Politics, Defense & More
7 June 2025
Defense Blogs
Japan has been a torchbearer of pacifism and anti-war philosophy since the end of World War II, a stance deeply rooted in the devastation caused by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This policy is enshrined in the Japanese Constitution, particularly in the famous Article 9. Eighty years have passed. The dynamics
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India and France’s defense collaboration is on a continuously successful journey. The surprise this time is that France is not going to supply any new military system but is showing interest in buying a Made in India MBRL system. This will be quite a positive credential in support of the Government of India’s Make in
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Exercise Vigilant Isles 2025 has been completed, having been conducted from January 15, 2025, to January 26, 2025, in Japan. This exercise added one more brick to the growing defense cooperation and partnership between the UK and Japan. Exercise Vigilant Isles 2025 involved the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, which deployed around 100 British soldiers.
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If timing is everything, then India is in serious trouble. Indian Air Force is now operating 31 Squadrons, a Pre-1965 level. At present, India is nowhere near achieving air superiority in the event of a full-scale war or defending its skies against a two-front air attack. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is suffering not only
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In another success for India’s defense export efforts, the country has signed a deal with Indonesia to sell the supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles. The deal is valued at 450 million USD (approximately INR 3800 crores), marking a major achievement in defense cooperation between India and Indonesia. India has already supplied BrahMos cruise missiles to the
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The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Indian Ministry of Defense has disqualified the joint bid by L&T (Larsen & Toubro) and Navantia (a Spanish firm) on technical grounds. This decision leaves the other joint bid, by MDL (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd) and TKMS (Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Germany), as the sole contender for the Indian
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“Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.” Giulio Douhet, Italian general & referred as “Father of Strategic Air Power”
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History does not remember how much blood was shed or who died in the war; it remembers who won the war and who lost. Does this logic still hold in modern-day warfare? The question raises intrigue when we see private military companies today, who support one side or the other in the war.
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Space debris and Cyber-space overlaps are emerging threats for which humanity is significantly least prepared today. Most importantly, whether intentional or unintentional, these threats are now construed as national security issues, bringing defense commanders to the discussion table. This broadens the strategy making discussions, beyond space experts, the scientific community, or rescue planners. It is
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India’s first private sector Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) furnace for aerospace-grade titanium alloy production has been commissioned at Lucknow by an Indian Private Company, i.e. PTC Industries, that will boost India’s self-reliance in critical aero-space materials. This state-of-the-art facility, operated by Aero-alloy Technologies (a subsidiary of PTC Industries), marks a very important moment in India’s
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