Discussion thread... https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/1996448421314543651?s=20 ---> Japan has just rendered an entire generation of conventional submarines obsolete, and the world hasn’t fully realized it yet. With the Taigei class and its lithium-ion...

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https://x.com/pati_marins64/status/1996448421314543651?s=20 ---> Japan has just rendered an entire generation of conventional submarines obsolete, and the world hasn’t fully realized it yet. With the Taigei class and its lithium-ion batteries, Tokyo already set a new benchmark: up to three weeks sub...

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https://x.com/ReviewVayu/status/1996542369328717909?s=20 ---> India's Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd., inaugurated its new plant in Pune, India. The plant will manufacture Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs), marking a major step forward in the partnership with Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, th...

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How the Indian Air Force and Navy Made Karachi Halwa
https://iafhistory.in/2024/02/03/how-th ... chi-halwa/
03 Feb 2024

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https://x.com/FrontalForce/status/1996268416584634447?s=20 ---> If India gets S-500, it will be game over for Pakistan in any conflict against India. No runways thanks to BrahMos & no Planes in air also till west Pakistan. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G7QrhtWakAAm4G7?format=jpg&name=large

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Admiral Saar Is the news true that we have negotiated a Chakra 3 lease for 2 Billion dollars?? Or are the news being printed is just Khayali Pulao!! The news is true. Coming in 2028. I am trying to find out which Akula it is, as it depends on whether I have to distribute mithai or not. I know it is...

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Revised Tejas Mk1A delivery schedule of all 180 aircraft.... Page 1 Updated.... Revised Delivery Schedule of all 180 aircraft (141 Mk1A Single Seat Fighters and 39 Mk1 Twin Seat Trainers) - URL , 04 Dec 2025 • 2026 : 12 aircraft • 2027 : 30 aircraft • 2028 : 30 aircraft • 2029 : 30 aircraft • 2030 ...

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Revised Tejas Mk1A delivery schedule of all 180 aircraft.... https://x.com/firebase25/status/1996549846392844456?s=20 ---> 12 Tejas Mk1A (till LA5044) have been rolled and are undergoing weapon trails before delivery in March. 4 engines delivered till date, hopefully 8 more by March for delivery of ...

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Having the Navy operate the TEDBF from shore based locations will play right into the Air Force's argument. The aircraft carrier's trump card is that the vessel is a moving airfield. However, if you take the aircraft carrier out of the equation, the IAF can easily argue then what is the point of hav...

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https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/1996524674654912633?s=20 ---> India and Russia ink $3 billion deal for lease of third nuclear submarine. FYI, the deal was inked in 2019. Was to be delivered in 2025 but got delayed. Will now be delivered in 2028. https://x.com/Tej_Intel/status/1996575136170811600...

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VIDEO : https://x.com/Sputnik_India/status/1996539981863821385?s=20 ---> Ex-Pentagon analyst on Su-57 vs F-35 amid Putin’s India visit: In raw fighter specs, Russia's Su-57 flat-out beats F-35. "Su-57 is bigger, faster, has over twice the range, twin engines for durability, & carries more ...

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https://x.com/wartrophy_414/status/1996 ... 37754?s=20 ---> Gunner firing M3M .50cal with Aimpoint on ALH Mk3 of Indian Navy.

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