Rafale Jets: After India, Another Asian Country to Acquire Dassault Rafale Fighters – French Minister
French Defense Minister Florence Parly has confirmed that Indonesia is indeed interested in purchasing Rafale fighter jets from her country and that the deal was in a very “advanced” stage,... Read more
View: Optimizing the Force; a Calibrated Balance Between Modernisation, Cost and Resources
Technology is being used globally to ensure that boots-on-ground are used to ‘occupy territory’ preferably without fighting rather than fight and ‘gain territory’. The Indian Armed Forces ha... Read more
Britain is preparing to be the first country to roll out the Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) vaccine this week, as shots will be made available in hospitals from Tuesday. It will later be d... Read more
NATO must find a unified voice to talk about — not to — China, advisers find
COLOGNE, Germany — An influential report by NATO advisers has urged the alliance to find a common course toward standing up to China, nixing proposals to create a direct line of communicatio... Read more
How to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge in a changing Middle East
The United States’ long-standing commitment to maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge, or QME, forms a central pillar of Israel’s security strategy. The U.S. commitment reflects the... Read more
The Likely Consequences of Abandoning Afghanistan
With considerable regret, I take exception to the conclusion of my friend Carter Malkasian’s Nov. 26 Thursday Opinion essay, “Joe Biden faces a dead end in Afghanistan.” He rightfully conclu... Read more
Navy to Procure More Predator Drones to Boost Combat Capability
Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said the Indian Navy is focusing on procuring unmanned systems like Predator drones, UAVs, anti-drone systems to boost its overall combat capability to deal... Read more
Pacific Fleet Commander may be Nominated to Lead Indo-Pacific Command, Report Says
The White House is expected to name Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, to lead Indo-Pacific Command, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Aquilino would replace... Read more
Infosys, Rolls-Royce Ink Strategic Partnership for Aerospace Engineering in India
Indian IT services firm Infosys and Rolls-Royce, an aerospace and defence technology major, on Wednesday announced signing a strategic partnership for sourcing engineering and R&D Servi... Read more
China quietly launched its Chang’e 5 spacecraft to the moon last week. The probe has now entered lunar orbit, preparing to touch down on the moon’s surface in on Tuesday. In the... Read more









