Featured in Indian Air ForceBYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2022SharePakistan Has Taken Delivery Of Its First Chinese-Made J-10 FightersThe multi-role fighters may well be joined by as many as three different armed drones as Pakistan seeks to gain an advantage over India’s military. BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareChina’s First Export J-10 Multi-Role Fighters For Pakistan Emerge (Updated)The long-anticipated Pakistani order for the J-10 is widely seen as a counter to India’s new Dassault Rafale fighters. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareIndia’s Stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Breaks Cover (Updated)India is jumping into the stealthy drone game, but it will take time to catch up with its rival China’s robust pursuits in this arena. BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 18, 2020ShareIndia To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its RivalsWith a shortage of airborne early warning assets, a radar-equipped A320 airliner could be the solution. BYThomas NewdickDec 18, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareIndia’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For ServiceThe test conducted over the Bay of Bengal saw the long-range Rudram-1 launched from a Su-30MKI fighter jet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 30, 2020ShareIndia’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally ArrivedEight years after first being selected, the arrival of the Rafales couldn’t come soon enough as China and Pakistan weight heavily on Indian minds. BYJamie HunterJul 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIndia Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New RadarsThe update is part of a larger upgrade program aimed at keeping aging aircraft capable in the face of new threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareIndian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”India’s evidence doesn’t come anywhere close to definitively proving what did and did not happen during the air battle over Kashmir in February. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2019ShareIndia Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter ShortageThe potential deal with Russia would see these aircraft completed after three decades in storage and brought up to the last standard. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareU.S. Pacific Command Boss Mentions Potential Sale Of F-35 To IndiaIt would be the first official statement regarding the U.S. potentially selling F-35s to India. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017ShareIndia Might Finally Terminate Their Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith geopolitical winds shifting in Asia, could New Delhi’s turn away from Moscow for its high end fighter project lead to an Indian F-35 fleet? BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2022SharePakistan Has Taken Delivery Of Its First Chinese-Made J-10 FightersThe multi-role fighters may well be joined by as many as three different armed drones as Pakistan seeks to gain an advantage over India’s military. BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareChina’s First Export J-10 Multi-Role Fighters For Pakistan Emerge (Updated)The long-anticipated Pakistani order for the J-10 is widely seen as a counter to India’s new Dassault Rafale fighters. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareIndia’s Stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Breaks Cover (Updated)India is jumping into the stealthy drone game, but it will take time to catch up with its rival China’s robust pursuits in this arena. BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 18, 2020ShareIndia To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its RivalsWith a shortage of airborne early warning assets, a radar-equipped A320 airliner could be the solution. BYThomas NewdickDec 18, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareIndia’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For ServiceThe test conducted over the Bay of Bengal saw the long-range Rudram-1 launched from a Su-30MKI fighter jet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 30, 2020ShareIndia’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally ArrivedEight years after first being selected, the arrival of the Rafales couldn’t come soon enough as China and Pakistan weight heavily on Indian minds. BYJamie HunterJul 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIndia Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New RadarsThe update is part of a larger upgrade program aimed at keeping aging aircraft capable in the face of new threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareIndian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”India’s evidence doesn’t come anywhere close to definitively proving what did and did not happen during the air battle over Kashmir in February. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2019ShareIndia Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter ShortageThe potential deal with Russia would see these aircraft completed after three decades in storage and brought up to the last standard. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareU.S. Pacific Command Boss Mentions Potential Sale Of F-35 To IndiaIt would be the first official statement regarding the U.S. potentially selling F-35s to India. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017ShareIndia Might Finally Terminate Their Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith geopolitical winds shifting in Asia, could New Delhi’s turn away from Moscow for its high end fighter project lead to an Indian F-35 fleet? BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2017Share
